Published:Wednesday | February 13, 2019 | 12:00 AM
NEW YORK (AP): Marlon James is in search of a definition. “Myths are so suffused with monsters. It makes me think of the Latin root of monsters, ‘monstrum’. What does ‘monstrum’ mean?” the novelist asks, seated...
Published:Wednesday | February 13, 2019 | 12:00 AM
Cervantes’ hero comes to life in the Bolshoi’s critically acclaimed staging of this exalting performance. With panache and sparkling technique, principal dancers Ekaterina Krysanova and SemyonChudin lead the spectacular cast of...
Published:Wednesday | February 13, 2019 | 12:00 AM
Jessica Rothe leads the returning cast of Happy Death Day 2U, the follow-up to Blumhouse’s (Split, Get Out, The Purge series) 2017 hit film of riveting, repeating twists and comic turns. This time, our hero Tree Gelbman (Rothe)...
Published:Wednesday | February 13, 2019 | 12:00 AM
From visionary film-makers multiple Academy Award winner James Cameron (Avatar) and Robert Rodriguez (Sin City) comes Alita: Battle Angel, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment. When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world...
Published:Wednesday | February 13, 2019 | 12:00 AM
At the ceremony to mark the start of Reggae Month 2019, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange urged up-and-coming artistes to build on the legacy of veterans and noted that there are still lessons to be learnt from how...
Published:Wednesday | February 13, 2019 | 12:00 AM
The Sound and Pressure Foundation, an organisation that has been working since 2006 to revive downtown Kingston as a music heritage site, has undertaken a street festival, Meet Me On Beat Street, to recognise the significant role of Orange ‘...
Published:Wednesday | February 13, 2019 | 12:00 AM
A New York radio disc jock is in the middle of the imposition of a one-month ban on songs that show disrespect to members of the police force. Caught up in that hit list, compiled by Christopher ‘Dubbmaster Chris’ McDonald, a senior...
Published:Wednesday | February 13, 2019 | 12:00 AM
The year 2019 is gearing up to be a super busy one for producer and artiste Chad Simpson, aka Mr G. Already, he has hit the track running with a new one-drop rhythm, which he has been inspired to call ‘Culture Box’, and he also has a...
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the first truly terrible film of 2019. Typically, the conclusion of the review is at the end, but not today. There will be no preamble, no general introduction, just 400 words of warning against a...
Renowned Hollywood director, Bentley Evans, whose credits include the movie House Party and co-creator of The Jamie Foxx Show and Keith L. Smith, who worked on the blockbuster movie A Few Good Men starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and...
It may be a cliché, but industry insiders have again come forward to assure young artistes that teamwork indeed makes the dream work. Speaking under the theme ‘Igniting your career in music’ at a symposium held at the Bob Marley...
A Canadian by birth and Jamaican by blood, Chelsea Stewart has been nominated for this year’s JUNO awards in the Reggae Recording of the Year category for her first original reggae album Genesis. Although the singer-songwriter studied...
She might not live in Buckingham palace, but Calypso Rose is a queen. In fact, this royalty of the ‘House of Calypso’ even has a song called Majesty (Queen of the Road)...
Published:Sunday | February 10, 2019 | 12:00 AMRoy Black
Perhaps one of the reasons for declaring February Reggae Month is that two of reggae’s most illustrious icons, Bob Marley and Dennis Brown, were born in that month. But was it a good choice? Each year, the month is packed with an abundance of...
The absence of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) and the Ministry of Culture and Entertainment has left the organisation unclear about its role during Reggae Month...
On February 12, the Rex Nettleford Foundation will again be celebrating the life and legacy of the late co-founder of the National Dance Theatre Company, Professor Rex Nettleford, in ’Remembering Rex...
Spirit possession was one of the fascinating topics discussed by Moore Town Maroon chief Colonel Wallace Sterling and David Brown, policy and research director at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. They were speaking at a...
