Outing: Movie
megalopolis
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Francis Ford Coppola’s impressive back catalog (The Godfather! Apocalypse Now!) means that FFC’s new joint is always worth watching, regardless of the quality of his recent work (Tetro, Apocalypse) It means that it is a work of art. This sprawling sci-fi stars Adam Driver as a visionary architect who quarrels with the dangerous mayor of a vast futuristic city.
please never let go
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A survival horror movie starring Halle Berry. A mother lives alone with her twin sons and must protect them from an unknown evil. Things get even scarier when one of her sons begins to question whether the forces of evil really exist. The director is Alexandre Aja who directed “Haute Tension”.
Outrun
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Adapted from Amy Liptrot’s memoir and directed by German director Nora Fingscheid, this Scottish drama follows a young woman struggling with alcoholism (Saoirse Ronan) who emerges from a rehab facility and is transferred to a recovery environment in Orkney. It depicts returning to the islands.
Hellboy: The Twisted Man
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The DC Comics character Hellboy has appeared on screen several times over the years, but Ron Perlman’s portrayal of the character has taken some hits. In this new version, Jacques Kesey from the TV horror drama The Strain, complete with severed horns and red face paint, plays a demon raised by humans working for the government’s Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense. There is. katherine bray
Outing: Gig
Versatile…Aurora. Photo: Wanda Martin
aurora
From October 2nd to 5th. The tour starts in London
Norwegian pop experimentalists Aurora arrive in the UK to support their fifth album this summer, ‘What Happened to the Heart?’. Her unique sound, which combines folk, electronics (Tom Rowlands of the Chemical Brothers makes an appearance) and versatile voice, is sure to come into full bloom on stage. Michael Cragg
Loyle Carner
Depot Mayfield, Manchester, October 4th
Manchester’s Warehouse Project hosts club nights from September until New Year’s Eve every year, and welcomes South London rappers into the mix. His introspective hip-hop is enhanced by a lineup that includes DJ sets from rap legend Yassin Bey (ex-Mos Def) and Children of Zeus. MC
brahms and schoenberg
Branwyn Hall, Swansea, October 3rd
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales begins its new season with a masterfully orchestrated performance of Brahms’ G minor Piano Quartet to commemorate Arnold Schoenberg’s 150th birthday. The conductor is Ryan Bancroft, but in the first half of the concert you can hear pure Brahms. Stephen Hough is the soloist in the Piano Concerto No. 1. Andrew Clements
Kurt Elling/Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Saturday. Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 29 September
A prodigious jazz vocalist who can transform the mood of even the most familiar songs, Chicago native Kurt Elling continues to reinvent his craft with wit, wisdom, and wisecracking hipness. He tours with the great Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, performing hits made famous by Duke Ellington, The Police, Joe Jackson and more. john fordham
Outing: Art
Phonetics … Jeremy Deller’s English Magic (Banner), 2013. Photo: Patrick Jameson/Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webste
Jeremy Deller
Glasgow Institute of Contemporary Art, until 21 December
Society is Deller’s work of art. He has sculpted entire communities in works such as Acid Brass, which features a brass band playing house anthems, and The Battle of Orgreave, which recreates a miners’ strike. Here he exhibits more traditional art objects, but of course not so traditional.
lygia clarke
Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2nd October to 12th January
From the 1960s to the 1980s, this much admired Brazilian artist combined abstract painting and sculpture with a strong belief in audience participation. Her jagged interactive objects recall Russian Constructivism and have a similarly revolutionary feel. Her frequent use of mirrors suggests that these seemingly pure forms reflect the society around them.
mike kelly
Tate Modern, London, October 3rd to March 9th
From using soft toys to express the suffering of the soul to recreating Superman’s Fortress of Solitude as an installation, American artist Mike Kelly has been both funny and sad. He helped establish a style of art-making that was more casual, hip, and more darkly personal than pop art to date.
Immortal Apple, Eternal Egg
Hastings Contemporary, until March 16th
Artists from Louise Bourgeois to Ronnie Hawley will be featured in this exhibition, which features works from the Ingram Collection and the David and Indre Roberts Collection. This is a survey of developments over the past 50 years in which the very concept of art has changed. Also starring Sarah Lucas, Phyllida Barlow and Ai Weiwei. Jonathan Jones
Outing: Stage
Quirky… Colin Holt. Photo: Edward Moore
colin holt
From September 28th to November 22nd. The tour starts in London
Holt, who retired from her alter ego, the campy Anna Mann, last year, will present her first autobiographical show. Still, this tale of a childhood in working-class Nottingham is packed with quirky personalities, especially Holt’s own, with sprinkles that reflect his ADHD diagnosis. Contains content. Rachel Aroesti
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Luna
Birmingham Racecourse, October 3rd to 5th
A world premiere by BRB celebrating Birmingham’s great women. Created by an all-female creative team. Five choreographers for one show may sound like a bit much, but in addition to Brits Seeta Patel and Ariel Smith, Irache Ansa (Spain), Ubukie Quindersma (Netherlands), With Taís Suarez (Cuba) taking part, there is no shortage of creativity. Lindsey Winship
Room 13
Barn Theatre, Cirencester, 28th September to 9th November
As Halloween approaches, spooky shows are starting to rear their heads. Inspired by the ghost stories of MR James, the film follows four strangers trapped in Room 13 of a lonely, haunted hotel. If you’re feeling brave, this homemade creation is like a fun family night out, Kate Wyber
nowhere
Battersea Arts Center, 1st to 19th October
Past and present collide in this solo exhibition by the innovative theater company Fuel. Khalid Abdallah traces the history of colonialism from the 2011 Egyptian uprising to the current Gaza war, juxtaposing the personal and the political and examining the role of actors and activists. KW
Staying: Streaming
Go green… (From left) Harry Lortie as Robert of Industry and Kit Harington as Henry. Photo: Nick Strasberg/BBC/Bad Wolf Productions/HBO
industry
BBC One & iPlayer, October 1, 10.40pm
This brilliant banking drama set in London returned to U.S. screens nearly two months ago. At last, we have the chance to indulge in the breathless intrigue and spectacular debauchery that belies London’s smooth surface. In series three, young upstarts Yasmin, Robert and Harper are joined by Kit Harington’s greentech CEO Sir Henry Mack.
social studies
Disney+, Saturday, September 28th
In 1997, Lauren Greenfield published a photo book that explored the powerful influence of celebrity culture on LA teenagers. She is currently producing a series about the negative effects of social media and its addictive algorithms on high school students in the city. While this revelation is disturbing, Greenfield believes that knowledge is always power for parents.
How to survive a dictator: North Korea
Channel 4, September 30, 10pm
After his 2022 doc on Robert Mugabe, internet parodist Munya Chawawa switches his focus to life under Kim Jong Un’s rule. Rather than infiltrating North Korea’s secret society (admittedly quite a challenge), the comedian gathers insights from the despot’s school friends and those who have fled his rule.
Charlie Cooper’s Mythical Land
BBC Three and iPlayer, October 4, 9pm
Cooper, co-creator of the great Cotswolds-set comedy This Country, has always had a penchant for folklore and local legend. After adding some witty puns, he travels across Britain in a campervan for this new light-hearted fact series, uncovering the truth behind mythical creatures and crop circles in his signature laid-back style. Masu. R.A.
During your stay: Games
Fun horror…until dawn. Photo: Sony
until dawn
Released October 4th, PC, PS5
One of the most fun horror games ever is now in its second edition. This time, with better graphics, you’ll lead a bunch of teenagers in a cabin in the woods to or away from a gruesome death.
Starfield: Shattered Space
Released September 30th, Xbox, PC
This major expansion of Bethesda’s space exploration epic turns the game into cosmic horror as you explore a planet home to a mysterious and gruesome theocracy. keza mcdonald
During my stay: Album
Teenage Kicks…Pale Wave. Photo: Kelsey Luck
Pale waves – infatuation
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Inspired by frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie’s rediscovery of her teenage diary, Manchester Ruto’s pop quartet’s fourth album explores both the joy and pain of that time. Masu. With its jangly guitars and power-pop melodies, Gravity unravels the complexities of early queer love, while the more strident Glaswegian revels in the emotional wallows.
Sophie – Sophie
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Almost complete at the time of her sudden death in 2021, and completed by her brother and regular collaborator Benny Long, Sophie’s second album is a collection of expansive, all-encompassing atmospheres and surging plasticity. Go back and forth between pop. The latter culminates in the feathery, Hannah Diamond-assisted “Always and Forever,” which now sounds like the perfect tribute.
Ezra Collective – Dance When No One’s Watching
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Following their 2023 Mercury Music Prize-winning second album, Where I’m Meant to Be, the London five-piece jazz outfit will hold this festival to celebrate the path to happiness through dance. That theme is made clear on the excellent God Gave Me Feet for Dancing, with its hypnotic Afrobeat shuffle assisted by Yazmin Lacey.
Nina Nesbitt – Mountain Music
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If you need a soundtrack for a balmy autumn night, Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt has you covered. Eschewing the glossy pop sheen of the past two albums, the earthy mountain music returns to the scratchy woolly folk of the ’70s, as showcased on its gently unfolding pages. MC
During my stay: Brain Food
Fact-finding…Muse.
muse
podcast
Bastille singer Dan Smith and historian Emma Nagose host this fascinating series exploring the historical figures who inspired Smith’s latest album. From Chinese pirates to Oscar Wilde, the two discuss the art of songwriting and fact-finding.
Every frame becomes a painting
YouTube
Video essayists Tony Chow and Taylor Ramos recently relaunched their YouTube channel, exploring the visual art of filmmakers from Scorsese to Michael Bay. Their latest analysis explains the forgotten power of sustained two-shots.
The Secret World: Apartheid Killers
September 28, 6.30pm, BBC World Service
This gripping six-part investigation into South African mass murderer Louis Van Schole explores his hidden murders during the apartheid era of the 1980s and the efforts to bring him to justice despite his death in July. Explore and complete current initiatives. Ammar Kalia