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The comedy duo Laurel and Hardy in their twilight; a French author ghostwriting for her husband
Emily Blunt as a plummier version of Julie Andrews, with a dash of 21st-century sauce; Jason Momoa as the underwater superhero destined to be king of Atlantis
A hit for Them in 1965, the track resonated among acts with a certain attitude and energy
The Who veterans banter, bicker and reflect as they prepare to play Wembley and hit the road again
To mark 20 years since Mezzanine, the band have collaborated with film-maker Adam Curtis for a potent mix of music and imagery
Made famous by Elvis Presley, a tune that began life in the 18th century has been loved and loathed over the centuries
The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl recorded a sozzled classic whose lyrics have stirred controversy
Whether on acoustic or electric guitar, the British musician is in a class of his own
Artists from St Vincent to Wild Billy Childish demonstrated the instrument’s power and versatility
The album’s elements — voices, guitars, drums — sporadically coalesce into moments of crunchy rock or tense funk
Blues is the chief ingredient here, though there is ragtime and a more abstract approach in scritch-scratch guitar
The singer continues her journey to proper adult performer in an album that has the luxurious sheen of quality and money
Adrian Shergold’s story of a stand-up comedian and her miserable milieu ticks all the gritty-northern-period-drama boxes
The London trio’s debut album celebrates the gloriously solid, slabby, roaring sound of a Fender Telecaster
The artist’s voice is a dominant presence amid guitars, distressed piano, pounding beats and keyboard sounds
A journey into a sound-world of spectres and sorrows
A dizzying parade of images rushes by as Matt Tyrnauer’s film tells this story of life, death and tax-evasion
Father and son duetted on piano and guitar in an evening with a strong eastern flavour and sometimes hypnotic effect
A Todd Haynes film of two parallel storylines that takes us to some dark places
The American Utopia stageshow is drilled to within an inch of its life — and the result is utterly exhilarating
Visual gags and wordplay provide giggles in Aardman’s latest claymation caper about footballing cave people
Matt Damon joins a settlement of small people who live in a kind of theme-park suburb paradise-hell
This timely film falls flat despite a story that moves at a brisk pace, courtesy of kinetic camerawork and snappy dialogue
Having lost and regained her singing voice, Collins is a serene, smiling presence in this documentary
A Harvard professor of psychology, his brilliant wife, and a beautiful young student form a triangular relationship
