Robert Bound and his guests discuss what has piqued their interest in our one-stop shop for lively reports and in-depth interviews on the newest and finest in art, film, books and the media business.
We sit down with Tim Robey, author of the new book âBox Office Poison: Hollywoodâs Story in a Century of Flopsâ. This alternative history of cinema recounts the industryâs biggest bombs, including how they came to be made and what they tell us about both the Hollywood machine and the public who eschewed them.Â
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We head to Rome to find out about a new film dedicated to the Womenâs Liberation Movement in the 1970s before visiting one of the worldâs largest contemporary art foundries in Walla Walla. Plus: an interview with French pop star Zaho de Sagazan.Â
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As this special episode pauses to consider elements of great design, it is important to not overcomplicate matters. Sometimes, all you need is four wheels and a beating heart. Monocleâs Italian odyssey concludes with a second roadtrip in another of Maseratiâs powerful new all-electric sports cars: the Gran Turismo Folgore. Joining us for the ride are Maseratiâs head of design, Klaus Busse, and food writer Luca Cesari.
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We find out about âOscarâ, a ballet based on the life and work of Oscar Wilde. Plus: artist Sophie Matisse tells us about designing chess sets, and writer and translator Bruna Dantas Lobato discusses her new book, âBlue Light Hoursâ.Â
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We venture from Monocleâs Marylebone HQ to Londonâs Dalston to learn about an organisation looking east. Asymmetry is an unusual, forward-thinking foundation dedicated to developing cultural knowledge in and about Asia. Plus: we head to Copenhagen to find out about Danish festival Heartlandâs takeover of famed restaurant Noma.Â
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We explore the world of US artist Mike Kelley with the first UK exhibition of his work at the Tate Modern. âGhost and Spiritâ shows Kelleyâs influential and experimental practice ranging from drawings and collages to multimedia installations of âdark pop artâ. Robert Bound speaks to Catherine Wood, the Tate Modernâs director of programme, about the show. Plus: Lisson Gallery content director Ossian Ward shares his view of Kelleyâs imaginative career.
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To celebrate the release of Public Service Broadcastingâs *The Last Flight*, we explore the world of concept albums. Robert Bound speaks to the bandâs J Willgoose, Esq about the making of the album, which explores aviator Amelia Earhartâs final takeoff. To continue the theme, Monocleâs contributing editor Andrew Mueller digs deep into weird and wonderful LPs, while writer Natty Kasambala and Will Hodgkinson, music critic at âThe Timesâ, share their favourite concept albums.
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Making a masterpiece begins with a vision. And where else to start than with the beloved Italian marque Maseratiâs new powerful, all-electric sports car: the Gran Cabrio Folgore. As summer turns to autumn, we engage the roof, connect the charger and hit the road. Join us. Featuring Maseratiâs head of design Klaus Busse and sculptor Valeria Greco.
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We discuss two new films in this weekâs episode. âThe Goldman Caseâ dramatises the 1976 trial of revolutionary left-wing intellectual Pierre Goldman and is a thrilling retelling of a momentous event in French legal history. Plus: we speak to the directors behind the new documentary âSugarcaneâ, which follows an investigation into the Canadian Indian residential school system.Â
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Monocleâs Andrew Mueller finds out about Soviet-era rockânâroll in Ukraine ahead of the release of âEven The Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996â. Plus: we discuss a new biography about filmmaker Agnes Varda and hear from Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic.Â
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Robert Bound is joined in the studio by writer and âMonocle on Cultureâ regular Will Hodgkinson to discuss his new book, âStreet-Level Superstar, A Year With Lawrenceâ . The book tells the story of Lawrence, the founder of the band Felt, and later, Denim. Is he the greatest pop star that never was?
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