Roland Emmerich's 2009 film 2012 acts as a quintessential disaster epic, reflecting late-2000s anxieties regarding global catastrophe and the Mayan calendar prophecy through massive cinematic spectacle. The narrative explores themes of human survival and ethical dilemmas concerning who deserves to be saved during an apocalyptic event.
Roland Emmerich's 2009 film 2012 acts as a quintessential disaster epic, reflecting late-2000s anxieties regarding global catastrophe and the Mayan calendar prophecy through massive cinematic spectacle. The narrative explores themes of human survival and ethical dilemmas concerning who deserves to be saved during an apocalyptic event.
John Leyton was slightly bemused when a pair of knickers were hurled from the crowd at a recent show. At the height of his fame, he regularly drew screams from female fans, but he was hardly expecting that kind of behaviour just past his 67th birthday. “I didn’t see them at first – the band told me they were there, down by my feet,&rdqu…
A drumming legend, Ginger Baker has
acquired a reputation for not suffering
fools, and his long-standing residence
in South Africa, remote from the UK
music scene, even devoid of an official website,
meant a meeting on a cold autumn day in
London’s Shepherd’s Bush could’ve been
daunting. But in his hotel suite, the 69-year-…
as well as chipping in a few mementos of his band days. RC asked him if he’d had a hand in its tracklisting.
