Eddie Izzard

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Interview: Eddie Izzard

Dressing as he pleases
"I don't mind that mainstream people go, 'What the hell is this guy on about?' I'd rather be at this end of town."
By JIM SULLIVAN | January 06, 2010

Covered in Bees' 24 Hour Album
Covered in Bees have never taken themselves too seriously, have a ton of talent and experience, play a style of music that's not known for its complexity, and are therefore well suited to taking a whack at this 24-hour album concept.
By SAM PFEIFLE | November 05, 2008

Igor

Hard to gauge which children this film is for — if any
Nothing like walking out of a theater with your kid asking, “Daddy, what is suicide?”
By MARK BAZER | September 16, 2008

Not by George

Robot Chicken: Star Wars
A long time ago, on a bricks-and-mortar soundstage far, far away, the last great Star Wars movie was made.
By MIKE MILIARD | August 11, 2008

Found farce

Spaced makes it to DVD
Simon Pegg is funny.
By MIKE MILIARD | August 05, 2008

Duplicate Prince

Caspian walks the lion
“Things never happen the same way twice,” says the messianic lion Aslan (voiced by Liam Neeson) near the end of Prince Caspian .
By PETER KEOUGH | May 14, 2008

Going on sale: March 21, 2008

Breaking news from the concert ticket trade
Colbia Caillat, Eddie Izzard, Laura Viers, and more.
By GOING ON SALE | March 18, 2008

Obama outside the Boom

The first political leader of my generation acts nothing like the rest of us — which might be how he’s gotten where he is
A year ago, when I saw Obama speak on the Durham campus of the University of New Hampshire, he did not sound the way he does now.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | March 05, 2008

Colony collapse disorder

Covered in Bees Kill Louder Than Fire
If you get a chance, check out the trailer for the movie 2 on YouTube.
By SAM PFEIFLE | December 05, 2007

Musical mystery tour

Julie Taymor reinvents the Beatles
What would the world be like with Beatles music but no Beatles?
By PETER KEOUGH | September 12, 2007

Off camera, on stage

Minnie Driver, Paradise Lounge, August 23, 2007
“Brian, dump that bitch!” sang Minnie Driver.
By JIM SULLIVAN | August 27, 2007

Flotsam and jetsam

The tars are adrift in Ocean’s Thirteen
Steven Soderbergh’s third “Ocean” film is a pastry of a movie, airy, insubstantial, and meant to fill in the gaps between heartier meals.
By MICHAEL ATKINSON | June 05, 2007

Scotch on the rocks

Billy Connolly perseveres with his ad-libbed life
Billy Connolly regularly has sex with farm animals.
By JIM SULLIVAN | May 31, 2007

The Wild

Tame
The animation war between Disney and DreamWorks ( A Bugs Life versus Antz ; Monsters, Inc. versus Shrek ) continues with Disney’s response to Madagascar (though it’s said Disney had this one in works for some time).
By TOM MEEK | April 19, 2006

The ultimate PILOT movie

Movies . . . one profession at a time
Whether in the world of commercial airlines, the Air Force, or a futuristic world of intergalactic smuggling, those who fly planes for a living have long been well-represented in the cinema.
By RYAN STEWART | March 10, 2006