Martin Robinson

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Martin Robinson

New book offers snapshot into rockers’ early years, boozy touring and those brotherly bust-upsCast your mind back – or if you’re a Gen-Zer, use your imagination – to a time before smartphones, when gigs were enjoyed without the encumbrance of a thousand phones held up in front of you, where queues at the bar were deep and journeys home very long. At this time – let’s call it around 1994 – the only way you could hear the bands you liked was to, y’know, actually buy their records or go to a gig.

2 months ago | thebookofman.com | Martin Robinson

Gustaffson main man and actor from Ellis and Carnival Row, Andrew Gower, talks to us about making their cinematic songs into actual cinema Andrew Gower is one of those people where you have to ask: how does he do it? He’s known for shows like Outlander and Carnival Row and Black Mirror and the recent Ellis, but he also has a band called Gustaffson who will be releasing their debut album on March 21st.

Jan 19, 2025 | thebookofman.com | Martin Robinson

Director Nick Hamm on bringing the legend of William Tell to the big screen, where it chimes exactly with our troubled times William Tell is the kind of story that sticks in your head as a child and stays there forever. The mythic quality of the man who is forced to shoot the apple sitting upon his son’s head. That alone, as an image, is enough to make your palms sweat. But who is William Tell? And who forced him to take that shot with his crossbow?

Jan 13, 2025 | thebookofman.com | Martin Robinson

Alexander Karim has a pivotal and profound role opposite Paul Mescal in Gladiator 2, and the character's wisdom extends to the man himself, as this interview with this very different actor shows Gladiator II is undoubtedly a triumph, being Ridley Scott’s biggest UK hit at the box office, but more importantly, a powerful piece of work. Fulfilling the demands of historical epic spectacle, it also has a heart and sensitivity in a manner that made the original such an all-time classic.

Dec 9, 2024 | thebookofman.com | Martin Robinson

Jodhi May is starring in Dune: Prophecy, which is leading the way for an industry still unable to offer anything like gender equality Dune: Prophecy is currently sweeping across our screens, as gloomily epic and dazzlingly unpredictable as Denis Villeneuve’s films while also delving into new territory.