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The first song I remember hearingI would have been four or five, so I’m not sure if I can actually remember hearing Every Breath You Take by the Police, or whether it’s just a memory of my dad who got a copy and played it over and over. Memories are weird like that, especially when you’re really young.The first single I boughtOnce again, tough, but it was probably We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel when I was eight or nine. The one I clearly remember buying when I was a little older was Regulate by Warren G.The song I…

Albert Hammond Jr is standing in his backyard in Los Angeles, talking to me on the phone. “You want the camera on?” he asks. “OK. I don’t like it but let’s do it.” He holds his mobile low, so his face is elongated; his curly hair is wet and shaggy, a hedge-y halo. I watch him move between outside and in (“I need to pace to think”), sunlight flashing. It’s around 9am. Hammond Jr is after some rays, so he keeps lifting his face upwards, exposing his shoulders. Full disclosure – and some readers may need to be sitting down…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeRichard E Grant has been announced as the host of the 2023 Baftas ceremony, with Alison Hammond also receiving a hosting role.The awards show will take place in February at the Royal Festival Hall in the South Bank Centre.Grant, who is known for roles in the likes of Withnail and I, Game of Thrones and Gosford Park said: "I feel hugely privileged to be hosting the EE Baftas for the…

When we think about sci-fi, about marching out into the stars and encountering aliens, we think of the future, of a time decades or centuries from now when humanity has technologically evolved to the point of interstellar travel. Stargate, however, took a shortcut. This was a franchise which asked, “what if we could just go out there right now?”What resulted was a story so compelling that it stretched beyond its original movie to over 15 seasons of television across three shows. And although it might not often be counted…