Tilda Swinton

Review: Gift of gab elevates this Irish caper's 'Rank'

2013-03-28 12:50:00

As edgy Irish comedy-thrillers go, Robert Massey’s “Rank” largely ranks as “Martin McDonagh Lite,” but like its more extreme noirish forebears, Massey’s 2008 caper tale revels in skillfully expressive language, even...

Review: 'S.O.E's' talented cast kicks up a storm

2013-03-28 12:03:00

Three eccentric individuals are stranded in a Boston penthouse apartment during a howling nor’easter. During this S.O.E. (State of Emergency), the temperature outside dips to deadly levels.� But inside, as various shameful secrets are revealed,...

Tilda Swinton sleeps in a box at MoMA and Twitter is amused

2013-03-25 06:45:00

The tall stalk of pale, Scottish androgyny known as Tilda Swinton has brought her 1995 performance-art piece "The Maybe" to the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The piece, which requires the Oscar-winning actress to lie inside a transparent box for hours...

Fire threatens 107-year-old London museum

2013-03-25 18:41:00

A fast-moving fire ripped through the roof of a 107-year-old museum and library in London, threatening an extensive collection of Chinese, African and Roman artifacts and relics. More than 100 firefighters battled the blaze Monday at the Cuming Museum...

Review: Nuanced intensity rivets this 'Master Class'

2013-03-26 13:06:00

It’s a softer-grained “Master Class” than usual in Long Beach, but just try to look away. Although more muted than some past editions, this adroit International City Theatre revival of Terrence McNally’s Tony-winning fantasia on...

Justin Timberlake releases arty music video for 'Mirrors'

2013-03-20 13:13:00

Another day, another component in the Justin Timberlake promotional juggernaut. Around the same time Tuesday night that The CW was airing a one-hour special memorably titled "Target Presents the iHeartRadio Album Release Party with Justin Timberlake,"...

Natalie Portman's indie western faces series of troubles

2013-03-21 12:50:00

It's going to be difficult for the plot of Natalie Portman's new indie western to be as compelling as the backstory that's been unfolding in recent days on the film's movie set. First Michael Fassbender dropped out of the Western “Jane Got a Gun"...

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West at Givenchy's Paris Fashion Week show

2013-03-04 08:45:00

Kim Kardashian, dressed in black, and Kanye West, dressed in white, looked very yin/yang as they sat in the front row at Givenchy's Paris Fashion Week runway show on Sunday. Others in the crowd included Nicole Richie, Jessica Chastain and Amanda Seyfried....

Tilda Swinton fronts for Chanel. Cher attends Paris Fashion Week.

2013-02-28 07:16:00

Tilda Swinton is starring in ads for Chanel's Edinburgh-Paris pre-fall collection. The campaign was shot at the Ch�teau d’Ecouen, a Renaissance castle near Chantilly, France. [WWD] Paris Fashion Week has started and there's plenty to grab our...

David Bowie releases new single, 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'

2013-02-26 10:36:00

As more-or-less promised, David Bowie released a new single early Tuesday, the second sampling from his upcoming album, "The Next Day," which Columbia Records is to issue in the United States on March 12. "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" follows last...

Kristen Stewart voted least sexy Hollywood actress by British men

2013-02-20 13:39:00

Hey, Rupert Sanders, it looks as if the rest of your home country (Robert Pattinson excepted) disagrees with you about the sexiness of one Kristen Stewart — at least in a new pre-Oscar poll. Stewart was voted the least sexy Hollywood actress in...

A heady whiff of autumn in new perfumes

2012-10-28 00:00:00

For perfume lovers, the advent of cooler weather may very well inspire a shift in scents. It's a time to abandon the light florals of summer and explore fragrances that reflect autumn and conjure notions of All Hallow's Eve. For a postmodern...

Actress Tilda Swinton has brought her performance-art piece "The Maybe" to the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The piece requires the Scottish actress to stay inside a transparent box for hours at a stretch.

2013-03-24 19:13:00

Scottish director Lynne Ramsay, right, with actress Tilda Swinton during a promotional tour for the film "We Need to Talk About Kevin." (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

2013-03-19 00:00:00

David Bowie released a new single, "The Stars (Are Out Tonight accompanied by a video costarring Tilda Swinton.

2013-02-26 09:55:06