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The King is alive
Twenty-five years after his death, we are once again in the midst of an Elvis revival: he has a single in the top 10 and 100,000 are people expected in Memphis to mark the anniversary next month. Why? Matthew Engel looks for answers at Graceland

Film


The appliance of science
Cloning happens, doesn't it? So what about giant spiders, 'intelligent' computers, light-speed travel and germ-bearing comets? Tim Radford checks out 10 B-movie staples.

Heads on the block
The English civil war drama To Kill a King was so cash-strapped, its star had to pay to have the set removed from Hampton Court. Stuart Jeffries was there.

The Friday interview


'I think I'm quite good at my job'
Brenda Blethyn, one-time winner of Cannes' best actress gong, tells Gareth McLean why she has been working for free in Hollywood.

Music


Techno: the early years
Italian futurist Luigi Russolo's manifesto 'The Art of Noises' impressed Paul Morley so much, he named a band after them. He pays tribute to the Malcolm McLaren of the 1910s.

Late entry
At 58, conductor Andrew Davis has only just got round to tackling Wagner. And where better to do it than the composer's own Bayreuth theatre?

No mod cons
Erica Jeal has the ultimate 18th-century opera experience in a Swedish royal theatre beloved of Ingmar Bergman.

Film and video reviews


Sunshine State
John Sayles movie about a beach resort under threat from the leisure industry is intelligent and upbeat, says Peter Bradshaw.

Special Powers
Peter Bradshaw on the third Austin Powers, plus the rest of the movies.

Video releases
Iris | Training Day | Bangkok Dangerous

Pop reviews


Bruce Springsteen: The Rising
Three stars CD of the week: The Boss pays tribute to September 11 - again and again and again.

The Boggs: We Are the Boggs We Are
4 stars (Arenarock/Rykodisc)

Laura Nyro: Live: The Loom's Desire
5 stars (Rounder, 2 CDs)

Linkin Park: Reanimation
3 stars (Warner Bros)

Beth Orton: Daybreaker
2 stars (Heavenly)

Ben Kweller: Sha Sha
2 stars (679 Recordings)

Curve: Gift
3 stars (Artful)

Classical reviews


Britten: Turn of the Screw
5 stars Classical CD of the week: A remarkable production of Britten's sinister Turn of the Screw has given birth to an equally stunning CD, says Andrew Clements.

Bartok: The Miraculous Mandarin; Dance Suite; Four Orchestral Pieces
3 stars Orchestre National de Lyon/Robertson (Harmonia Mundi)

Harris: Symphonies Nos 7 & 9; Episode to Profiles in Courage - JFK
2 stars Ukraine National Symphony/Kuchar (Naxos)

Chopin: Piano Sonata No 3; Etudes Op 25
4 stars Nelson Freire (Decca)

Mendelssohn: String Quintets
3 stars Mann/Mendelssohn String Quartet (BIS)

Jazz reviews


Organic Grooves/William Parker/Hamid Drake: Black Cherry
3 stars (AUM)

Cassandra Wilson: Sings Standards
4 stars (Verve)

Greg Osby: Inner Circle
3 stars (Blue Note)

Regulars


Whinge when you're sinking
Hollywood Reporter: Ex-Paramount chief shows Ovitz how to go out in style. Plus: The Church takes on the Mouse.

Home entertainment
Bill Drummond.






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