Paolo Nutini’s new album ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet‘.The legendary filmmaker is reportedly credited on the album’s opening track ‘Aftermath’, which features a sample of a passage from his 1993 film True Romance.A source told The Sun: “Paolo likes to make all of his music himself, but to have Tarantino’s name credited on your track is pretty cool.”Nutini previously sampled Charlie Chaplin’s speech from 1940’s The Great Dictator, which he used on 2014 song ‘Iron Sky’.Last month, the Scottish singer-songwriter announced his first album in eight years for a July 1 release. With it he shared two new songs ‘Lose It’ and ‘Through The Echoes’ and also unveiled another single ‘Shine A Light’ last week.Nutini was one of the support acts for Liam Gallagher’s Knebworth weekender last week alongside Kasabian, Fat White Family and others.
Cannes Review: Paul Mescal In Charlotte Wells’ ‘Aftersun’
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Scottish writer-director Charlotte Wells lights up Cannes Critics’ Week with Aftersun, the absorbing story of an 11-year-old going on holiday with her father. Paul Mescal (Normal People, The Lost Daughter) stars alongside Francesca Corio in a terrific two-hander with engaging supporting performances. Shot on location in Turkey, the film is partly a comedy-drama about a package holiday, but also a meditation on memories of a father with mental health problems.
The young Sophie (Corio) is clearly happy to be spending time with her dad. Mescal is playing slightly older than his 26 years, but it’s still suggested that he had a child too young. People assume they’re brother and sister; he doesn’t want to hang out with other parents because they’re too old. Separated from Sophie’s mother, he does his best to show his daughter a good time, but there are limits to the local attractions for this slightly odd couple. There’s swimming in the pool, mocktails in a shisha café and one of the most painful karaoke scenes ever put to film.
More fruitful is the neighboring hotel, where Sophie impresses the older kids with her snooker skills and gets a peek into the joys of teenage hormones and all-inclusive holidays.
As a writer, Wells is excellent at dialogue that feels authentic, informative and witty. There’s a lovely repartee between father and daughter that reveals their shared history and humor as well as their differences. Both Mescal and Corio are great at these scenes, as well as more dramatic ones.
Dreamlike sequences show him in moments that may be imagined by the older Sophie, whether he’s dancing and sweating in a club or walking into the sea. Increasingly, it’s clear that he’s facing emotional challenges, and his fate may
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A24 Nabs Charlotte Wells’ ‘Aftersun’ With Paul Mescal Out of Cannes
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A24 Buys Paul Mescal Tearjerker ‘Aftersun,’ Charlotte Wells’ Hit Movie, Out of Cannes
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A24 Wins Rights To Cannes Buzz Title ‘Aftersun’ Starring Paul Mescal & Newcomer Frankie Corio
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‘Aftersun’ Review: Paul Mescal’s Charisma Powers a Summer Vacation Portrait That Isn’t as Sunny as It Seems
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Charlotte Wells on Cannes Critics’ Week Film ‘Aftersun’: ‘I Got More and More of Myself Into Both Characters’
Naman Ramachandran New York-based Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Wells’ feature debut “Aftersun,” premiering at Cannes Critics’ Week, aims to achieve a balance of joy and melancholia in equal measure.Framed as a look back at a father-daughter holiday at a Turkish resort in the late 1990s, with occasional mini DV footage adding to the period texture, the film is an ode to nostalgia with hints of something far darker.Wells’ first short, “Tuesday” (2015), was about the loss of her father, which happened when she was a teenager. “I wanted to explore a different period in that relationship, like a young father and his daughter on holiday.
Paolo Nutini, Kehlani and James Bay announce Manchester gigs for late 2022 - here’s how to get tickets
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Paolo Nutini announces UK and European tour with two shows in Scotland
Paolo Nutini has announced a new UK and European tour for 2022 - with two shows in Scotland.
Paolo Nutini announces 2022 UK and European tour
Paolo Nutini has announced details of a new UK and European tour – get your tickets here and see the full list of dates below.The Scottish artist returned last week with two new songs and news of his fourth studio album ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’, the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Caustic Love’.Nutini has now announced a UK and European tour in support of the LP, with a pair of live dates in Ireland in August joining a run of dates that run from September through to November.The tour will visit the UK from October 22-November 1, with gigs in Manchester, London, Birmingham, Hull, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.Fans who pre-order ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ by 3pm on Monday (May 23) will receive exclusive access to a pre-sale for tour tickets, which opens at 9am on Tuesday (May 24).
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