The Best Documentaries of 2023

A pub in the heart of the Lancashire countryside has been named one of the best in the UK. The Cartford Inn in Little Eccleston has been included in this year’s list of Estrella Damm Top 100 Gastropubs in the UK.

Dita Von Teese when it comes to the sultry moves that she put on display in her “Bejeweled” video.And she should know: Not only did Von Teese school the pop superstar on burlesque, but she performed the martini-glass routine right beside her in which they make like the sexiest of swizzle sticks. “The best experience was Taylor,” Von Teese, 51, said when discussing her burlesque training on a new episode of the “Allison Interviews” podcast.“She’s really, like, a kind girl.

The Golden Globes kicked off the 2024 awards season with a bang, honoring the best in film and television. One of the most anticipated categories was Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama, which featured several powerhouse performances over the past year. In the end, the Golden Globes awarded the honor to Lily Gladstone makes history as the first Indigenous woman to receive the award in the show’s 81 year history for her transformative portrayal in Martin Scorsese drama Killers of the Flower Moon.

The Golden Globes shook up the supporting actress race by awarding Da’Vine Joy Randolph the prize for her scene-stealing work in The Holdovers. Randolph has quickly become the actress to watch after her vulnerable and hilarious performance as Helen in the 1970s-set drama.

NME recently supported the Featured Artist Coalition’s 2023 End of Year Party and AGM at Walthamstow’s Signature Brew in London. Following on from 2021 and 2022, NME returned to support the event as well as chairing an artist-led ‘Year in Music’ panel discussion featuring Murray Matravers of the band formerly known as Easy Life, Sam Duckworth of Get Cape.

Caroline Brew editor The American Cinematheque has programmed a retrospective to celebrate the work of three-time Oscar nominee Wim Wenders ahead of the Feb. 7 nationwide release of his latest film “Perfect Days,” Neon announced. The retrospective screenings and in-person Q&As will begin on Jan.

Olivia Rodrigo has revealed that listening to Lorde‘s ‘Royals’ changed “the trajectory” of her life.Speaking to Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste, Cynthia Erivo and Julia Michaels’ Songwriter Roundtable interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Rodrigo spoke of the first time she had heard the Lorde song on the radio and went on to explain how it had impacted her so deeply.“I remember hearing that song on the radio at the time… It was one of those ‘pinch me’ moments where you always remember, a snapshot memory, like, ‘Oh my God, what is this?!’ Changes the trajectory of your life,” Rodrigo called to her fellow musicians.“I remember listening to it as I first started writing songs and just being blown away by her lyrics that are just about being a teenager living in the suburbs,” Rodrigo went on to explain. “I just remember never hearing my life be put into a song like that where it just made being young and doing these seemingly unimportant things feel so sacred.”Most recently, the singer-songwriter discussed the inspiration behind some of the “emo” lyrics in her recent songs ‘Lacy’ and ‘All-American Bitch’.Speaking on the Kelly Clarkson Show, Rodrigo gave insight into how she conceived the lyrics for the outro of ‘Lacy’ – “And I despise my jealous eyes and how hard they fell for you / Yeah, I despise my rotten mind and how much it worships you.”“Very emo of me, writing that,” Rodrigo told Clarkson, laughing.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Everyone feels it: It can feel like a chore getting to a show. We all know the routine: dealing with the online ticket queues for bigger concerts, navigating the extra fees at checkout for shows large and small, and then, once you’ve experienced that thrill of victory, remembering that you will, in fact, have to leave the house.

your outfit has been selected. Now, all that’s left is to curl up with a good movie and wait until the clock strikes midnight. But with the countless festive films currently circulating on all streaming services, picking the right one seems like an impossible task.

to, well, cured fish (stay with us), we went back through everything we purchased this year to share what we would absolutely, 100% buy again. Find the best things Glamour editors bought in 2023 below (that you can still shop, btw).All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.3.1 Phillip Lim"I've never really bought into the idea of needing a ‘’ (a free canvas tote will do!) but this incredible slouchy shoulder bag has changed my mind.

all the feels… joy, abject sadness, anxiety, liberation and, not least of all, that old pop music standby, lust. We can guarantee you won’t be feeling plasticine if you dig into Variety‘s list of 60 of the best songs of 2023, as picked by chief music critic Chris Willman and senior music writer Steven J. Horowitz.

Jaden Thompson Barack Obama has revealed his favorite movies of the year, an annual tradition from the former President of the United States. The first three films on the list — “Rustin,” “Leave the World Behind” and “American Symphony” — were produced by his company Higher Ground, which he founded alongside his wife Michelle.

Boxing Day sales can be an absolute dream for beauty lovers, with many retailers launching deals across top-rated products. The major shopping event usually takes place every December 26 for online shoppers, offering a great opportunity to nab some post-Christmas bargains. One online retailer that is a treasure trove for deals is Amazon.

(minus the Emmys, rescheduled for early January), the always glamorous , and, of course, the , there were several other events that had celebs going all out. From on-theme and dramatic—hi, Barbie!—to surrealist and unexpected, find our editors’ best looks of the year ahead.“I’m a big, big Greta Lee fan (if you haven’t seen Past Lives, get to renting because it is one of the best movies of 2023) and especially of her intentional styling.

box in “boxed sets.” Here are a dozen-plus doorstops that rocked our writers’ world this year, including elaborate sets from Prince, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Jason Isbell, the Who, Charlie Parker, Costello/Bacharach, the “Nuggets” era and the songwriters of Stax. Forgive me if I shed some tears of joy over “Tim: Let It Bleed Edition,” a collection that instantly vaults nearly to the top of my list of the most essential album-centric boxed sets ever released.

see the official ranking of the best ITYSL sketches here). There was also “Break Point,” the docu-series that followed the lives of relatively new tennis champions as they set out to win match after match on the road. The candid conversation from the athletes paired with the stunning shots from the court would make any tennis newbie a fan.

Variety staffers reflected on some of the most standout scenes from the year’s top contenders. For 2023, there’s been no shortage of imaginative and inspiring storytelling crafted by both award-winning pros and newcomers — and each one has gifted audiences memorable scenes that have left us laughing, crying, and with plenty to think about long after the credits have rolled.

now-resolved writers and actors strikes, 2023 boasted an embarrassment of riches for unscripted TV. And, it wasn’t your mother’s classy Ken Burns documentaries. This year’s documentaries covered conspiracy theories, people who believed they were deities, murders, oddball subcultures and news stories so strange that it’s hard to believe they’re true.And yes, there’s always an endless supply of cults.

American Symphony, the Obamas-executive produced documentary about Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste, scored a remarkable hat trick today as the Oscar shortlists were revealed, but a couple of documentary icons were left on the bench.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists in 10 categories for the upcoming 96th Oscars ceremony. Overall, Greta Gerwig’s meta-comedy “Barbie” had the most mentions with five including sound, original song for its three submissions from Billie Eilish (“What I Was Made For?”), Dua Lipa (“Dance the Night”) and Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (“I’m Just Ken”), and original score, from the latter duo. The big miss for “Barbie” was in makeup and hairstyling, which was the category that yielded the most surprises.