Remember that weak rumour about ‘Son Of Scarface’ with Cuban Link as Tony’s son? That could have been worse than the ‘Carlito’s Way’ prequel with Diddy. And De Palma’s remake opus was state-of-the-art trash anyway, great as it is. But a sequel to ‘Raging Bull’ is, according to IMDB, in production. What’s up with that?…

For the international disciple, rap has occasionally had its best lines dulled by localised references. In the internet era, a Michael Vick or Barry Bonds mention is easily recognisable, but some of Phife’s sporting analogies had me stumped, but Pete Nice’s ‘Brooklyn Queens’ “I’m Dick Lewis, ’cause baby I’m watchin’ you” line was utterly alien.…

DVDs are pretty faceless. You can pick up a trio for 20 pounds or buy an individual one for the price of a pint come saletime to leave in cellophane for a couple of years. Whereas CDs succeeded vinyl, a format to get nostalgic about, to extoll its tactile nature, I don’t yearn for VHS,…