With the Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard film “Annette” premiering in Cannes, brothers Russell and Ron Mael, better known as Sparks, may have an early original song contender on hand with “So May We ...

In his new film “Annette,” Adam Driver takes the stage and channels the mystique and strange charisma of Sparks, the pop-rock duo made up of brothers Ron and Russell Mael who have been thrust back ...

Brothers Ron and Russell Mael have been making wonderfully quirky pop as Sparks for 50 years. Their music has been imbued with a cinematic feel from the start, but nobody had made a movie about them ...

Ron Mael (at keyboard) and Russell Mael (singing) in "Annette" / Amazon Prime Video As Edgar Wright’s documentary “The Sparks Brothers” makes clear, the Los Angeles-based brothers Ron and Russell Mael ...

Wright’s documentary, The Sparks Brothers, gives a complete history of the Maels. Two and a quarter hours may seem like a lot for a documentary, but it’s not much time at all to encompass 50 years of ...

Thanks to a chance meeting in Cannes eight years ago with director (and superfan) Leos Carax, the duo behind one of the most beloved cult bands is back at the Palais with festival opener 'Annette.' By ...

Landing a first headlining slot at the Hollywood Bowl is a cherished milestone for any major musical acts who claim Los Angeles as their home base. It can even mean a little more, probably, when it’s ...

Gimmicky though it may be, the cinematic tradition of grouping men who know both when and when not to shut up will always feel like solid comic algebra. One silent type, plus one or two louder ...

Pop music brothers Ron and Russell Mael, who perform as Sparks, were ‘meta’ before it became a thing, and certainly before Mark Zuckerberg decided to call his company by that name. They’re meta in the ...

If you watch “The Sparks Brothers,” Edgar Wright’s ultimate cult rock documentary about the Greatest Band That Almost No One Has Heard Of, you may find yourself developing a distinct affection for ...

With the Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard film “Annette” premiering in Cannes, brothers Russell and Ron Mael, better known as Sparks, may have an early original song contender on hand with “So May We ...