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Nick Hasted has been a film journalist since 1986. As well as The Arts Desk, he currently writes about film, music, books and comics for The Independent, Uncut, Jazzwise and Classic Rock. He has published three books: The Dark Story of Eminem (2002), You Really Got Me: The Story of The Kinks (2011), and Jack White: How He Built An Empire From The Blues (2016).

Articles By Nick Hasted

Tatsumi

Monday, 09 January 2012 Read more...

2011: A New Jerusalem, Madness, Mephistopheles and Magwitch

Friday, 30 December 2011 Read more...

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Monday, 26 December 2011 Read more...

Dreams of a Life

Wednesday, 14 December 2011 Read more...

DVD: The Cranes Are Flying

Friday, 09 December 2011 Read more...

theartsdesk in Berlin: The European Film Awards 2011

Sunday, 04 December 2011 Read more...

Dream House

Wednesday, 23 November 2011 Read more...

DVD: The Secret in Their Eyes

Tuesday, 22 November 2011 Read more...

Snowtown

Friday, 18 November 2011 Read more...

Interview: Errol Morris on making Tabloid

Friday, 11 November 2011 Read more...

The Rum Diary

Thursday, 10 November 2011 Read more...

Straw Dogs

Wednesday, 02 November 2011 Read more...

Blood in the Mobile

Friday, 21 October 2011 Read more...

Sleeping Beauty/ Footloose

Saturday, 15 October 2011 Read more...

DVD: Green Lantern

Friday, 14 October 2011 Read more...

DVD: Treacle Jr

Saturday, 01 October 2011 Read more...

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