Spoiler Alert: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending for “Saltburn.”
Singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor was already a fan of Emerald Fennell when she was approached about the use of her 2001 hit “Murder on the Dancefloor” in “Saltburn.” “I loved ‘Promising Young Woman,’” Ellis-Bextor says. But what really sold it to her was the pitch: “A naked man dancing through the rooms of a stately home…I’ve got a quirky sense of humor, and my main thing was, ‘I’ve got to see that.’”
Set in 2006, Oliver is a student at Oxford University who becomes dangerously obsessed with the suave and good-looking aristocratic classmate Felix, played by Jacob Elordi. When Felix invites him to spend the summer at his family’s estate Saltburn, things slowly take a turn as it is revealed that Oliver has been lying the entire time about his background and family. When Felix threatens to expose him,...
Singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor was already a fan of Emerald Fennell when she was approached about the use of her 2001 hit “Murder on the Dancefloor” in “Saltburn.” “I loved ‘Promising Young Woman,’” Ellis-Bextor says. But what really sold it to her was the pitch: “A naked man dancing through the rooms of a stately home…I’ve got a quirky sense of humor, and my main thing was, ‘I’ve got to see that.’”
Set in 2006, Oliver is a student at Oxford University who becomes dangerously obsessed with the suave and good-looking aristocratic classmate Felix, played by Jacob Elordi. When Felix invites him to spend the summer at his family’s estate Saltburn, things slowly take a turn as it is revealed that Oliver has been lying the entire time about his background and family. When Felix threatens to expose him,...
- 11/22/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Sophie Ellis-Bextor has joked that the iPod would not exist without her. The 'Starlight' singer claimed to have heard from "reliable Apple sources" that her 2000 number one 'Groovejet (If This Ain't Love), recorded with Italian DJ Spiller, was used to test the iconic media player's capability. "The iPod wouldn't have existed without me," she told The Mail on Sunday. "It's quite cool imagining Steve Jobs listening to it and thinking, 'This white box will work - it sounds great!' "No one's ever recognised my contribution to it in any way over at Apple. In fact, it's only ever cost me money, because the whole (more)...
- 6/26/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
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