Nick Hasted | The Arts Desk

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Nick Hasted

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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

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...	Melancholia Friday, 30 September 2011 Read more...
Red State Thursday, 29 September 2011 Read more...	Drive Saturday, 24 September 2011 Read more...
Page One: Inside the New York Times Monday, 19 September 2011 Read more...	Troll Hunter Thursday, 08 September 2011 Read more...
Days of Heaven Friday, 02 September 2011 Read more...	Fright Night Wednesday, 31 August 2011 Read more...
Kill List Monday, 29 August 2011 Read more...	DVD: Colossal Youth Tuesday, 16 August 2011 Read more...

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