Woo is a film director who is best known for making ultra-stylized and violent action movies such as 1986’s A Better Tomorrow, 1989’s The Killer, 1992’s Hard Boiled, 1997’s Face/Off, and more. His ...

So does Mad!, the title of Sparks’ new and 26th studio album, refer to brothers Ron and Russell Mael’s current temperament? Or is it simply a reference to their legendarily idiosyncratic creative ...

Over their astonishing 50-year career, the singular art-pop outfit Sparks has consistently demonstrated a distinctively cinematic sensibility. The pair's songs are often conceptual and ...

Ronald David Mael, born on August 12, 1945, in Culver City, California, is an American musician, composer, and songwriter ...

Director John Woo is going in a different direction for his next film project. Best known for his high-octane action movies, Woo told Empire that his "next project is actually a half-musical." “I’m ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — They’ve spent more than half a century together as bandmates, putting out dozens of records. But brothers Ron and Russell Mael — the duo behind the art-pop band Sparks — have no ...

Today, Sparks—brothers Ron and Russell Mael—have released a new single, “Do Things My Own Way.” It’s no doubt a teaser for what’s to come for the duo, which is their 28th studio album. MAD! is set to ...

“The Sparks Brothers,” a documentary from filmmaker Edgar Wright, goes deep into the enigmatic world of Ron and Russell Mael. The two brothers, now in their 70s, make up the quirky band Sparks. Most ...

Earlier this year, the pop duo Sparks, the 50+ year project of brothers Ron and Russel Mael, released their “undeniably triumphant” 28th studio album, MAD! It’s another fine collection of offbeat ...