Wax Heads, the record-shop video game that channels High Fidelity
Far from a business sim, players act as tastemaker for a litany of lovable oddballs that swing by, using clues to deduce the perfect album recommendation
February 2023
How we made
‘Bruce Springsteen was very nervous about his cameo’: Nick Hornby and Stephen Frears on High Fidelity
‘I thought the film was dead. But then one morning my newsagent, a fellow Arsenal fan, gave me a note that said: “Call Stephen Frears.” It was an unconventional approach’
March 2022
Down the rabbit hole
What links The Batman to High Fidelity and The Satanic Verses?
From Robert Pattinson to an indie record store and a New York super publisher, we steer the Batmobile down the rabbit hole
March 2020
High Fidelity at 20: the sneakily dark edge of a comedy about bad breakups
Shortcuts
Changing the record: why High Fidelity's gender swap is perfectly timed
May 2019
Live Aid to Sonic Death Monkey – the best gigs at the movies
As the Queen and Elton John biopics prove, great concert performances are at the heart of the best films about music. Here are 15 of the finest
April 2018
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
Disney plots High Fidelity TV series with female lead
A new version of Nick Hornby’s romcom will focus on a female record-store owner chronicling her past relationships and will be shown on the studio’s streaming service
May 2017
Film blog
Beatle overboard! The best, and worst, rock star film cameos
As Paul McCartney dons hat and beard for the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie, we review past poptastic moments in movie history
December 2016
Film blog
Why him? The worst male suitors in cinematic history
With this week’s release of Why Him, starring James Franco as a nightmarish fiance-in-waiting, we pick the most terrible fellows to ever try for a lady’s hand
October 2016
What, no Whistlestop? Why The Girl on the Train should have stayed in bleak backyard Britain
Stopped trains, tepid white wine, sighing commuters … Paula Hawkins’s bestseller captured a very British world. As the film moves to New York, we look at the dos and don’ts of relocation
February 2016
Study finds romcoms teach female filmgoers to tolerate 'stalking myths'
University of Michigan report suggests women who watch movies such as High Fidelity and Love Actually are more accepting of aggressive male behaviour
April 2015
Record Store Day: everything you need to know in one handy infographic
Readers recommend
Readers recommend: songs about hearing, choosing and playing records
July 2014
Film blog
Soundtracks of my tears: how movie music sets a mood and sums up an era
John Keenan: Whether it's Chuck Berry in Pulp Fiction or Coldplay in Linklater's Boyhood, film soundtracks have the power to live long in the memory. So which movie mix does it for you?
March 2003
High fidelity
Isobel Montgomery and Ranti Williams on The Song of Names | The Hound in the Left-Hand Corner | The Map of Tenderness | The Fowler Family Business | Nothing Natural | The Long Silence of Mario Salviati
July 2000
This one's a hit...
Philip French: High Fidelity is an extraordinarily funny film, full of verbal and visual wit. And it is assembled with immense skill
This one's a hit...
Stephen Frears's adaptation of High Fidelity is a skilled and witty triumph.
