The roguish history of offshore pirate radio in the United Kingdom is certainly a wealth of great story material. Unfortunately, Richard Curtis’ inane and dissatisfying new comedy, “Pirate Radio,” has ...

Here's a little pop quiz for you: Name two things The Who, The Yardbirds, Cream, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles all had in common. First, of course, each of these bands was a key contributor to ...

Richard Curtis makes romantic, sentimental and overlong comedies filled to the rafters with friends as cast-members. He’s a British Judd Apatow — indulgent, substituting sweetness for edge, charm for ...

Correction (April 5, 2012: 8:30 p.m.): Offshore pirate radio ships typically sailed in international waters, out of reach of individual countries' laws. That point was incorrect in the original ...