Posts Tagged ‘Culture’

Whip It – a review

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Credits:

Director: Drew Barrymore

Writers: Shauna Cross (screenplay and novel) …read more

Arcade Fire, The Suburbs – a review

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

The Arcade Fire return with their third album The Suburbs, a semi-conceptual piece which reflects the fears and tensions of a recession hit America desperately searching for direction. …read more

Shutter Island

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Credits:

Director: Martin Scorsese.

Writers: Laeta Kalogridis (Screenplay) and Dennis LeHane (Novel) …read more

Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Credits:

Director: Joann Sfar

Writers: Joann Sfar

Music: Various Artists …read more

John Cage 4′33″ bid for Christmas No 1 spot

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

There is a Facebook campaign by music fans of the higher calibre for John Cage’s orchestral composition that consists of four minutes and thirty three seconds of silence to be No 1 in the charts this Christmas in order to prevent this year’s as yet unknown and undecided X Factor winner from reaching the No 1 spot.

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Toy Story 3 – Film Review

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

This is a review by a father who took his family out to the cinema so don’t expect any real details, just a parent’s synopsis of a family film.

Over the past year I have been forced to rediscover Toy Story and Toy Story 2 on a daily basis thanks to my 2 and a half year old daughter’s obsession with both films. …read more

Inception (2010) – Film Review

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

Credits:

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writers: Christopher Nolan

Music: Hans Zimmer …read more

TV Licence fee to fall

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

It is expected that the Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, will give a clear indication today that the UK TV licence fee is to fall from its current yearly level of £145.50.

Interviewed in the Telegraph Mr Hunt said that the BBC …read more

Whatever Works

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Credits:

Director: Woody Allen

Writers: Woody Allen …read more

Tron – a retro review

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Credits:

Director: Steven Lisberger

Principal cast: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan and David Warner …read more

The Killer Inside Me – review

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Credits:

Director: Michael Winterbottom

Principal cast: Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson.

Release date: 8 June 2010 (on general release now). …read more

Dr Zhivago (Blu-ray style)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Credits:

Director: David Lean

Cast: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chapman, Tom Courtenay, Alec Guinness and Rod Steigar

Screenplay: Robert Bolt.

Re- release date: 10 May 2010 Blu- ray …read more