1 year ago One woman and her dog (Summary to Slovakia) "So you are travelling alone? ", people asked, sometimes incredulously "No with the dog", I’d reply. Travelling with a dog. Not just any dog naturally, but the beloved Kali, aged 4, border collie, no sheep. We have a deal (at least it’s my… Continue reading One Woman and her Dog
01 Halesworth to Hook
It was the tall evenly spoken Dutch steward (stripes on sleeve) on board Stena Line who convinced me. 'If I was a dog, I'd prefer the air conditioned kennels.’ Adding ‘And you can keep your eye on him from your cabin. Chanel 7 on the TV’ Which is, of course, the first thing I did… Continue reading 01 Halesworth to Hook
High Tide in Halesworth and Neighbors
The average age of Halesworth changes, young things with drain pipe jeans and booties, bright eyes, grace the Thoroughfare, loiter in coffee bars: HIgh Tide is on. ‘Theatre for adventurous audiences’ when actors and playwrights from London town come into our Suffolk lives, enlivening and challenging with rude words and racial themes, edgy and awakening.… Continue reading High Tide in Halesworth and Neighbors
Cuttlefish – Sepia officialianalis
I had never seen such verdant green. Colours fascinated me now I could see them. But I couldn’t understand the sense of it. Inside this cage, a bright green feathered bird stood out, stark against the beige furniture that surrounded it. What was the point of such blatant declaration: here I am for all the… Continue reading Cuttlefish – Sepia officialianalis
Coriolanus (Film Cut)
Brilliant, angry Ralph Finnes as Coriolanus, the time set in Serbia or is it Afghanistan, Iraq or Chechnya? Gritty, powerful, so watchable. Jon Snow himself as a newscaster, speaking Shakespeare's blank verse turned into breaking news and interviewing Roman experts on the current events for Fidelis TV. 'Coriolanus becomes a national hero, but he's incapable of… Continue reading Coriolanus (Film Cut)
VIncent and Theo (Film Cut)
The relationship between the obsessive, brilliant painter Vincent Van Gogh and his more practical brother Theo. Directed by Robert Altman. When Theo fails to make a profit from his brother, VIncent's, work, Theo finds himself torn between art and commerce, a conflict deepened by Vincent's increasing emotional neediness. Soon, the situation worsens, and both brothers are forced… Continue reading VIncent and Theo (Film Cut)
Argo (Film CInema City Norwich)
Loved every minute. (mostly able to watch not under seat). Based on true events, Argo chronicles the dangerous covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis-the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reached its boiling… Continue reading Argo (Film CInema City Norwich)
The Source (Film at Cut)
Pure Cut announcements before as much from stage as audience, seemless integration. Magical transportation to Morocco (unexpected, nothing read before) and power of tribal women (in this case to secure a water source) Head torches and mobile phones side by side with mountain village life, buckets to the well
Zero Dark 30 (Film Norwich)
Male energy directed by female Katherine Biglow. Life out there. Protection of land. Retribution. The change in torture methods curbed post 2005 and Guantanamo exposures. One mans symbolic life. The actual death was clean. Will not watch again, although glad to watch the history documentary.
Aldeburgh Doc Fest 2012 –
Requiem for Detroit? Julian Temple The Film opens with shocking footage of Detroit now, abandoned factories and palaces, empty roads, fires raging. Built by the car for the car, with its groundbreaking suburbs, freeways and shopping centres, it was the embodiment of the American dream. The 3 big car manufacturers fought it out there:… Continue reading Aldeburgh Doc Fest 2012 –
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