“On paper,” declares a respected comedy writer early on in this very warm documentary, “yodeling lesbian twins don’t actually work.” Add to this the fact that they’re from New Zealand, gleeful as fruitcakes, and with a history of political activism, and you’d surely have the two most unlikely people to win the hearts of people […]
Visual artist Sam Taylor-Wood casts aside her moody conceptual art and directs a stunning debut feature - straight and true, perfectly nailing the drama of this ever so slightly nostalgic look at John Lennon’s formative years, and the drama of the two women who battled to bring him up.
You don’t have to be a fashionista to get something out of this unique portrait of designer Valentino Garavani, a man who is clearly one of a kind. Director Matt Tyrnauer – who has been involved in the world of fashion as a writer for Vanity Fair – managed to get access to Valentino’s exclusive […]
The history of cinema is littered with the wreckage of classic literature that has crashed and burned on the big screen, and Dorian Gray will head straight to the top of this sad list. It’s a profoundly flawed film made barely watchable by the performance of Colin Firth – the only character on either side […]
Seventy years after her disappearance somewhere east of New Guinea in the closing lap of her attempted circumnavigation of the globe, Amelia Earhart remains a figure of fascination. A pioneer aviator, she found fame as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, and solidified that fame with a series of books and further aviation […]
Those unfortunate enough to have seen either of Michael Bay’s Transformers films will be familiar with the considerable aesthetic charm of lead actress Megan Fox. Those who follow the lighter side of popular culture will be further familiar with how charmingly unencumbered the actress is with modesty, restraint and common sense. Jennifer’s Body provides Miss […]
Taking a clear cue from Nicolas Roeg’s 1973 Don’t Look Now (about a man loosing himself in the narrow lanes of Venice after the death of his daughter) prolific British director Nicolas Winterbottom takes us on a floaty and emotionally charged sojourn to Genova where lecturer Joe (Colin Firth) is looking to move on after […]
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