Once Upon a Time in Lockdown
This is the account of how the book is being reinvented, as a direct result of lockdown. But let me first backtrack…. If a story had been released about a worldwide pandemic at the beginning of last year, it would have probably been categorised as a fantasy film or novel and any possibility of it […]
All The Time For Love
On August 9, 2008, a smartly dressed and heavily pregnant lady walked into Zion Yakubov’s shop in Tel Aviv and presented him with a shoebox filled with some items that she wanted an opinion on for insurance reasons. The Queen returns Yakubov opened the box and could not believe what he found. Although he was […]
Jessica de Gouw
Best known in the UK for her television roles as Lucy Lindsay-Hogg in The Crown and as Meghan in The Secret She Keeps, Jessica de Gouw is slowly but steadily conquering the heart of Britain. When interviewed a few weeks ago, Jessica was filming at Leavesden Studios (Warner Bros) just outside London and as such, […]
Photographing Time
“There are certain core themes that have always been in my work: time, memory, and history – those are really the three elements in all my pictures.” Stephen Wilkes is talking about the “Day to Night” images that have been the career-defining project for the New York based celebrated photographer. The composition and techniques behind […]
Finding Steve McQueen
Directed by Mark Steven Johnson (Daredevil, Ghost Rider), Finding Steve McQueen is a hilarious film based on the true story of the Youngstown mob, President Richard Nixon, the FBI, and the biggest bank heist in US history. Based solely on the film name, I was thoroughly excited at having the opportunity to watch and review. […]
The Becket List
The Becket list goes through everything in life that most of us find royally annoying, with a fabulous sense of humour.
The 40th Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA)
Over the last 40 years, Leica has recognised outstanding photographic talent. The most important aspect of this jubilee year is the group of nominators. The application process that existed up until now has been replaced this year with nominations being proposed by 65 internationally renowned photography experts. They came from around 30 different countries, ensuring great thematic and cultural diversity. […]
Sin
The first exhibition in the UK exploring sin in art is currently being staged at the National Gallery. As stated by the Gallery, “Sin has permeated life since the earliest days. But until now the story of its relation to art has never been told.” While the concerns, ambiguities, perceptions and representations of sin extend […]
Turner’s Modern World
J.M.W. Turner is without doubt one of Britain’s greatest artists, who lived through some of the most extraordinary times of recent history. He lived through two decades of conflict with France, from the French Revolution and through the Napoleonic War. At the height of the industrial revolution, he saw Steam replace sail; machine-power replace manpower; […]
Every time I die
Certainly one of the more chilling films I have had the pleasure of reviewing, Every Time I Die is a short film with its share of murder, adultery, childhood trauma and most importantly, complex dissociative mental challenges. I found it a most intriguing coincidence that I watched the film on Mental Health day. The first […]
