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Revelatory biography of a surprising and complex man

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Dive into the pages and Celebrate one of the REAL stars of the USA! There are 24 chapters in four parts in this very readable book.  The book contains many black and white illustrations and photographs showing Redford as a star with other actors, pictures of his family, his youth  and some of his personally executed artworks. Redford originally studied Art at higher education level and then travelled Europe where he lived on a shoestring taking in the galleries and the beauty of the landscape and architecture.  When he returned to the USA he worked as a set designer and decorator  for films.  While he … Continue reading Revelatory biography of a surprising and complex man

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Conclave

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CONCLAVE – ADAPTATION OF A ROBERT HARRIS NOVEL (2016) BASED SOLELY IN THE VATICAN, ROME. Award winning actor Ralph Fiennes takes on the lead in this interesting saga about voting in a new Pope in Rome’s Vatican where there is a conclave of eminent Catholic clergy from around the world. Playing Cardinal Lawrence, he is one of the people who could be voted in to be the next Pope. He plays an Englishman which is a different nationality to the one itemised in the original book.In a fictional story, 72 hours are featured in this film directed by Academy Award … Continue reading Conclave

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Pylon

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A young boy and his sister wander through a field on a hazy summer’s day wherethey are confronted by a gang of older boys who force the child up an electricitypylon — with earth-shattering ramifications. Barnaby Blackburn’s devastating short British drama PYLON is a poignant exploration of fractious family relationships, the horrors siblings subject each other to, and the indelible marks they leave. The film was made with Ken Loach’s production company Sixteen Films and has qualified for the 2025 BAFTAs.Barnaby Blackburn is an award winning writer/director. At the age of 26 he won aBAFTA for writing promos for the BBC’s Winter … Continue reading Pylon

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Roald Dahl, a new play

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A new play at the Royal Court in London is set to explore World’s No 1 storyteller, Roald Dahl’s legacy and contradictions. Giant by Mark Rosenblatt takes place over the imagined course of an afternoon in 1983, in which Dahl must decide how to handle the scandal that could sink his career. A book review he has written for a literary magazine, comparing Isarel to Nazi Germany and called all Jews cowards if they don’t condemn the Israeli state, has caused quite a dismay. The Witches by Roald Dahl could well be his masterpiece, is about o come out and … Continue reading Roald Dahl, a new play

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RAINDANCE LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2024. “THE MAN WITH A THOUSAND FACES. L’HOMME DE

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MILLE VISAGES”. 90 MINS. PYRAMIDE INTERNATIONAL – FRANCE/POLAND. ALL NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. A documentary about a real life imposter who has charmed a string of ladies all round the globe. Made by filmmaker Sonia Kronlund about a real man hiding behind many identities, the film is based and was instigated by a personal friend’s experiences and took several years to put together. The maker of this film said at Q and A that it was a difficult one to make – “one of those stories which feels like you don’t really know why you’re working on it” – it … Continue reading RAINDANCE LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2024. “THE MAN WITH A THOUSAND FACES. L’HOMME DE

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Raindance Film Festival: The Quiet Maid

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“THE QUIET MAID” – RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL LONDON 2024 (92 mins) in association with Calladita films and others.INTELLIGENTLY EXAMINING CLASS TENSIONS AND UNFAIRNESS “RESCUED” BY SATIREThis film brings to mind all kinds of conflicating episodes, feelings and behaviours which may echo with many a viewer. Poor Ana (Paula Grimaldo) is a Columbian housekeeper in the Costa Brava trying to fund a close relative’s aspirations to become a doctor while she is underpaid and witnessing spoilt bourgeois people who though speaking the same language, have nothing else in common with her at all.Directed, written and produced by up and coming Miguel … Continue reading Raindance Film Festival: The Quiet Maid

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Police car filmed hitting a cow twice

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According to Surrey Police A police officer who filmed deliberately driving a police car into a cow has been removed from frontline duties. Deputy Chief Constable Nev Kemp said: “ I fully appreciate the distress our handling of this incident has caused  and will ensure that it is thoroughly and diligently investigated. At this time, the officer who was driving the police car has been removed from frontline duties pending the outcome of these investigations.” Beau Lucy, a 10-month-old breeding heifer, has no broken bones and is recovering in a barn with other calves but could still die of shock, … Continue reading Police car filmed hitting a cow twice

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Short Story: The Octopus Curry

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The Octopus Curry  – A Short Story by Penny Nair Price Liz and Roger worked together and were great comrades in the office – Roger had had his eye on her for some time but he was strapped for cash and when  Friday evening came,  another colleague – Chris invited him to eat locally to the office as a treat. Liz said her goodbyes and went on her way for the weekend.  The chosen restaurant was on the first floor.  Roger took his rucksack with him, found a space for it,  and the two colleagues sat down to a wonderful … Continue reading Short Story: The Octopus Curry

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Muslim International Film Festival, London

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The Muslim International Film Festival Londonhttp://www.TheMiff.Net@muslimfilmfest MIFF 30 May to 2 June Opened by Sajid Varda Story Consultant/Founder of Festival. BFI Aficionado.All films have been to at least one major film festival before coming to this oneand some have received awards. With films set throughout the world includingUK, Morocco, Turkey, Tunisia, Jordan and Sudan, the festival runs as per thedates itemised above.MIFF is supported by UK Muslim Film (UKMF). Sajid Varda is keen to seeincreasing representation of Muslim actors and themes worldwide. He alsowishes to bring harmony within the industry.He feels 9/11 changed everything making Muslims identified with somethingevil. Supported … Continue reading Muslim International Film Festival, London

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Chaplin’s fall from grace

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The remarkable, story of Charlie Chaplin’s years of exile from the United States during the postwar Red Scare, and how it ruined his film career, from bestselling biographer Scott Eyman. Film critic, Scott Ryman’s biography of Charlie Chaplin is a perceptive, insightful portrait of  Chaplin and of an America consumed by political turmoil, starts in 1952, as he was barred from re-entering America by opaque machinations bin the US state department. Once the most famous man in the world, Chaplin abroad the RMS Queen Elizabeth, bound for England now risked becoming “stateless, impoverished” in Ryman’s words “ Charlie Chaplin had … Continue reading Chaplin’s fall from grace