WORDS SPEAK LOUDER THAN ACTIONS
Anne Hathaway was widely criticised for her Yorkshire accent in the film One Day, (although it wasn’t so bad in the end). But why do filmmakers insist on getting US actors to attempt British accents? That’s […]
Ben East
REMAKE RELIEF FOR BLADE RUNNER
The news that Ridley Scott agreed to direct a follow-up to his sci-fi classic Blade Runner will comfort fans who feared a quick-buck travesty. “It’ll certainly be fascinating to see what the “new, exciting direction” […]
40 is the new 30 in Hollywood
The acclaim from the movie The Wrestler did more than simply win Marisa Tomei the smattering of high-profile roles she’s promoting this month: with that role, she was seen to champion the middle-aged woman in […]
LUCIAN FREUD: HIS LIFE AND WORK
Nice obituary in The National of one of my favourite painters, including an obligatory shoehorned-in reference to East Anglia. “Lucian Freud was a still a teenager when he learnt arguably his most important lesson in […]
LIVERPOOL ARABIC ARTS FESTIVAL
The annual festival in Liverpool seemed particularly timely this year, with the Arab Spring cropping up in nearly every conversation. Here’s a nice little snapshot of my time there, in The National. “I’d love people […]