Archive for November, 2008
Written on Monday, November 24th, 2008 by James and stored in marketing
My inbox has just gone “ping” so being ever alert to my clients’ needs I looked immediately. Only to see the sender was my sister. At this point I sagged a little (more…)
Written on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 by Jon and stored in Jon
Director: Tom McCarthy
Cast: Hiam Abbas, Richard Jenkins, Danai Gurira, Haaz Sleiman.
Any film which features a perceived social injustice at its heart can walk an awkward line between entertainment and preaching. (more…)
Written on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 by Jon and stored in Jon
Director: Grant Gee
Joy Division charts the rise of the eponymous band and the fall of mercurial frontman Ian Curtis, told in documentary format and featuring extensive interviews with band members and record-industry alumni. (more…)
Written on Monday, November 17th, 2008 by Marcus and stored in branding
My ‘turn-key-and-hope’ car is giving me problems in the morning. I have choices, many choices. I could continue this dawn misery; I could get a lift to work with someone else (more…)
Written on Thursday, November 13th, 2008 by Jon and stored in Jon
Director: Pierre Salvadori
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Marie-Christine Adam
Hotel waiter Jean loses his heart to a gold-digging female con-artist, who mistakes him for a high-rolling millionaire while working on the French Riviera. (more…)
Written on Thursday, November 13th, 2008 by Steve and stored in Steve
Years ago, too many to think of it pains me to say, I went to the Tate Gallery to look at Ben Nicholson’s work. I wanted to study the paintings and reliefs with the fresh eyes of an art student rather than a schoolboy. (more…)
Written on Thursday, November 13th, 2008 by Jon and stored in Jon
Director: Sergei Bodrov
Cast: Aliya, Tegen Ao, Tadanobu Asano
This Oscar-nominated film chronicles the adventures of a young Ghengis Khan – a boy who, as you would probably expect, was used to bloodshed from an early age. (more…)
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