King Lear for the Theatrically Illiterate: Thoughts on Ian McKellen, Dementia and Special Effects
Walking into the Duke of York Theatre, I knew exactly two things about Shakespeare’s famous tragedy: that the plot was…
Explore The London Film Festival, At Your Own Risk
My relationship with The London Film Festival so far has been complicated by the fact that some films have impressed…
The Bizarre Bill Murray Sightings
“And no-one will ever believe you,” Bill Murray might quip after unexpectedly dropping into your life to create an everlasting…
Education, Literature, and Poetry: Eileen Gbagbo and Martha Ojo
This week, we’re interviewing Eileen Gbagbo, the brain behind this year’s BHM issue, and Martha Ojo, SU education officer. Let’s…
Don’t Tell Me “Black Doesn’t Sell”
Hollywood has often associated placing black talent at the forefront of major studio releases with an apparent risk of hampering…
“Joy”: Misery Is An Inescapable Cycle
Writer-director Sudabeh Mortezai’s exploration of Nigerian sex workers in Vienna is an inevitably tough watch, bereft almost entirely of what…
Albert Camus and Why Sport Matters – Berrylands as a Haven
Mid-way through a day in which Barcelona were due to play Spurs, and Napoli Liverpool, I found myself standing nervously…
JHS Lit: Bulgakov and Marquez – making magic out of history
Exploring the Representation of History in `One Hundred Years of Solitude` and `The Master and Margarita` The Late Modern Era…
JHS Lit: Machiavelli the soldier, schemer or dreamer?
Was Machiavelli sincere when writing ‘The Prince’ and does this matter? Machiavelli was being sincere when writing ‘The Prince’. This…
JHS Lit: Shakespeare, Ondaatje, Brontë – setting the story
Comparing the use of settings in The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and Anthony and…
