Shakespeare on Screen: Do or Don’t?
Share In Issue 39 (Jan/Feb 2012) of Little White Lies magazine, the publication’s editor, Matt Bochenski, reviewed Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus. In his review, Bochenski claims “there’s no place for William Shakespeare in cinema”, commenting on the “dull drone of a dead language”, and ending his article with the assertion “no more Shakespeare until we agree...
What’s Your ‘Cultural Black Spot’?
Share I’d like to say I’m pretty cultured. I read obscure 1930’s novels and The Guardian, I watch independent films in independent cinemas and I like tapas. However, I have a cultural black spot. I believe everyone has one of these, either deep, deep down, or maybe worn proudly on your sleeve. No matter how...
Andrew Haigh’s ‘Weekend’, And What It Has To Teach Us About Being Gay On Screen
Share Andrew Haigh’s Weekend is a wonderfully intimate and utterly engaging film, gently provocative whilst maintaining a very genuine heart. It follows 48 hours in the life of Russell, during which he drunkenly meets and sleeps with Glen, an artist working on a project about gay sex. They spend the weekend together, discovering more about...
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