On the Road Film: Dean’s Story
Two weeks ago, they finally released the long awaited trailer for Coppola’s adaptation of Kerouac’s On the Road directed by Walter Salles. I don’t know if I am the only one to have noticed but […]
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One Day: Book vs Film
Novel and screenplay written by David Nicholls. The book should come with a warning: “Do Not Read In Public.” The film is fine to watch in company– you’re sat in a big dark room, surrounded […]
Learning about Joyce Vincent – Carol Morley’s ‘Dreams of a Life’
If you haven’t heard of it already, type ‘Joyce Vincent’ into Google and see what comes up. A tragedy that hit news headlines back in 2006, and now relinquished to the backs of people’s minds, […]
Review: Jeff Nichols’s ‘Take Shelter’
“There’s a storm a-coming”, yells Curtis (Academy Award nominated Michael Shannon) with the visceral power of a Southern baptist preacher, “and none of you are prepared for it!” Churchgoers tremble in their chairs. He breaks […]