Return To Witch Mountain: DVD review
After the mammoth box office flumping of Disney’s John Carter one cannot help but recall the studios earlier live action pictures from the 1970s and how different they were in comparison to the behemoths of […]
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Oxford Literary Festival: My love affair with Charles Dickens
It’s come around again, the Oxford Literary Festival, Christchurch meadow and Christchurch college in the beautiful spring sunshine, celebrating all kinds of literature currently out there; detective mysteries, classic authors, biographies, cookery books, children’s illustrators, […]
Anna Karenina: Eifman Ballet
To me, ballet is one of those art forms where even if you don’t understand or enjoy it, you can’t help but sit mesmerised at the talent and the outcome. Not pretending to know the […]
Film Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
In recent years the spy genre has seen resurgence, restyled either as sophisticated postmodern thrillers (the Bourne and James Bond franchises, Spooks) or comedies (Johnny English and the Sky1 TV sitcom Spy). It is a […]