In response to the New York Times revelation of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged serial sexual harassment, he released a statement “ I came of age in the 60sd and 70s, when all the rules about behaviour and workplaces were different, as that was the culture then.” There was a time when Hollywood studio bosses regarded young…
The Last Jedi is finally here, with some impressive battles and visuals and teases galaxy plodding plotlines with some cool new images.
REVIEW OF JASPER JOHNS EXHIBITION AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS SEPTEMBER 2017. Between 23 September to 10 December 2017 at London’s Royal Academy you can take in a major exhibition of American artist Jasper Johns. Now in his 80’s Johns is still producing work to enchant and make us curious and quizzical and this…
REVIEW OF THE SHACK SEPTEMBER 2017 There are only 3 basic storylines say some seasoned writing experts. That said, The Shack is no ordinary story and unfolds as an eerie drama with some resolutions for the protagonist and the viewer but also leaving a lot of unanswered questions. As a young boy, Mack gets beaten…
Review of “MAY GOD SAVE US” – Spanish film with subtitles RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, THE VUE, LEICESTER SQUARE SEPTEMBER 2017 Starring dynamic Antonio de la Torre as Luis Verlade and Javier Alfaro as cool well dressed eccentric with a stutter Roberto Alano, one can only marvel at this gripping story which echoes certain other films about serial killers…
This Is Us – FILM REVIEW – RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL VUE LEICESTER SQUARE SEPTEMBER 2017 Jerry J White 111 is the director and one of the executive producers of This is Us. I met this young dynamic entrepreneur in the bar before the screening, who had just arrived from LA. Jerry recently changed his career…
Review of World Premier of “Ghostroads” – A Japanese Rock and Roll Ghost Story – The Vue Cinema – Raindance Film Festival 2017 We all – or most of us – love Rock and Roll Bands – let’s face it….so this variation on a theme is funny, quirky, slightly ridiculous and will raise a smile…
Review of Dark Blue Girl – Raindance Film Festival 2017 the Vue Leciester Square .Writer/Director from Germany Mascha Schilinski has come up with a sensitive portrayal of an unusual “ménage a trois” which fixates the audience from start to finish. Starring Artemis Chalkidou, Karsten Antonio Mielke and Helena Zenkel, father and mother of Luca split…
Up and coming artists should really interest us all even though for the past 15 or more years there has been a lack of new innovative music and songs. That said the popularity of rap songs often from angry and creative people who observe difficulties around them and write and sing about them is another…
“I go back home, Jimmy Scott” Sometimes I feel like a Motherless Child. Jimmy’s song haunts and enchants. Directed by Yoon Ha Chang, this sensitive interpretation of one man’s mission to give jazz and blues singer Jimmy Scott true appreciation before he passes on enchants the audience with renditions of his songs after German music…