Last night we watched “The Pianist” (Roman Polanski). I will admit I was a little cool to the prospect initially as I was not really in the mood for a heavy-weight movie but I was pleasantly surprised by the out-come as I was easily drawn into this excellent movie. Its very well acted, scripted and [...]
Friday evening we went to the Barbican with Sandra and Danny to see Madrid’s Radio Tarifa. An exciting fusion of flamenco, ancient Iberian, Moorish, Yiddish, North African and Middle Eastern music, evoking the past whilst remaining enthrallingly contemporary. In spite of their casual and understated attitude they kept the crowd utterly enthralled. A cool evening [...]
Last Friday I went with some friends to the 606 Club for dinner and a spot of Jazz. I’ll admit that my expectations weren’t that high but to my pleasant surprise the band was blistering and the food pretty good. Its small and intimate interior also gives you that “personal Jazz” feeling that Ronnie Scott’s [...]
I saw “Secretary” on Saturday evening. A low budget mildly-black comedy/love story examining sado-masochistic relationships, starring James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal. I thought it tackled this subject with intelligence, sensitivity and wit without slipping into cliché or sugary mawkishness. I found it very enjoyable and entertaining, a film I would recommend.
I was at a bit of a loose end this weekend so I decided to buy the new video game “Enter the Matrix” which is closely coupled with the new Matrix movie instalment. Have to say its great fun and gets my indelible stamp of approval. If its a whole weekend and quite a few [...]
I saw the new X-Men movie this weekend. I thought it was an improvement on the previous movie with more intricate plotting and better paced although it was flawed by a rather contrived death in the central cast near the end. Many critics has prised it for parallels with contemporary attitudes towards bigotry but it [...]
I went to the Royal Academy with Helena to see the Dresden Exhibition for myself.
It is an interesting display of European artists from about 1650 to as late as the tail end of the 18th c. The only thing which really seems to bind these artists is their incredible meticulousness and talent.
My main complaint overall [...]
