Memoria – Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s weird and wonderful journey January 15, 2022 It’s always exciting when a celebrated director tries something new. Apichatpong Weerasethakul is the director of Palm d’Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, as well as the adored drama Cemetery of Splendour. Memoria marks his first foray outside of his native country, but his filmmaking language appears intact. Tilda Swinton stars [...]
Smells like legal spirit: ‘Nirvana baby’ reignites lawsuit against naked album image January 14, 2022 The man who was pictured as a baby on the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind album has reignited his lawsuit against the 90s band after his initial case was dismissed.
Sessions Arts Club review: A restaurant worthy of all the hype January 14, 2022 Every now and then, sometimes once or twice a year, sometimes less, a place opens that combines all the right elements in just the right order to create the rare alchemy that we call the “it” restaurant. Gloria did it with its maximalist Italian amore della vita, as did Gymkhana with its studiously crafted modern [...]
Man hammers BBC London HQ statue by disgraced sculptor Eric Gill January 13, 2022 Police were called to the BBC's main headquarters yesterday after a man damaged one of its statues with a hammer.
Out Of Our Heads: The Rolling Stones bag stamp collection for band’s 60th anniversary January 11, 2022 The Royal Mail has announced it will launch of 12 stamps to commemorate 60 years of the iconic rock band The Rolling Stones.
The Green Planet takes over Green Park Tube station January 10, 2022 To launch Sir David Attenborough’s new landmark series The Green Planet, BBC Creative has transformed Green Park Tube station into a vivid and otherworldly experience for passengers that welcomes them into the incredible world of plants. BBC Creative, the BBC’s in-house creative agency, has rebranded part of the station ‘Green Planet’ today, creating an immersive experience for passengers that showcases [...]
Munich: The Edge of War is a stylish but predictable wartime pot-boiler January 7, 2022 Like superhero movies, the war drama is a genre that never seems to tire. Just when you think every aspect of a conflict has been covered, a new story is found, or in this case created. Based on the novel by Robert Harris, Munich: The Edge of War stars George Mackay as Hugh, an assistant [...]
A Twitter storm: Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague lambasted for comments on privilege and poverty January 7, 2022 Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague is facing a Twitter storm for comments that some have called ‘Thatcherite’. Speaking to new Dragon Den star Steven Bartlett on his podcast Diary Of A CEO podcast last month, the influencer-turned-businesswoman said: “When I’ve spoken about that in the past, I have been slammed a little bit, with people [...]
The best upcoming art, film and theatre to see in London in 2022 January 7, 2022 Despite Covid uncertainty, London’s cultural scene is set for a jam-packed opening to 2022. We collect our top picks for the first few months of the year. Theatre The Collaboration, Young Vic The last few years have seen blockbuster London retrospectives of both Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. In this new play starring Paul Bettany [...]
God Save The Queen: Ministers push for patriotism with a daily national anthem and more union jacks January 6, 2022 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries and her team push for more union jacks, national anthem singing and 'other expressions of patriotism' on the BBC.