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As the Coronavirus lockdown continues, many of you are no doubt turning to streaming services in an attempt to stave off the boredom. However, there’s plenty to watch free online too, and here is my London films and documentaries box set selection! Current crisis aside, we are fortunate to live in a world where access to…
With the UK now in lockdown due to the Coronavirus many of you will no doubt be stuck indoors with little to do… so what better time to have a themed quiz? Here is my medical London lockdown quiz! Below are 20 questions which, in honour of the fantastic work being carried out by NHS…
On the 13th March 2020 David Lynch’s masterpiece The Elephant Man was due to be re-released in cinemas, fully restored in 4k definition to honour the film’s 40th anniversary. Sadly, few showings were able to take place due to the onset of the Covid 19 crisis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvJuJKOmZAY Shot in atmospheric black and white, The Elephant…
When H.G Wells’ celebrated tale, War of the Worlds, was first serialised in Pearson’s Magazine in 1897, the world was powered by steam and Queen Victoria was still on the throne. Yet Wells had the foresight to envisage an alien invasion of Earth in which ultra-intelligent beings from Mars travel across the gulf of space in…
Following on from my recent review of Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition at the London Design Museum, here are 31 of my favourite items which I found on display. This selection reflects my own particular interests- and a very small percentage of the exhibition’s total artefacts. If you’re keen to see more, I would highly recommend…
Update – this exhibition has now closed but you can still see my 31 top picks and personal favourites of the items on display. Despite the cannon of work he created between the 1950s and 1990s being relatively small, it goes without saying that Stanley Kubrick was one of the 20th century’s greatest film directors….
