Fifty Animals That Changed The Course of History by Eric Chaline Allen and Unwin List five animals that you think have changed the course of history. Does your list include the wolf, which was the first animal to be domesticated by humans? These animals were selectively bred to create the range of domestic dogs we […]
Directed by George Clooney. Mike Morris (George Clooney) has all the right tools to be president but still needs a huge back-up team. Competing for the Democratic nomination in Ohio, his number one is the faithful Paul Zara (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), while thirty year old press secretary Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling) adds his brilliance to […]
Directed by Lars Von Trier. A planet named Melancholia is on collision course with earth and everyone has his or her own way of coping with what would appear to be an impending doom. Justine (Kirsten Dunst) is filled with dread but is getting married anyway. A small group of wealthy friends and relatives party […]
Directed by Ivan Sen. Toomelah is an Aboriginal community of about 300 people. On the banks of the Macintyre River on the border of NSW and Queensland, it is surrounded by cotton farms and grazing properties. Previously a mission, the church replaced much of the traditional culture of its inhabitants and today’s occupants suffer from […]
Directed by Ciline Sciamma A French family move to the outskirts of Paris with their two daughters. Six year old Jeanne (Maloun Levana) is impossibly cute with her dark curls and pink ballet frocks, while 10 year old tomboy Laure (Zoe Horan) is the opposite. When the local children mistake Laure for a boy, she […]
Directed by Nicholas Refn The Driver (Ryan Gosling) doesn’t seem to have a name. He turned up at a garage belonging to former racing driver Shannon (Bryan Cranston) one day and asked for a job. He is a quiet, efficient and reliable mechanic and Shannon arranges for him to drive stunt cars for Hollywood films. […]
Directed by Richard Press According to New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham, the best fashion show is on the street. He should know because; his page in the New York Times, On The Street, has been documenting fashion trends for over fifty years. Dressed in his blue work jacket, with a camera as a permanent […]
Tales of Desire by Tennessee Williams New Directions Books Born 100 years ago, Tennessee Williams is better known for his plays including The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. His plays were both praised and denounced – one being described by some forgotten cleric as being ‘revolting, deplorable, […]
Directed by Woody Allen Writer/director Woody Allen has taken his ruminations about life from Manhattan to Paris and the opening four minutes of the film delight the audience with the ‘moveable feast’ that is Paris. Gil (Owen Wilson), a Hollywood screenwriter, is in Paris with his fiancée Inez (Rachael McAdams) and her parents. It’s the […]
Directed by Jesse Peretz What would things be like if everyone compulsively told the truth and always thought the best of people around them? Organic gardener Ned (Paul Rudd) shows us that it is a good way to get people to dislike you, take advantage of you and even get you into serious trouble (as […]
