Tale of Tales film release – A dark and fantastical world
Dark origins have met with a decidedly different fate for the fairy tale. Over time they have undergone a conversion to dilute that wicked darkness that once permeated their souls. This conversion can in large part been attributed to Disney, and perhaps the capitalist...
Heliot Steakhouse London – Glamourous setting & steak that hits the spot
Step into the Hippodrome on Leicester Sq, resist the urge to plunge into the blackjack table and wind your way up the flared staircase to Heliot. Finding a quality restaurant inside a casino is a surprising delight, like discovering an aquarium inside a bookies or an...
Born in the EU – A love song to a whole continent
It's hard to truly love the EU. But it's even harder to want to choose to leave so I will be making sure I vote Remain. I feel European as well as British and we have to stay in the club and get our voice heard. It will be a sad day if Farage and all his right wing...
Novelist & Director Helen Walsh on her film The Violators
Novelist & Director Helen Walsh on her film The Violators - words Paul Risker There is the first ‘big’ step a storyteller takes on a journey. For novelist and director Helen Walsh that first step was her debut novel Brass (2004), followed by a second, third and...
Jonny Greenwood on Radiohead and how it all began
Jonny Greenwood on Radiohead and how it all began - with Matt Everitt BBC Radio 6 Music Jonny Greenwood is well known as the guitarist, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and member of Radiohead. Matt Everitt took the chance to interview Jonny as part of the series The...
Pioneer & chef Dylan Watson-Brawn on his perfect breakfast
Berlin has become renowned for its open mindedness and forward looking culture. The city has been soaking up influences from the masses of international newcomers who, attracted to this mindset, have made the German capital their home. Artists, musicians and creatives...
Adam’s Apple part of LIFT festival review
Adam's Apple part of LIFT festival review - words Gabriella Docherty “How does my voice communicate who I am?” As part of LIFT 2016, Adam’s Apple Choir, led by Canadian performer Tristan Whiston, playfully and sensitively explores this question through a newly crafted...
Japanese anime on British TV – Anime to explode in the UK?
It has been nearly three decades since Japanese animation burst onto the big screen in the UK. The 1991 cinema release of Akira led the way. The release was an adaptation of the Katsuhiro Otomo movies of the same name. Apocalyptic manga at its best. It was an...
The New Phoenicians – Phoenix Arizona and the valley of the sun
Attracted by the healthy outdoors lifestyle and year round sunshine, record numbers of Americans are ditching the cold north and moving to Phoenix’s idyllic Valley of the Sun. “Hallelujah, no more rain!” an elderly lady shouted as a flight attendant helped her into a...
Emotional Fusebox – Pilot for forthcoming film Adult Life Skills
Emotional Fusebox - Pilot for forthcoming film Adult Life Skills - words Paul Risker Ahead of the release of Rachel Tunnard’s independent British comedy Adult Life Skills on June 24th, the writer/director’s 2014 short film Emotional Fusebox was released in full today...
Mali Harries – Interview with star of Hinterland
Interview with actress Mali Harries star of Hinterland - words Paul Risker With the curtain drawn on the first act of Welsh crime drama Hinterland, the stage is now consumed with the drama of its second series. The Hinterland landscape is a character in itself, but...
Gaucho Piccadilly Circus – The Realm of the Steak
Gaucho Piccadilly Circus - The Realm of the Steak - words Chris Zacharia For so long the gold standard of steak in London, Gaucho has elevated itself into the category of legend. It’s beyond criticism, beyond the usual constraints, existing in the plane of...
Barrio Soho review – we try to shed our uptight London selves
Barrio Soho review - a Latino oasis in central London - words Jeanette Farrell It’s a pretty punishing slog, wandering through Soho in the cold, dark rain at the tail end of winter; charging up a Regents Street choked to a halt by shoppers in search of some kind of...
Lingua Franca by William Thacker – Book Review by Bojana Duric
Lingua Franca by William Thacker - book review by Bojana Duric ‘What’s in a name?’ Something Lingua Franca has us questioning in this hilarious parody that captures the world of marketing and corporate interests in a whole new way. William Thacker’s second novel is...
Wordsworth Hotel review – A warm welcome in the heart of Grasmere
Wordsworth Hotel review by Lee Taylor The Lake District has had its share of turmoil this winter, with flooding and roads only just opening up again to much needed tourist traffic. So a visit to the region was timely, as we hit Grasmere this spring, and found a...