It’s hard to find a contemporary filmmaker that can rival Alexander Payne’s enviable skill of transforming regular trips into deeply emotional journeys. With films such as About Schmidt, Sideways and The Descendants, Payne has received warm critical reception and has gained major awards, including two Oscars for best writing. And…
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October 2013
From the outside, it looked like any English pub. Inside, loud voices debated Manchester United’s season while others swigged Fuller’s beer. I couldn’t feel further from America. The back of the pub, though, houses a small corner of the US via the Fat Bear pop-up restaurant in residency. My first…
When your last film has won everything from a Golden Berlin Bear to an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and has been hailed by critics as one of the few masterpieces of this decade, your new work will have the considerable advantage. It will be seen as a highly…
We love a good cocktail (or two) so we’re glad to recently discover a new bar after our own hearts; Kamique is where you go if you’re looking for spot in the West End that’s not only fun for hanging out, but prides itself on the quality and creativity of…
This new narrative work mixes Hip-Hop, Manga and Martial arts. Sounds like a match made in heaven right? Based on the story by Manga artist Akio Tanaka, this award-winning dance troupe take all the colourful characters and breathes new dancing life into them. In previous productions, such as their most…
If you have a burning concern or a major bee in your bonnet about driver-less cars, the craze of pop-ups or the intrusive activities of some newspapers (yeah, them!) then a receptive audience awaits you at the Barbican this October: an event that brings the movers and shakers of the…