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Eddie The Eagle

Michael Edwards better known as Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards was a charismatic British folk-hero that most Americans will never have heard of. This plasterer from a blue-collar family ignited the U.K. public’s imagination when, in this real shaggy-dog story and without any real experience, in 1988 he finagled his way into the British Olympic Team … Continue reading

Eden

French filmmaker Mia Hansen-Love’s new movie is a love story of the music of a generation where the plot and people involved really do take a back seat. Right from the opening scene set in 1992 in Parisian suburbs where another illicit rave scene party is taking place in an old deserted fort where they … Continue reading

Edie : It’s Never Too Late

The unexpected success of the Hotel Marigold films  gave rise to the belief that there is an audience for films starring veteran British actresses who have been sidelined to small cameo roles. However they cannot stand alone on skills of the sublime talent in front of the camera alone, there needs to be a decent … Continue reading

Effie Gray

The failed marriage of John Ruskin one of England’s celebrated Art Critic was one of biggest sex scandals of the Victorian era. Although in this instance the public embarrassment was for a change actually about the lack of sex!  Effie Gray his very young virgin bride took the unprecedented step of suing her husband for … Continue reading

EL BULLI : COOKING IN PROGRESS

El Bulli was a Michelin 3 Star Restaurant on the Catalonian coast of Spain that was the height of excess. Its chef and co-owner Ferran Adria turned what was an unpretentious seaside café into a holy grail for the most serious of foodies. The extremely creative and self-assured Adria led a team of some 42 … Continue reading

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