The surprising element of Michael Winterbottom’s new bio-pic on the life of Paul Raymond the self styled ‘King of Soho’ in London in the swinging sixties, is that he has chosen to present him as a lovable rogue who deserves our sympathy as ‘sex’ made him very rich but extremely unhappy. After all Raymond was … Continue reading
This is the fictional story of how the great British Victorian novelist Charles Dickens came to write his classic tale that many hold responsible for making Christmas one our most popular holidays. When we first catch sight of Dickens (Dan Stevens) he is touring America at the height of his fame. When he returns … Continue reading
You so know you are at SUNDANCE when you dash from seeing ‘SIGHTSEER’ where a couple on on touring vacation just annihilate anyone who upsets them in the slightest, to straight away catching ‘THE MOO MAN’ a charming documentary about a rather disarming farmer who is completely besotted with his cows who he hopes will … Continue reading
The atrocious unsocial behaviour of a group of very wealthy privileged college-age offspring of England’s landed gentry whose utter contempt for the poor is matched by their assumed rights of trashing and vandalising other people’s properties, seems a odd topic for a movie. It’s even more unbelievable when we learn that the current crop of top … Continue reading
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in Jaipur is doing such good business these days that there is only one unoccupied room which causes a problem when two new guests arrive at the same time to claim it . It’s ladies first but before Lavinia Beech can check into the Hotel’s best room the key is … Continue reading