by Douglas Anderson | Jul 21, 2010 | Article, Uncategorized
With the imminent British cinema release of the Serge Gainsbourg film Vie Heroique, it may be the case that the general opinion of the French cultural icon in the UK will be altered, and for the better. To many in Britain and indeed elsewhere, the name Serge...
by Douglas Anderson | Jul 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’ve been listening to quite a few debates on the radio recently concerning The World Cup and in particular the proposed introduction of goal line technology. I’m all for it as the absence of it has shown the multi-million pound tournament to be a tad...
by Douglas Anderson | Jun 21, 2010 | Article, Uncategorized
In recent years British broadcasting has seen something of a resurgence of the old guard. The television careers of Bruce Forsyth, Terry Wogan and Noel Edmonds to name but three have been reinvigorated and they are now regularly seen on our screens once more. There is...
by Douglas Anderson | Jun 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s 50 years since Jean-Luc Godard’s first feature A Bout de Souffle or Breathless to use its English title, opened. Obviously, it’s a hugely important film in the evolution of cinema with much being written about it. Some interesting examples for...
by Douglas Anderson | Jun 2, 2010 | Article, Uncategorized
Like many I had never heard of Harvey Pekar before watching the film American Splendor. I went to see it on a cold and grey January afternoon in 2004 after scouring the cinema listings in the hope there would be something I could immerse myself in for a couple of...