Friday Film : 5 ways to improve the Oscars
Let’s start with basics: A. Movies are about fantasy. They star impossibly attractive or highly charismatic people. They are
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Thursday Theatre : What’s on stage awards 2016
(Photo of Benedict Cumberbatch by Ben Hewis and Nicole Kidman by Dan Wooller) Those who say theatre is elitist should buy
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Monday Moviestar : Leonardo DiCaprio, the last big star to win Oscar?
At a pre Baftas party once I saw a young woman throw herself at Leonardo DiCaprio. I mean, literally fling
Read MoreFriday Food : Delicious Chickpea and Dill thingy by Charlotte George
Charlotte is a writer and director of film, television and theatre – including work for the BBC, Channel 4 and
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Friday Film :10 things I learnt at the BAFTAS 2016
Glamour needs hot weather. Ok, we didn’t get the usual sleet, snow or lashing rain at Sunday’s British Academy
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Friday Film : Sherpa : documentary review
If you want genuine diversity in film, try Sherpa on for size. Talented, skilled people of different ethnicities on both
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Thursday Theatre : Nell Gwynn – theatre review
Nell Gwynn, playing a limited season at the Apollo theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, is a delight of a play. Bawdy,
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Friday Film : Spotlight – film review by Tony Ruggio
Somehow, the man who made Adam Sandler’s “The Cobbler,” a diverting trifle from earlier this year, is the same man
Read MoreFriday Film : The Big Short – film review by Tony Ruggio
A dense, informative, sometimes heartbreaking exploration of what happened over the course of four years to spawn the worst economic
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Friday Film : Oscars so right on
In October 2015 posters on an Internet awards forum declared that their choice to win the best lead actor Oscar
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Friday Film : The Revenant – film review by Tony Ruggio
‘Please get back! Your life is more important than Leonardo Di Caprio!’ pleaded the security guy at the Revenant Premiere
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Monday Music : David Bowie RIP
Look up here, I’m in heaven I’ve got scars that can’t be seen I’ve got drama, can’t be stolen Everybody
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Friday Film : Awards season has started!
It’s a tough, dirty chore going to glamorous celebrity events but, hey, someone’s got to do it. So, in the
Read MoreMonday Mirth :The Stellas – frivolous lawsuits
Another oldie but good for a laugh. Now that we’re in ‘awards season’ here are some nominees for The Stella
Read MoreFriday Film : The Danish Girl – film review
When early stills of Eddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe From The Danish Girl were released, some awards watchers wondered whether
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Film Friday : Daddy’s home – film review by Sara Hemrajani
Daddy’s Home review The concept of the ‘blended family’ is certainly ripe for a Hollywood comedy, but unfortunately Daddy’s Home
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Friday Film : Star Wars, The Force Awakens premiere.
So, um, security was tight at Leicester Square. The men in white were not to be messed with. The
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Thursday Thoughts : Harry Potter and the slightly insulting hogwash
Let me start by saying the Harry Potter books were magical. I was one of the millions who queued for
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Thursday Thoughts : You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone by Alison Harbour
Better out than in. Alison Harbour from Harney and Wells solicitors in Brighton lets it go! The family court
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Friday Food : Crabmeat and sweetcorn soup
Warming crabmeat and sweetcorn soup 1 tbsp sesame oil 1cm ginger, chopped finely 1 can tinned crabmeat 1 large can
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Friday Film : Inside out – film review (DVD release) by Sara Hemrajani
If you are in search of a family film to watch at home this festive season, look no further than
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Wednesday Women : Super mums
So, Red Tractor Beef and Lamb undertook a survey of over 1500 moderns mothers and found that the average mum
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Friday Film : Bridge of Spies – film review by Sara Hemrajani
While the James Bond franchise was used as a fictional vehicle to show the sexy, daring and heroic (Western) side
Read MoreTuesday Tone: Family barristers Sian Smith + Lucy Davis strike back!
Lawyers Life recently ran two articles about women family lawyers which painted a gloomy picture of the profession and life
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Monday Motives : Affairs Of The Heart Part 1: by Dr Carol Apt
Adultery, cheating, infidelity are words that can provoke swift and emotional responses in even the most rational of human beings.
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