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Listed: 10 classic tales of the citySunday, 01 July 2018Now is the time of year when weary travellers find themselves in some sun-strafed piazza, gazing in... Read more... |
Listed: The 10 Best Biblical NovelsSunday, 25 March 2018From the myths of the Old Testament to the miracles of the New, the Bible has been as much a source... Read more... |
Listed: Suffragettes portrayedTuesday, 06 February 2018It was both astonishing and depressingly unsurprising that Suffragette, Sarah Gavron’s feature... Read more... |
Best of 2017: FilmFriday, 29 December 2017It was the night Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, those old robbers on the run, will want to forget... Read more... |
The Most Expensive Paintings Ever SoldThursday, 16 November 2017Yesterday the record for the most expensive painting ever sold was broken. At Christie's in New... Read more... |
Listed: 20 Punk Moments that Shook the WorldMonday, 23 October 2017Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols was issued on 28 October 1977. It’s an anniversary... Read more... |
Coming soon: trailers to the next big filmsFriday, 11 August 2017Summer's here, which can only mean Hollywood blockbusters. But it's not all Spider-Man, talking... Read more... |
Are video games an art form? UnquestionablyFriday, 30 June 2017It is 2017 and we are still having this conversation: are video games art? We have been using... Read more... |
Listed: How I Do Love TheeTuesday, 14 February 2017Love is in the air. Today, men and women and boys and girls will be pondering how to say it with... Read more... |
28 Sequels That Took ForeverSaturday, 28 January 2017This weekend T2: Trainspotting is released in cinemas. It's taken 21 years for novelist Irvine... Read more... |
Listed: Forget the ForceMonday, 14 December 2015Next week the seventh episode of George Lucas's famed space saga will be released on a wave of hype... Read more... |
The 11 Best Gigs on Film (after Stop Making Sense)Saturday, 07 November 2015In the arts there is never a best of anything. There is good, great and glorious. But best? There... Read more... |
Listed: The 100 Funniest Things about Downton AbbeySaturday, 24 October 2015It began with the sinking of Titanic and the loss of not one but two heirs to the title. James... Read more... |
They say it's John's birthdayFriday, 09 October 2015Not just a mere rock star but spiritual guru, peace campaigner, political icon, thorn in the flesh... Read more... |
Listed: The Best Mountain MoviesSaturday, 19 September 2015It has never been easier for cinema to capture the terror and splendour of the mountains. Cameras... Read more... |
Listed: Back To SchoolMonday, 14 September 2015It's Monday morning, some way between the start of school term and the recall of students to... Read more... |
Listed: 10 Multiplying ActorsSaturday, 12 September 2015This week Legend opened in cinemas starring Tom Hardy and Tom Hardy. The actor’s double turn as the... Read more... |
Listed: Essential Operas 2015-16Tuesday, 01 September 2015September is upon us and it’s nearly time for the new season. English National Opera’s Artistic... Read more... |
Listed: Songs of SummerSaturday, 25 July 2015It’s forecast to rain for a fortnight, just as the schools tip out their restless young. The roads... Read more... |
Listed: Precocious WritersSaturday, 18 July 2015Once upon a time... Storytelling is an integral part of all human cultures, and a central pillar of... Read more... |
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