awards
Oscars 2010: A Night at the Academy AwardsMonday, 08 March 2010
It's appropriate, given that the Oscars remain the mother of all awards shows, that Sunday night's ceremony made a point of honouring both a mother from hell (Mo'Nique in Precious) and another from Inspirational Movie heaven (Sandra Bullock in... Read more... |
The Hurt Locker wins the Best Picture OscarMonday, 08 March 2010
Kathryn Bigelow made Hollywood history last night at the 82nd Academy Awards by becoming the first woman to be named Best Director for The Hurt Locker, which also won for Best Picture. Her brilliant, low-budget Iraq war drama was the big winner at... Read more... |
Bafta interviews and reviewsTuesday, 23 February 2010Read theartsdesk's reviews and interviews for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts award-winners.The Hurt Locker: Best film, Best director, Best original screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Sound Fish Tank: Outstanding... Read more... |
Chris Addison, Bloomsbury TheatreSunday, 14 February 2010
Keen comedy fans could never understand why Chris Addison, now 38 and marking 15 years in the business, didn’t have the breakthrough to national fame he deserved sooner. His quick, sometimes caustic but always intelligent humour played to sold-out... Read more... |
Raspberry ripples and Oscar odditiesThursday, 04 February 2010Although the UK Film Council lost no time in firing out the usual self-congratulatory press release, it has been a thin year for British nominees at this year's Oscars. And, as Kim Newman, my colleague from the London Film Critics' Circle, points... Read more... |
Jackie Oates, BBC Radio 2 Folk AwardsTuesday, 02 February 2010
Since releasing her first solo album in 2006 while still a member of the acclaimed Northumbrian group Rachel Unthank and the Winterset - who also garnered three Folk Award nominations for themselves this year – Oates has developed a unique... Read more... |
Chris Ofili, Tate BritainThursday, 28 January 2010
Dazzling and surprising, this Tate Britain retrospective by the 1998 Turner Prizewinner Chris Ofili should erase memories of the media sniping about him making money from using the so-called "gimmick" of incorporating elephant turds in his paintings... Read more... |
Richard Hawley, Royal Festival HallSunday, 24 January 2010
"So, we made it eventually." Having postponed this show two weeks ago due to the M1 doubling as a skating rink, Richard Hawley opened not with a song but an apology. It was hardly necessary. The sold-out Royal Festival Hall last night was prepared... Read more... |
Enron, Noël Coward TheatreWednesday, 20 January 2010
Crisis makes people hungry. In the case of the banking collapse, this seems to take the form of an ignoble itch for revenge, and a more laudable hunger for knowledge. What exactly happened and what went wrong? As Enron, Lucy Prebble's wonderful play... Read more... |
Photographic Gallery: Sony World Photography AwardsWednesday, 20 January 2010
The annual Sony World Photography Awards began in 2007. They showcase the work of both professional and amateur photographers across genres which inclu de journalism, fashion, architecture, advertising, sport and music. This year there were over 60... Read more... |
Up in the AirThursday, 14 January 2010
By trade Ryan Bingham is something called a Termination Facilitator. I'm not entirely sure if that's meant as a euphemism, but it sounds kind of scary and in fact, played by George Clooney with lubricated charm, Bingham is a hit-man contracted out... Read more... |
Mugabe and the White AfricanTuesday, 05 January 2010
He thought he owned his property - he had the title deeds to it, after all - but suddenly the ground shifted under his feet and there came an aggressive bid to snatch his home away. His savings became worthless in the economic chaos; the social... Read more... |
