Screening today as part of the London International Documentary Festival is London Permabulator, a film about eccentric writer and researcher Nick Papadimitriou that looks at our relationship with the edgelands of London. Featuring interviews with celebrated city commentators Iain Sinclair, Will Self and – um …
By Toby Smith Now in its 4th year, LIDF has ballooned from a one-day event into a mammoth 16 day documentary extravaganza, bringing world-wide social and political issues to a host of venues across London. Showcasing more than 130 works from 36 countries, and giving …
Image from the film The Balibo Conspiracy, courtesy of LAFF Mention ‘Australian Film’ and a few stereotypes might spring to mind: Paul Hogan; quirky comedies; horror and gloom; or for those still living in the 19th century, bloodthirsty convicts. This year marks the 16th London …
If you both missed out on Blur at Hyde Park last summer and seeing the documentary ‘No Distance Left To Run’ when it hit cinemas for a short run last month, then the mighty Pure Groove is the ultimate location to head to tonight. From …
‘How Liberated Are You?’ a quiz from a 1978 issue of Cosmopolitan asks. ‘Are you Bridget Jones?’ asks Cosmo today. The former invited readers to reflect on gender roles in their relationships, home life and workplace 30 years ago. The latter asks you to monitor …
We’re not quite into the season of panto and sparkly Christmas shows and as if taking a last breath of seriousness before the season of silliness, the Barbican presents Quartet: A Journey North by Mehr Theatre Company. Coming across as a police investigation rather than …
In this series, we look at films with one thing in common: London. Our only rule is that the films must have either the word London or a London place name in the title. Other than that, any film is fair game. The London Nobody …
We’ll let you into a secret: Londonist is a bit skint. And we all know that the wonderful events in the city can add up to quite a hefty sum. It means that we can’t go and see the Dali and Film exhibition at the …
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