Old footage of London – there’s a lot of it about. Jumpy, black and white videos of a bygone time never cease to fascinate. But much of the freely available material online is short, on one subject and usually lacking in narrative. That’s where this …
‘It’s not the money, I’ve just got nothing to go home to’, says Thomas Turgoose’s runaway character in newly released Somers Town, kicking off Meadows’ short film and a friendship between two lonely young men from opposite sides of Europe. Turgoose plays Tomo, a rootless …
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 …
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A school in east London has hit upon a novel way to reign in the young’uns and keep them from that common bugbear, anti-social behaviour: get them pondering philosophical questions about life, the universe and everything. Gallions Primary School in Warsall, Beckton, introduced a course …
We’ve not done very well on the virtuous January front and seem to have spent all our money and most of our nights out on the lash with a flagrant disregard for propriety and our bank account. We don’t mind though because, as usual, there …
Ten years after storming Wembley Arena with his revival of the 1976 album, Oxygene, its creator and performer, French synth maestro Jean-Michel Jarre, is back in town… to play exactly the same thing again, only this time in the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday, March …
London’s councils have agreed to fund more green projects. An awfully large black market DVD ring has been busted in South London. Patients of the Epsom and St. Helier NHS Trust are undoubtedly seeing red today – theirs is officially the meanest hospital in Britain. …
Our weekly roundup of film reviews continues, courtesy of James Bryan… This week, Bee Movie, Enchanted, We Own The Night, Youth Without Youth, Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium and It’s A Wonderful Life. And if you’re too busy to even read a review of reviews then …
Damien Hirst has made the Tate’s Christmas by gifting them 4 of his art works. The infamous cow and calf bisected and suspended in formaldehyde, “Mother and Child Divided” is the Turner Prize winning crowning glory. This is a high profile donation, timed for maximum …
Following reports late on Wednesday night, Chelsea Football Club have confirmed at 1:45am this morning that manager José Mourinho has left the club. The statement on the club’s official website simply reads: Chelsea Football Club and José Mourinho have agreed to part company today (Thursday) …
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