Well the weather was great for the Notting Hill Carnival this weekend so we figured that some people must have braved their hangovers to get up and upload all their pictures on to Flickr already. And we were right, The image above is by Colin …
If you’re a fan of Eastern cinema then try and read this post with a defibrillator handy because the Firecracker film festival lineup is one of artery exploding brilliance. We’ll try and ease you into it gently by simply stating that it runs from the …
Did you see the Top 20 Film Locations list that was put together by Film London last week? It was pretty rubbish. We know these kind of things are designed to provoke dicussion and argument, but one company counting up which of the locations on …
I have started dating a lovely lady who is also a serious film buff. After we watch a movie she says things like “Well, I thought the art direction was good but the script suffered from being over-written.” To which I have no response, as …
The last time Woody Allen was in town we completely failed in our mission to stalk him across the city. For that, we can only apologise. This time we are determined to do a much better job of following Woody’s every move…and if we happen …
It’s not even close to August yet, but the annual Notting Hill Carnival arguments have started already. Pretty much every year there’s some kind of brouhaha about the route of the carnival, the danger posed by unruly elements or the cost to the local taxpayer. …
The Guardian News Blog today has some more details on the new editions of Monopoly which we reported on back in January. Apparently the new 70th Edition version of the game will do away with the water works, Oxford Street, Bow Street and Angel and …
Looking round the interweb, you sometimes get the impression that web designers are more interested in showing off their latest graphic ideas, rather than making things usable. Not so much of a problem if all you’re doing is trying to market something that can only …
Do you remember shoegazing? Do you want to know what shoegazing is? Do you wish it was still 1991? Well get yourself along to the Sonic Cathedral. “The night that celebrates itself” will feature a set from Engineers (right) and a DJ set from Sonic …
Londonist received a tip earlier this week about a contemporary photography show being put on in Notting Hill.
People don’t need a reason to hate West London and in particular Notting Hill, but for some reason the creative community seem hell-bent on given them some. Not content with creating a film so bland and banal that it’s most iconic feature was a door …
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