Image: Leeds Tealights 4/5 Stars It’s always worrying for performers, especially comedians, to follow a warm up act as sharp and funny as Goodbear – a comedy duo who managed to command an entire audience […]
Interview | Lars Mikkelsen – The man behind Sherlock's Charles Magnussen
With Britain’s surge of interest in subtitled Nordic Noir dramas such as Borgen and The Killing on BBC4, it was only a matter of time before familiar Scandinavian faces started crossing the North Sea, injecting […]
Photography | Douglas Kirkland – Cinematic photography at its finest
Douglas Kirkland’s photography has made an indelible mark on the history of cinema. From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to Titanic, Kirkland has captured freewheeling moments on set and off that have come to […]
Photography | Derry Moore – An English Room
featured image: Benedict Cumberbatch © Derry Moore/Prestel Publishing It is a truth universally acknowledged by those who deem themselves quintessentially English that every man’s home is his castle. Rooms are spaces of comfort, yet can […]
Film | The Counsellor – Cormac McCarthy's original screenplay is not the next No Country for Old Men
image: 20th Century Fox It isn’t hard to see why Cormac McCarthy’s first foray into feature film screenwriting garnered such a strong production team. Directed by Ridley Scott, the likes of Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, […]
Leeds International Film Festival | Editors' Highlights
image: Mifune Prodocutions Co. Ltd. Joanna’s Highlight Faythe Levine and Sam Macon’s documentary about sign painting may sound a little dull, but it is a testament to both their skill as documentary-makers and the […]
Theatre Group | A Chorus of Disapproval – The perfect remedy for November blues
image: Theatre Group There’s nothing quite like a farce to lift your spirits on a damp, miserable November evening, so TG’s adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn’s play could not have come at a better time. In […]
Theatre Group | A Chorus of Disapproval – Flashes of brilliance
image: Theatre Group 3/5 Stars In Alan Ayckbourn’s quirky comedy A Chorus of Disapproval, young widower Guy Jones finds himself thrown into the clash of dramatic arts and sexual politics as he joins a local […]
Interview: Lars Mikkelsen: “England produces the best actors in the world”
Ben Meagher has coffee with star of the Danish screen Lars Mikkelsen in Copenhagen and discovers why Mikkelsen once believed he’d become a clown. On one of the corners of Sønder Boulevard, a lively suburb […]
The Interview: Ian Burns
‘I can’t do autopilot acting – it’s like wearing a straight-jacket’ Ben Meagher ventures further into Copenhagen’s theatre scene, meeting actor Ian Burns for (yet more) coffee and a discussion of the stage, wild misdemeanours, […]
The Interview: Soren Malling
‘I’d be locked up if I didn’t have the opportunity to play the roles I’d like’ Ben Meagher meets Denmark’s star actor, Søren Malling, in Copenhagen for coffee and a discussion of clay pigeon shooting, Scandinavian drama […]
TV Comment: House Of Cards
With dialogue as sharp as their suits and as polished as the offices in the Senate, House of Cards is likely to be the smartest drama you’ll see this year. Adapted from Michael Dobb’s books […]