Posted in Art Guide, People, Photography on 01. Jul, 2010
Larry Jarrett-Kerr photographed up-and-coming winemaker Tom Jones who left corporate life in London behind to delve into the world of winemaking in East Sussex. Tom tells Dressed in the Dark why he wanted to get outdoors, what’s good about the South-East countryside and that English sparkling wine is the next big thing. He also showed us around the stunning Bluebell Vineyard.
Posted in Book Guide, Fiction on 24. Jun, 2010
George and Sabine Harwood are the latest European exports to arrive in a country which is trying to shake itself free from its colonial past. They are unwanted. Sabine instantly acknowledges the foreignness of this new land, Trinidad, and its huge cultural weight pressing down on her.
I have the privilege of marrying a Trini woman. We were over there recently and I wanted to delve deeper into Trini culture. You can’t miss the street food in Trinidad. People sell amazing food but some quite suspect, such as cow heel soup and pigtail souse! On most street corners you’ll find a mixture [...]
Posted in Film and TV Guide, Online on 17. Jun, 2010
Today’s short film recommendation is The PEN Story in which a man on his 50th wedding anniversary looks back at his life in photographs. The film combines stop motion and photography expertly and although the goal is to sell a product, the journey there is spectacular. This is a tremendous feat of imagination and creative [...]
Posted in Film and TV Guide, Online on 15. Jun, 2010
In six minutes baby Billy’s day out manages to manages to shock and disturb as it portrays a dysfunctional family steeped in fanaticism. It is a moving short essay on the life of many modern families.
Posted in Cinema, Film and TV Guide on 14. Jun, 2010
Pay too much attention to the title of Noah Baumbach’s new film and you might mistake Roger Greenberg, played by an uncharacteristically quiet Ben Stiller, for the protagonist. Don’t worry if you do – Roger pathologically fails to defeat his self-obsession and so, he thinks it’s all about him too.
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