Laurence Olivier was the greatest ever actor. And a hypocritical snob. He criticised Richard Burton for wanting to make movies for money, rather than appear on the legitimate stage. This might’ve been OK if Olivier himself hadn’t accepted a million bucks to appear in a movie financed by the Moonies. Next he did Clash of the Titans… Acting…
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Jun
One reason for my blog is to promote myself as a writer, but when I posted about the things I could see in a day’s drive from Salta, I thought that two sentences and 16 photos made the point well enough. The last two images were from Purmamarca, a quiet village in the northwest of…
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May
Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, 2013. My friends took me there to see a Constable hanging on the wall, but I fascinated with the exhibition by Martin Creed. It was tamer than some of the other bodily functions he’s depicted. Then there was his music…
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May
Probably not the question you were expecting, even though I’m posting this on Trinity Sunday. The answer is yes, kind of. Buenos Aires was shortened from Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Nuestra Señora la Virgen María de los Buenos Aires. This means ‘City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Our Lady the Virgin…
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May
Actually, it doesn’t really matter what seats you get at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in London, just as long as you get seats. When I saw Macbeth with my friends JJ and Sam in 2013, I was standing throughout. Towards the end, I was pleased that Lady Macbeth had done the decent thing and died quickly, but was…
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May
The Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral is the building that looks more like a large public library up close. This is what I saw up closer, in 2007:
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May
Tonight, I saw my 28th and last movie of the festival, down from 30 in 2015, but I think it still gives me some authority to make a few comments… The tactful trailer The trailer to Ma Ma suggested it was a heartwarming film about a woman (played by Penélope Cruz) dying of cancer, unexpectedly pregnant, with the…
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May
This is the terrace of a beachfront room at Turtle Cove resort, between Cairns and Port Douglas. Kelvin, the co-owner, calls it the best office in Australia. Hard to disagree. On this trip, I was editing a tasteful novel. Every time I cut out 500 words I had a swim. An attraction or downside (attraction…
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May
