Americans know it as the movie theatre, Brits call it the cinema. Continue reading
Category Archives: Film
The road not taken
How much do we really know about our friends? There are always surprises. Continue reading
The miracle of Thomas Becket’s elbow and Robert Donat’s voice
On 29 December 1170, four knights loyal to King Henry II of England murdered Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, in the city’s cathedral. Continue reading
Award-winning documentary examines what it feels like to lose everything
Today there are some 60 million refugees in the world, living precariously and fearful of what the future may hold. Continue reading
Truth is the safest lie
La Bocca della Verità (“Mouth of Truth”) is a marble image of a face, located in the portico of the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome. Legend tells that if someone lies while placing his or her hand in its mouth, the Bocca will bite it off. Continue reading
Buster Keaton meets the Schnozzola
In the 1930s, the film studio MGM starred Buster Keaton with Jimmy Durante in an attempt to shore up Buster’s ailing career. The pair made three films together, which Keaton hated and the public loved. Continue reading
Stan Laurel: Funnier than Keaton or Chaplin
At Christmas 1952 the inhabitants of a small village in the middle of England were surprised and delighted to discover two of the world’s best known comedians seated at the bar of their local pub. Laurel and Hardy were in another fine mess. Continue reading
