Mike Leigh, super-realist
Like a lot of folk I enjoy people watching. I’ve met hundreds, as you do, and noticed the extremists: schizos who condescend then seem to lose all self confidence; manic-deps … Continue reading
The sixties
Where were you in the 1960s? If you were a baby, or still deciding to be born, it is a fascinating period to explore. The Sixties is a 2014 10-part … Continue reading
John Lennon, saint or devil
I watched a documentary on John Lennon recently. It was called The Real John Lennon, and it was my original intention to review it here. I do so below. But … Continue reading
Tying the knot
Mikey and Donna have second thoughts about True Love It was the holiday season, and I must have been influenced by notions of family get-togethers. I found myself looking again … Continue reading
Rohmer Revisited
Éric Rohmer in a 1977 TV interview How, and why, do we relate to other people? A curious observer, Éric Rohmer, charted the ground between self awareness and self obsession … Continue reading
Haunted lives
In 1884 Arthur Rimbaud was in Harar Ethiopia and established in a business exporting coffee to Europe. He was 30 and had finally settled down after what could be considered … Continue reading
The emperor’s clothes
Do you know Hans Christian Andersen’s fable about the Emperor’s new clothes? It suggests we sometimes avoid the truth out of self interest or cowardice. Right now the Emperor seems … Continue reading →
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