ALICE NEEL: HOT OF THE GRIDDLE a major retrospective at London’s Barbican

London’s Barbican Gallery has just opened a major retrospective of the stunning work of the American feminist visual painter ALICE NEEL called  Hot Off The Griddle. Neel was known for her vivid portraits depicting friends, family, lovers, poets, artists, and strangers that  capture the shifting social and political context of the American twentieth century. Crowned … Continue reading

Alive and Kicking

In our present day culture when our eyes are more likely to be glued to our cellphone screens rather than each other, it’s particularly refreshing to come across new-found excitement for a craze that is sweeping the globe which demands that we are set aside our personal tech gadgets and get fully immersed with our … Continue reading

Alive Inside

I cannot remember exactly how social worker Dan Cohen came across his amazing discovery but what we can see from this heart-warming documentary about him putting it in to practice is the undisguised joy from all the people who are reaping from his ‘invention’. Cohen established that elderly hospitalized patients numbed the cruel ravages of … Continue reading

Aliyah

  Alex ekes out a living as a small-time drug dealer in Paris.  He’s 27 and single but any chance he has of ever having a happy existence is scuppered by his walking disaster of an older brother Isaac who he is constantly bailing out for the substantial debts he has somehow amassed with some … Continue reading

All About E

All About E is an intriguing Australian lesbian movie that ticks a lot of boxes as it is an energetic crime-caper road movie with a beautiful exotic looking heroine with a very romantic streak that has some very sensual girl-on-girl action that has been wowing crowds Down Under and is now destined to do the … Continue reading

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