This unlikely synopsis of two loners spending the summer painting the yellow lines on a deserted highway in the backwoods of Texas turned out to be quiet wee gem of an oddball movie. Set in 1988 when time really seemed to stand still, it is the most gentlest of buddy movies where a budding relationship … Continue reading
In 2019, former gay Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas publicly disclosed his HIV status after tabloid newspapers threatened to out him. A BBC documentary, Gareth Thomas: HIV and Me, aired shortly afterwards. Thomas had timed the announcement to coincide with his taking part in an Ironman triathlon. It was a carefully orchestrated media campaign … Continue reading
When 16 year old Cyd (Jessie Pinnick) manages to have yet another falling out with her father, he decides to pack her off to stay with her Aunt in Chicago for a few weeks to give everyone a break. Aunt Miranda (Rebecca Spencer) is a famous author and quite the local celebrity who lives a … Continue reading
Like most Brits we always had a great deal of affection for Queen Elizabeth’s younger sister Princess Margaret which started at our Protestant kindergarten (many many years ago) when we were all asked to pray for her. Not that we understood what it meant but we were told it was because she had decided … Continue reading