The Lighthouse (2006). Review by Alan Price. The opening images of The Lighthouse (2006) set the scene for the film’s reoccurring visual motifs. Villagers, soon to be refugees, dancing and singing on a railway track. A badly burnt antiquarian book. The sleeping face, filmed on a train, of its female protagonist.
by Alan Price • added recently on London Grip, film • Tags: Alan Price, film •
The Devil’s Trap – Blu Ray (Second Run). Review by Alan Price. The Devil’s Trap 1961) was directed by Frantisek Vlacil and is considered the first part of a loose trilogy of historical films that includes Marketa Lazarova (1967) and The Valley of the Bees (1967). All three films display an arresting black and white imagery that recalls Sergei Eisenstein – The Devil’s Trap’s pastoral lyricism evoking The General Line.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • added recently on London Grip, books, history, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, history, poetry, Tim Cunningham • 0 Comments
Poetry review – ARIAS OF CONSOLATION: Tim Cunningham is captivated by John Liddy’s hymn to Limerick and its history
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • added recently on London Grip, books, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, D A Prince, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – KITCHENS AT NIGHT: D A Prince admires the mysterious energy running through Dean Browne’s poems
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • added recently on London Grip, books, fiction, year 2022 • Tags: books, fiction, James Roderick Burns • 0 Comments
NO ONE HAS ANY INTENTION OF BUILDING A WALL: James Roderick Burns finds considerable power in a slim volume of short stories by Ruth Brandt
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, photography, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, photography, poetry, Sue Wallace-Shaddad • 0 Comments
OFFCUMDENS: Sue Wallace-Shaddad reviews a poem & photograph collaboration by Bob Hamilton & Emma Storr
by Barbara Lewis • comedy, plays, theatre, year 2022 • Tags: Barbara Lewis, comedy, plays, theatre •
As You Like It. Review by Barbara Lewis. Shakespeare famously was for all time, and yet this version of As You Like It feels uniquely relevant to our age.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, poetry, Robert Cooperman • 0 Comments
Poetry review – THE FIELD OF HAPPINESS: Robert Cooperman is pretty happy with Charles Rammelkamp’s new collection
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, Nell Prince, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – THE SLEEP ROAD : Nell Prince enjoys the first full collection by Stewart Sanderson
by Carla Scarano • art, exhibitions, fashion, photography, textiles, year 2022 • Tags: art, Carla Scarano, exhibitions, fashion, photography, textiles •
Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear. V&A. Review by Carla Scarano. A fluidity that looks for alternative concepts of masculinity that trespasses traditional roles and expresses the possibilities of the individual is the main focus of the V&A exhibition.
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • books, poetry reviews, year 2022 • Tags: books, Carla Scarano, poetry • 0 Comments
Poetry review – A TRIPTYCH OF BIRDS & A FEW LOOSE FEATHERS: Carla Scarano reviews a debut collection by Pratibha Castle
by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • added recently on London Grip, books, poetry reviews, year 2022 • 0 Comments
Poetry review – DEAR LIFE: Rosie Johnston peruses a prize-winning pamphlet by Maya C Popa