A Blonde in Love / Black Peter (Milos Forman). Review by Alan Price. Black Peter is one of the first early sixties films of covert dissent and ushered in a new kind of Czech cinema. But A Blonde in Love is Forman’s even more confident realisation of his original tender, angry and humane authorship. Both are essential viewing.
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Poetry Review – THE BLOCKADE SWALLOW: Merryn Williams is amazed by the poetry which Olga Berggolts was able to make out of her tragic life
Prom 20. Review by Julia Pascal. The night of the male Modernists opened with a tribute to Harrison Birtwistle’s Sonance Severance 2000, a three minute composition which is as huge in its effect as it is brief in its length.
Poetry review – THE FALL OF SINGAPORE: Carla Scarano reviews Greg Freeman’s prose and poetry memoir of his father’s wartime experiences
Poetry review – YOUR NEARNESS: Edmund Prestwich finds it rewarding to tackle the difficult aspects of Forrest Gander’s poetry
Poetry review – SAME DIFFERENCE: Pat Edwards is impressed by Ben Wilkinson’s poetic versatility
My Fair Lady. English National Opera. Review by Julia Pascal. My Fair Lady, the musical version of George Bernard Shaw’s 1912 play Pygmalion is staged at the English National Opera this summer.
Poetry review – MUCKLE ANIMA: Pat Edwards commends an ambitious collection by Paul Waring
Poetry review – LEMONADE IN THE ARMENIAN QUARTER: Rennie Halstead welcomes the messages of love and forgiveness in Sarah Mnatzaganian’s pamphlet
Poetry review – WAYS OF HEALING: Emma Lee finds emotional depth in a new collection by Charlotte Shevchenko Knight
Larks on a String, Jiri Menzel. Review by Alan Price. The opening twenty three minutes of Larks on a String are exhilarating. They set the tone for the rest of this marvellous film whose lyric and comic surface has a deceptively light touch barely masking the pain experienced in its totalitarian landscape.
THE SECRET OF THE OLD RED PHONE BOOTH: Sarah Lawson is reminded of some children’s books from former generations The old red phone booth on Lewisham Way is a great way to get rid of books. Someone might like them; this is a very mixed London neighbourhood and there are a couple of colleges nearby. […]
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