Tag Archives: UK cinema

Rest in Peace, Roger Moore

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Cora

Actor Roger Moore died yesterday, aged 89. There’s also a lovely tribute by Peter Bradshaw at the Guardian. I heard the news on the radio, while driving home after a grocery haul. “And now we have some tragic news from … Continue reading →

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There will be no golden age…

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Cora

So Britain (well, Wales and England minus London) voted to leave the European Union today. I’m pretty pissed off about this, because I rather like Britain, have lived in London for a while and also like to visit on occasion. … Continue reading →

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More on J.G. Ballard, High-Rise, Brutalism and Architectural Horror

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Cora

Last week, I posted about J.G. Ballard’s 1975 novel High-Rise, Ben Wheatley’s recent film adaptation of said novel and about Brutalist architecture in general and its connection to science fiction. I also included several links to articles discussing the book … Continue reading →

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J.G. Ballard, High-Rise and Brutalist architecture as instant dystopias

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Cora

In the past few weeks, there has been a flurry of articles and posts about J.G. Ballard’s 1975 novel High-Rise, inspired by Ben Wheatley’s film adaptation, starring Tom Hiddleston, which opens in the UK this week, following a sort of … Continue reading →

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Wah – Evil Foreigners are ruining Hollywood – Again!

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Cora

The Atlantic has an article about how international audiences are killing off the comedy and western genres* in Hollywood by refusing to watch American comedies and westerns. Screeds like this one show up almost as regularly as pronouncements of the … Continue reading →

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