A Single Man (12a) **** Starring: Colin Firth, Julianne MooreDirected by Tom Ford It is 1962 and Jim (Matthew Goode), George’s partner of sixteen years, is killed in a motor accident. That was two months ago but today George (Colin…
I feel that I am in the seat of power now after the fourteen months since I started this website. It has been hugely enjoyable and at times quite demanding to keep the daily blogs going without pause and I…
Whilst here in Britain the Church of England’s General Synod was struggling to find a compromise between its homophobic, traditionalist, misogynist, evangelical, anglo-catholic and liberal factions over issues that the rest of us had stopped worrying about years ago, Michelle…
The Archbishop of Canterbury That thing known as the General Synod is in session this week but do many of us really care? No is the short answer. The Church of England’s “parliament” is in session and they are in…
What’s so special about a plate of potatoes? you may well ask. They do look pretty unglamourous there under the skylight window in my kitchen but they are a symbol of the new year for me. These are Jersey Royals…
INVICTUS (12a) *** Starring Morgan Freeman, Matt DamonDirected by Clint EastwoodRunning Time 2 hours 12 minutes This is the true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) decides to unite his country, the newly apartheid-free South Africa by inspiring its…
I am not an anthropologist so don’t ask me for the answer to this but why do some tribes die out whilst others go on to prosper? Last week for example saw the final extinction of a tribe that were…
I have always been fond of Horatio. I mean Hamlet’s friend of course. He is an honest Joe and a long-suffering friend to the neurotic Danish prince. I think we would all rather be Horatio than Hamlet or at least…
It has been all shock horror in England this week as we reel with the news that the captain of the England football team, Mr John Terry has not been quite the gentleman that a very few innocent and naive…
You know pizzas? Those things you eat in restaurants or that arrive at your front door in boxes?Well, I have always liked them – especially, perhaps, in Italy on a sunny day under the shade of an umbrella on an…