PRECIOUS (15) *** Starring: Gabourey “Gabbie” Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Lennie KravitzDirected by Lee DanielsRunning Time: 1 hour 49 minutes Precious Jones (Gabbie Sidibe) is 16. She lives in Harlem where she has been raped by her father and abused…
I know people like shoes. In the town where I live, Lewes in Sussex, England, we have two shops that cause pedestrian traffic jams outside their windows. One is a homemade chocolate shop and the other is a particularly sophisticated…
We’ve had the snow and now it’s time for the snowdrops. The garden is looking pretty scruffy and neglected after that beautiful wrapping of white melted away so I was not expecting much when I went out there for a…
I have been trying to keep my readers informed about the developments across the road from the Wolf’s residence here in Lewes in Southern England so some of you may remember the saga of the Crocodile Rock shop and my…
I knew they were there. I could hear them moving in the shadows. They were fearless, ruthless and they were coming my way. It was just a matter of time so I sat and waited – new gun on my…
A Prophet [Un Prophete] (18) **** Starring: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Reda KatebDirected by Jacques AudiardRunning Time: 2 hours 29 minutes Language: French An uneducated young Arab, Malik (Tahar Rahim) knows nothing about survival in jail when he…
I have been listening to Acolyte, the debut album of the much praised new Manchester band Delphic. It was an album I was waiting to hear before I had even heard of these three young guys from the city where…
On a previous blog (22 October 2009) I wrote about the amazing Jumping Wolf photograph that won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 competition. I was inspired and thrilled by this shot of a wild animal in full chase.…
Instead of my weekly kung fu lesson on Monday, I had to settle for a chat over tea and toast with my instructor, Neil, as I was not feeling well enough to risk exercising. Nothing wrong with that as we…
It was a new kind of day on Sunday here in Lewes, Southern England. The snow had gone and the sun was shining. I was feeling as enervated by the false Spring air as the birds who were singing in…