Some films build fantasy elements into the real world, and explore what might happen if such a thing came true: 'The Truman Show', and 'Being John Malkovich', are two obvious examples of this genre. But Tim Burton does not make films like that. Even his most realistic work (e.g. Ed...
who killed her husband in his sleep. The stylised script, described as Expressionist, is matched by Richard Jones’ direction and is unquestionably memorable. But a word of warning: the play is a challenge and
Jones, Cranston. “More Than Modern.” Art,TimeLXXI.13 (31 March 1958). This prestigious cover story reviews Stone’s ancestors and family, character, education, peer evaluations, past successes, and seven current works. Sargeant, Winthrop. “From Sassafras Branches: Edward Durell Stone.” Profi...
Visual notation of bird songs by Bob Jones Science 2 Comments Jan 1, 2003 Web site color choice by Mathew Lodge 4 Comments Dec 30, 2002 Sparklines: computer code implementation by Robert Gower 87 Comments Dec 16, 2002 Quality of software, software processes and the UML by Brian Sam-Bodden...
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any resolution seems slight. None of the characters is a monster, but they do all seem entitled. And there’s a lot of OCD – the fascinating idea that music triggers the characters leads to the production’s startling sound design and brilliant work from Lindsay Jones. I just wonder if ...
Suddenly, everything begins to hinge on the success of his next movie. And if that movie doesn’t reach expectations, people quickly dismiss his once-budding career. Edward Norton has chosen to do none of that. Norton, 26, is receiving stellar reviews for his pivotal supporting role as alta...
Those days of equality now appear to be gone. In Jonathan Jones’ recent book about British art, Sensations, which range from Hogarth to the present, Nicholson is contemptuously dismissed as ‘a dull, dry imitator of the European modern greats’. Hepworth, though she does not rate an illustra...
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The Oxford Companion to British HistoryEdited by John Cannon; The Plantagenets, the Kings who Made Englandby Dan Jones;History Today Companion to British HistoryEdited by Juliet Gardiner and Neil Wenborn;Brewer’s British Royaltyby David Williamson;Britain’s Royal Families, the Complete Genealogyby...