China through the lens
The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum autumn exhibition China through the lens of John Thomson (1837 – 1921), features stunning photographs of China taken in the 1860s and 1870s. Edinburgh-born J ...
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What I did in the holidays
For the retired person life is one long holiday, and so last summer I decided to ‘do something different’. I got a job. Against all odds, I managed to persuade one of Britain’s most prestigious univer ...
A satirical American black comedy of bad manners
Joyce Glasser reviews Catfight (March 10, 2017) The New York based writer/director/actor Onur Tukel is a true independent filmmaker, producing, writing, directing, acting in and editing most of his lo ...
A dead serious Matt Damon helps save China in this middling Chinese action-fantasy drama
Joyce Glasser reviews The Great Wall What is 46-year-old, Matt Damon, recipient of three Academy Award nominations for Best Actor/Supporting Actor, doing on the Great Wall of China killing mythical Ch ...