Documentary
Secret City: Uncovering London’s hidden history
Yesterday the Frontline Club in London screened Secret City , the acclaimed investigative documentary explores the power wielded by the City of London Corporation and reveals its relationship to London’s position at the centre of global finance, and the economic crisis.
By Sara Spary | Arts | Tuesday, 15 January 2013 at 6:17 pm
Feral ‘Monkey Boy’ – a tale of the unexpected
The challenge of researching a so-called feral child case is that it’s quite likely a hoax. Someone has dragged out a disabled kid whose wordless vocalisations can be interpreted as the howling of a wolf-child; their spasticity becomes evidence of imitating the wings, claws or paws of their host species. How DO you know when it’s real?
By Mary-Ann Ochota | Notebook | Monday, 24 September 2012 at 12:58 am
What’s life like on the road as a DJ? Pan-Pot enlighten us with a new film
I often wonder what life on the road as a DJ is like, from what I can gather it’s not always as glamorous as one might imagine. Ok, so they get to travel the world playing the music they love to thousands of people every week – but, in reality despite the obvious plus points there’s the down points too – constant tiredness, traveling from one airport to another to another, never really seeing much of the city you’re playing in. Ok, hardly the end of the world, but still it’s not all one big party. To illustrate their life on the road as DJs, German duo Pan-Pot (Tassilo Ippenberger and Thomas Benedix) have released an hour-long DVD based using footage from their various gigs. I spoke to them about the new film…
By Marcus Barnes | Arts, Music | Tuesday, 17 April 2012 at 4:00 am
Think. Think again. Think harder.
Experts at picking out our flaws. Experts at analysing and obsessing every little part of us that we do not like. Experts at glossing over it all, painting on a convincing smile and telling the world that we are fine.
10 years on and the ‘fine’ that rolls off the tongue so easily will be doubted [...]
By Ilona Burton | Notebook | Sunday, 8 May 2011 at 10:51 pm
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