By Michael McNulty If you’re looking for a poorly sketched portrait of Paul Gauguin, then Edouard Deluc’s film, Gauguin, might be just the thing for you. This quasi-biography is a tepid attempt at painting the artists life in the romantic brush strokes that he surely would have liked to have ...
With great expectations often comes great disappointment. When Adam Handling opened The Frog near Brick Lane last year, the menu read like an absolute dream. Nonetheless, my expectations weren’t particularly high; I’d imagined The Frog might be one of those restaurants wrought by an overambitious chef who over-promises but under-delivers. ...
Taking seven days to shoot and incorporating 78 camera setups and 52 cuts, the shower scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is one of the most memorable and iconic sequences in cinematic history. In 78/52 director Alexandre O. Philippe looks behind the curtain of Hitchcock’s most famous murder. Joining him is an impressive ensemble of ...
This is the incredible moment conjoined twins with two heads and one body were born by caesarean section. Video footage shows doctors pulling the two wailing 8lbs tots from their mother's stomach before wiping them clean. But tragically the babies - who share a body, two arms and two legs ...
A student caught up in the New York truck attack has told of her horror at seeing terrified children "holding onto their moms and saying, 'I'm scared.'" Maddie Clark, 21, was one of the first at the scene of the bloodbath assault which killed eight people and says it was ...
WHO & WHY? In May 2016 a group of south London based friends decided they wanted to give something back and so the idea of throwing a charity ball was born. With their diverse skill set ranging from interior designers, project managers and chefs, the group spent the next eight ...
Thousands of new hire bikes dubbed Sadiq Cycles are being rolled out across London – offering an upgrade on the original Boris Bikes. The Mayor of London announced the arrival, with the new bikes offering riders improved handling, a new gel saddle, tyres with puncture prevention and BLUETOOTH. The bikes ...
Jeremy Corbyn attacked the government’s poor record on tackling tax avoidance today, revealing that UK exchequer is missing out on between £34bn and £119bn in tax - enough to cover the education budget or the NHS. At Prime Minister’s Questions, he quizzed Theresa May about why the Tories have repeatedly ...
By Frances James New research released for World Vegan Month has revealed over half of Brits are now adopting vegan buying behaviours - but how do you shop "vegan"? Veganism has now transformed from what was once regarded as a fringe movement to winning British hearts and minds in ever greater numbers. ...