Berlin Film Festival – Hail, Caesar! – Review
Reviewed by Miranda Schiller @mirandadadada The opening film of the Berlin Film Festival, is an unambiguous celebration of film - Joel and Ethan Coen take on Old Hollywood in their newest all-star comedy, Hail Caesar. Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), a studio "fixer", runs from one emergency to the next in the chaotic world of the film business in the early 1950s, the later years of Hollywood's golden age. He gets the stars out of trouble, appeases irate directors, and keeps...
DVD Review: Jean-Luc Godard – The Essential Godard Blu Ray Boxset
Review by Miranda Schiller/@mirandadadada Enfant terrible of French Cinema, driving force of the Film Noir and Nouvelle Vague movements, Godard is the name you drop when wanting to appear knowledgeable and Europhile. And with good reason. Time to revisit (or discover) some of his most influential films in this newly released Blu Ray box set. It certainly gives an indication of Godard's bandwidth of themes and artistic expressions, from his most well-known, the iconic Breathless, to the gloomy dystopia Alphaville,...
Chancellor’s Brother Struck Off Following Affair With Vulnerable Patient
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor George Osborne’s brother has been struck off after a two-year relationship with one of his own patients. Dr Adam Osborne had been treating her for anxiety and depression but became embroiled into a sexual relationship. The medical tribunal declared that his behaviour was ‘profoundly unacceptable” and that his fitness to practice was impaired by reason of misconduct. During the hearing it was revealed that Osborne attempted to end the relationship; then the woman involved attempted suicide...
Over HALF of NHS Chiefs Hunt Said Are on His Side Have DENIED it
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Eleven of the twenty doctors who Jeremy Hunt claimed had signed a letter in support of his junior doctor’s contract decisions…have denied it. In the Commons yesterday Hunt used a letter signed by 20 NHS managers, which he said backed his plans. However, eleven of the people named have said they thought the concessions over the final offer were “fair and reasonable,” but they don’t agree that contracts should be forced upon medics. To add...
Speaker Spends Thousands of Pounds of Your Money on Beeswax Candles, Dinners & Booze
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The speaker John Bercow has lavished public money on entertaining MPs, himself, but not you. He spent a colossal two grand on beeswax candles, not exactly a necessity. He also splashed out hundreds of quid on photos of him getting his grand piano tuned. Bercow put on sumptuous receptions, lunches and dinners at the cost of the tax payer. A one off meal with an Aussie counterpart came to £1,954. He also has a fondness...
British homebuyers confused by ‘unfair’ property buying process
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent A new survey of 2001 homebuyers who have bought a house in the past year, are in the process of buying, or are planning to buy in the next 12 months unveiled that Brits find the UK property buying process confusing and unfair. The survey, conducted by estate agent Tepilo revealed that 61 per cent of those surveyed admitted they find the whole buying process confusing -...
Chronic : Film Review
Review by Adam Turner/@AdamTurnerPR Happy, uplifting and easy-watching Chronic is not. In fact, It's more like being drenched by a cannon loaded with misery. However, Michel Franco's melancholic drama does help to bring to attention some of life's most agonising realities - from cancer and HIV to euthanasia, death and everything in between. Franco, best known for the disturbing After Lucia (2012), should be commended for bravely confronting such anxiety-provoking issues - many of which are seldom portrayed through the...
“Fan” who always leaves on 80mins wants everyone to leave at 77mins each game
Angry and boorish John Baron, 48 from Runcorn, was overjoyed when everyone left Anfield earlier than he usually does. He said: “I couldn’t believe it, usually I just get torrents of abuse, “we can see you sneaking out” "part time supporter" and “fuck off John you miserable cunt”…all that rubbish. I thought people had come around to my way of thinking finally.” Mr Baron had no idea about the fans protests; he only uses the match the get out his...
Tory MP Uses Human Rights Act He Tried To Scrap To Ensure MPs Arrests Are Secret
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Parliament votes to keep MPs' arrests secret from the public - and just one member voted against Anti-EU Tory Chris Grayling has forced through a rule arguing that releasing the names of MPs who have been incarcerated is a breach of their human rights. Only one MP voted against the new proposal. Currently, the names of members who have be arrested was a public record and the Speaker of the House John Bercow would announce...