Media

Picasso: Love & War 1935-1945

Daniel Kinsey | 07 September 2006

Despite Picasso's turbulent love life, his art still has an amazing ability to touch hearts.

Strangling Shakespeare

Matthew Mehan | 09 August 2006

Britain's leading theatre company seems set on barbequeing the Bard of Avon, judging from its production of Henry VI Part II.

No pitches, no jerseys, but African soccer flourishes

Martyn Drakard | 30 June 2006

Commercialised sport has finally become a part of African life, as current interest in the World Cup shows.

Spike Lee: artist or entertainer?

Matthew Mehan | 07 April 2006

American director Spike Lee is an artist. So why did he try his hand at a crowd-pleasing conventional cop drama like The Inside Man?

Out of touch and proud of it

Diane Bryhn | 09 March 2006

The gap between the Hollywood glitterati and the guys and gals who buy tickets at the box office appears to be widening.

Hark, the age-old carols sing

Michael Cook | 16 December 2005

Singing Christmas carols is an indispensable part of our heritage.

Manga mania

Matthew Mehan | 03 December 2005 | comment 1

The Japanese have invented a unique genre of comic books for all ages and tastes -- and they are flying off the shelves even in the US.

900 years of Russian masterpieces

Sarah Phelps Smith | 18 November 2005

The Guggenheim's bold survey of the progress of the art of Russia offers stunning insights into its culture from early icons to the avant-garde.

Who’s in charge of violent video games?

Carolyn Moynihan | 05 August 2005

The designers of video games are often unscrupulous. Industry ratings lack teeth. Governments feel it's all too hard. The last line of defence is mom and dad.

G-rated for gold mine?

Michael Cook | 24 June 2005

G-rated films are 11 times as profitable as R-rated films, but Hollywood makes 12 times as many R-rated films. What's going on?

The real success of Anne Bancroft

Michael Cook | 10 June 2005

What we should remember Anne Bancroft for is her visceral performance in The Miracle Worker, not her role as a seductress in that ultimate 60s film, The Graduate.

Get rid of that sinking feeling

Lewis Lebaron | 17 December 2004 | comment 1

Film reviews on the internet are a godsend for parents who want to know what their children will be watching.

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