Opinions & Analysis
Publishing the credit crunch
Super Thursday, which saw the publication of 800 books on one day in the race to reach the Christmas top…
Christmas Exhibitions in the Highlands
I go to three churches before Christmas and they’re all within a few miles of each other, which is most…
Musical theatre and the credit crunch
Much has been reported recently of the terrible news that shows are closing at breakneck speed both here and on…
2008 London Film Festival- Part I
The London Film Festival, for all of its attributes, is a logistical nightmare. And this year it was harder than…
Can creative writing be taught?
How, then, can universities hope to teach a skill that is seemingly so subjective and abstract? Many are cynical about…
Paul Newman: In Memoriam
Pushing and pulling...pummeling and kneading until the flesh is ready...is ripe. And only then did the body rise from a…
The Women
It is unfortunate that Clare Boothe Luce`s trenchant view of Thirties New York Anglo-Jewish society never has been translated onto…
The Golden Age of Hollywood
Although during the Golden Age Hollywood was a town run by Jews, it has never been a town which supported…
Two Peas in a Pod - Mike Leigh & Alfred Hitchcock
When Mike Leigh first uttered his expletives against Alfred Hitchcock`s Frenzy at the 2006 London Film Festival seminar on London…
COLUMN: Talking about the e-book
Everyone is talking about the e-book reader. Most are ranting about it, some are cautiously praising it, a brave few…