How John Berger’s Ways of Seeing changed the way we look at art
According to Dibb, Berger considered his scripts merely a “beginning”, and wanted the series to be a “50:50 collaboration”. Much of its power derives from images and…
How Joan Collins put the ‘nasty’ in Dynasty
The line between Joan Collins, sexually provocative film star, and Alexis Carrington, ball-breaking man-eater, was a fine one, and the actress was happy to blur it further,…
How Joan Collins put the ‘nasty’ in Dynasty
The line between Joan Collins, sexually provocative film star, and Alexis Carrington, ball-breaking man-eater, was a fine one, and the actress was happy to blur it further,…
How YouTubers got clever: the rise of the video essay
Techno-pessimism is, at this point, received wisdom among most thinking people. Twitter has debased our public discourse, Instagram has poisoned teenagers’ mental health and, as for YouTube,…
Gyles Brandreth: how Charles Dickens made me a man
Charles Dickens shaped my life. That sounds like hyperbole. It isn’t. The spirit of Dickens informed my childhood (and not just at Christmas) and his career as…
Val, review: a poignant, highly personal portrait of Hollywood’s most notorious perfectionist
“Cinematography by Val Kilmer” is one of the more unexpected credits to pop up in a documentary, until you realise he’s been shooting Val since his childhood…
The blazing talent – and heartbreaking decline – of ‘fifth Beatle’ Billy Preston
For The Beatles, a slot on the same bill as Little Richard at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton on October 12 1962 was a dream made…