Author: tutukbrung
The crazy world of cult film-maker John Smith
In 1969, John Smith, now one of Britain’s most revered artist film-makers, but then a foundation student at North East London Polytechnic, was sitting in a pub transfixed by a […]
Mark Rylance on families, Hilary Mantel and climate disaster
On the day that Mark Rylance video-calls from Pittsburgh, where his wife, Claire van Kampen, is directing an opera, the news is dominated by the death of Hilary Mantel. Rylance, […]
From satanic panic to billion-dollar business evil the world has ever known
We didn’t mean to unleash the greatest evil the world has ever known,” says Chris Pine’s voiceover. “But we’re gonna fix it.” In the forthcoming movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honour […]
Don’t Worry Darling shows all publicity is good publicity
Don’t Worry Darling, Olivia Wilde’s much-anticipated suburban thriller starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, has opened strongly in the UK despite – or perhaps thanks to – the considerable iffy […]
Inu-oh review theatre a new one 14th-century
Anime maverick Masaaki Yuasa’s 14th-century rock opera gets off to the most traditional start possible with some stark Noh-style declaiming. But things quickly get pretty wild: Hendrix-ish behind-the-head lute shredding, […]
The actor Louise Fletcher performance in the film version
The actor Louise Fletcher, who has died aged 88, won the best actress Oscar in 1976 for her chilling and controlled performance in the film version of Ken Kesey’s countercultural […]
Tom Hardy and friend successful celebrity side career
Tom Hardy is now a martial arts champion. The 45-year-old actor quietly entered the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championships in Milton Keynes this Saturday, beat all of his opponents and […]
In Front of Your Face review from Korean auteur
Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo has returned with another of his quiet cine-literary movie artefacts: ultra-lo-fi movies shot on video with available light, in real bedrooms, real apartments, in cafes and […]
Hollywood legend Jeff Bridges on the gift of life after cancer
Jeff Bridges at 72 wakes early and lingers a while in bed. Since a battle with lymphatic cancer that began two years ago (“When they found a 9in by 12in […]
The Greatest Beer Run Ever review save Vietnam misfire
As the good book – by which I mean Cheers – teaches us, beer is the currency of compassion. A can of suds won’t put you back more than a […]