Entries Tagged as 'Film'
Aspects for the week beginning 15 October 2017
Harvey Weinstein “I came of age in the 60s and 70s, when all the rules about behaviour and workplaces were different” ~ Harvey Weinstein There’s no birth time for Film Producer Harvey Weinstein, but there is still much of interest to discover about this man who managed for years to conceal evidence of his sexual […]
Categories: Film
Aspects for the week beginning 11 October 2015
Suffragette “I’d rather be a rebel than a slave” ~ from the film “Suffragette” The film “Suffragette” will be released tomorrow in the U.K (23rd October in the U.S.), and stars Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan among others. It has been a long time in production (since April 2011) but is timely as this year, […]
Categories: Celebrities · Film · Historical
Aspects for the week beginning 12 July 2015
Harper Lee The story of the author Harper Lee, her early success in writing “To Kill a Mockingbird” (the most highly praised book in American literature), her withdrawal from publicity and chosen life of seclusion, her protection by her older sister Alice, then at the end of her life publication of the original text of […]
Categories: Book Review · Film
Aspects for the week beginning 14 June 2015
Benedict Cumberbatch What a year it has been for Benedict Cumberbatch! Ups and downs (mainly ups) culminating yesterday in the announcement that he had a newborn son, and a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. His Birth Chart He has a strong chart, with many interesting features. His Ascendant in Libra (he was born […]
Categories: Celebrities · Film
Aspects for the week beginning 2 November 2014
Joseph Mallord William Turner A film premiered this week, entitled “Mr. Turner” featuring the combined geniuses of the painter J.M.W. Turner, the film director Mike Leigh and the actor Timothy Spall. Personal View When I was in the third year at University I signed up for a course on 20th Century art, but changed my […]
Aspects for the week beginning 2 June 2013
Liberace and the Making of the “Behind the Candelabra” Film With anti-gay riots in Paris this last week, and the first gay marriage in France at Montpellier, the TV film “Behind the Candelabra” aired on 26th May in U.S. and to be aired on U.K. television on 7th June is a timely reminder of how […]