Cinema Terminal is sold out for ‘Barton Fink’. So I take a quick look at SE7E’s film listings and see that in a quarter of an hour Fink is showing at São Jorge, ten minutes walk away up Avenida da Liberdade. There I scurry, only to find a queue so long that I would have […]
Archives for October 2015
‘Surviving Life’, Nova Cinema, Brussels
Le Trappiste on Avenue de la Toison d’Or is my venue for lunch this Friday. I’m glad I’ve got in to this quietly elegant art nouveau brasserie early, right on midday. It means I’m able to get a window table near to the beautiful art nouveau entrance door whilst the restaurant is still quiet. Within minutes, […]
‘Sightseers’, Prince Charles Cinema, London
The barmaid’s attitude here in this Bloomsbury pub is less than welcoming. My innocuous question, “Are you serving food?”, is met with barely a nod, accompanied by a look of disdain. She has a sullen look on her face. It’s as if my query is such a drag, such an imposition. She doesn’t bother saying […]
‘Nothing to Declare’, Actor’s Studio, Brussels
Just after midday I get to Actor’s Studio cinema via the lobby of the Floris Arlequin Grand Place Hotel. The box office lights are on, but the phone is ringing unanswered. When I try opening the door to the cinema, it is locked. So I abandon my attempt to buy a ticket in advance for this […]
‘Melancholia’, Cinecenter, Amsterdam
Typical early September weather today. Menacing clouds and light rain one minute, clear blue skies and sunshine the next. When the sun comes out it is wonderful to be walking here in the breeze along Singel and Herengracht canals. The bright September sun is sparkling on the water. The leaves on the trees are a […]
‘Machete’, Wald 9 Cinema Shinjuku, Tokyo
Yamatane Museum of Art’s new exhibition has just started. Its full title is ‘Establishing Modern Art in Japan: The Artists of the Nihon Bijutsuin, from Yokoyama Taikan to Hirayama Ikuo’. The exhibition includes paintings by artists active in the Meiji, Taisho, Showa and Heisei eras. Hoping that it will be as good as the Yamatane’s previous […]