In the cold light of day, Tokyo can seem grey and sterile. But at night and in the early evening, when the light fades from the sky, Tokyo is magical. The neon buildings begin to shine as the sky turns from pale blue to deep blue to black. You get that in any city but […]
‘The Great Beauty’, Curzon Renoir, London
Russell Square underground station, opened in 1906, is aesthetically pleasing with its beautiful tiling. I like to amble slowly along the platform here after getting off a train, savouring the station’s elegant design. But it does not provide the most efficient transition from the bowels of the earth up to the surface. You have to […]
Cecil B. DeMille triple bill, Cinemateca Portuguesa, Lisbon
Ghostly mist is swirling through the streets of Cacilhas this February morning. I decide to check out some local haunts before crossing the river into town for another Saturday triple bill of Cecil B. DeMille films. I start my wander on Rua Cândido dos Reis, where I drop into an anonymous bar opposite the offices of […]
‘Terminator 2’, Cinema Academia Almadense, Lisbon
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 […]
‘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 […]
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