This is very spoilery, including the ending – though there are also lots of questions raised in Alive that are really interesting even if they aren’t always explained. If you only want the final big spoiler, scroll down and it’s in bold. Please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments. It’s easy to… It’s alive! THAT ending (yes SPOILERS) Read More
Get crafty with Fear The Walking Dead, no zombie killing required
My crafting activities in Lockdown have been limited to making a face mask from a sock (it worked really well but my son, the sock’s owner, was not happy. I don’t know why, it’s not like he was wearing it at the time). If you are more talented than me, AND you love zombies or… Get crafty with Fear The Walking Dead, no zombie killing required Read More
Let’s go (back) to the movies: flashbacks to film memories
Thinking about what to call these lockdown reminiscences – about films and cinemas – I was reduced to googling the full lyrics to Memory as a joke. It turns out they’re worryingly apt, so we may yet find that Cats becomes the voice of cinephiles rather than their punchline. That’s one hell of a “new… Let’s go (back) to the movies: flashbacks to film memories Read More
Favourite cinemas: The Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle
The lovingly restored Classic screen retains all the charm of the cinemas of old, from its red velvet curtains to its marble pillared screen. It was here that I discovered so many of the tastes that came to define me – my love of foreign films, of LBGTQ+ movies, of the kind of working class… Favourite cinemas: The Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle Read More
Movie memories: Christmas Cats, winter wonderlands and Wick
In 1999 I struck up a conversation at Heathrow with a nice young man after noticing he had a monogrammed suitcase (yes you read that right). He claimed to be rich though I never found out if he was telling the truth as after our one date we parted ways; he was too preppy for… Movie memories: Christmas Cats, winter wonderlands and Wick Read More
Movie memories were made of this
I still regularly win “worst first date” polls when I reveal that, while still a teenage virgin, I went on a first date that included watching Cronenberg’s gynaecologist horror Dead Ringers. Tracey Sinclair looks back from lockdown on some of her most memorable cinematic moments: from Trainspotting dubbed into American, to a Dutch Johnny Mnemonic. (Also… Movie memories were made of this Read More
Trolls World Tour is coming to living rooms this week: watch the new clip first
Trolls World Tour was supposed to hit cinemas this Easter, but the cinema closures and lockdown means Universal are putting the movie straight onto digital – you can rent it in the UK from 6 April. Check out the new film clip below, as well as the final trailer and story synopsis – and we’ve… Trolls World Tour is coming to living rooms this week: watch the new clip first Read More
Trolls World Tour: activity sheets
With the film available in the UK to rent on digital from 6 April, five Trolls World Tour activity sheets have been released to help keep small fans busy during the Easter holidays. Check out each activity sheet below, and click on the buttons below each image for large printable PDF versions. Or download all… Trolls World Tour: activity sheets Read More
Frozen 2: activity and colouring sheets
We’re on lockdown, and the Easter holidays – where we don’t even have the frustrations of home schooling to distract us – are coming up fast. Luckily Disney have released a set of colouring and activity sheets to tie in with the film, which hopefully will help keep Frozen fans happy at home. You can… Frozen 2: activity and colouring sheets Read More
6 things to watch while you’re waiting for the new Bond
With cinemas shutting their doors and a load of mid-ranges movies going straight to digital, it seems like an age already since the announcement came through that Bond 25, No Time To Die, had been pushed from its scheduled April 2020 opening date to November. And with restrictions getting tighter, we’re going to be spending a lot… 6 things to watch while you’re waiting for the new Bond Read More
5 films to watch after Parasite
If Parasite has whetted your appetite for Asian films but you aren’t sure where to start, check out these five turn-of-the-century classics picked out by Tracey Sinclair and you won’t go far wrong. Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) 2003 Based on the true story of Korea’s first serial murders, Bong Joon-Ho’s breakout film features a standout performance… 5 films to watch after Parasite Read More
Lowry and me: a match(stick) made in heaven?
LS Lowry: Northern, trained artist, famous for his scenes of Lancastrian industrial life, modest (he turned down a knighthood), paintings now selling for millions. Me: Northern, got a C for Art O’Level in 1987, famous for making scenes, likes to blow my own trumpet, I put my painting on social media and let’s be honest,… Lowry and me: a match(stick) made in heaven? Read More
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 8
- Next Page »