The Temptation of B: low-key sci-fi relying entirely on dialogue and character
Arkadi Sirenko, “The Temptation of B / Iskushenie B” (1990) A curious film, one of
Derren Brown – Fear and Faith (Part 2): religious conversion on tap in episode
Derren Brown and Simon Dinsell, “Derren Brown – Fear and Faith (Part 2)” (2012) In
Derren Brown – Fear and Faith (Part 1): health warning is needed for this manipulative series on the placebo effect
Derren Brown and Simon Dinsell, “Derren Brown – Fear and Faith (Part 1)” (2012) In
Gibel’ Sensatsii / Loss of Feeling: good-looking film about robots and workers versus capitalists
Aleksandr Andriyevsky, “Gibel’ Sensatsii / Loss of Feeling” (1935) A very handsome-looking film made in
The Death Ray: early Soviet silent with plenty of action, skulduggery and even some poetic film-making
Lev Kuleshov, “The Death Ray / Luch Smerti” (1925) A silent Soviet action thriller that
TGFOP or not TGFOP: a talk on black tea at The Tea Centre
“Tea and Conversation with David Lyons: Black Tea” at The Tea Centre, Sydney, 10 November 2012
Derren Brown – The Heist: an experiment on conformity and deference to authority and self-help twaddle
Derren Brown and Benjamin Caron, “Derren Brown – The Heist” (2006) Under the pretence of
Derren Brown – Apocalypse (Part 2): heavily staged and predictable post-apocalypse experiment
Derren Brown and Simon Dinsell, “Derren Brown – Apocalypse (Part 2)” (2012) Second and final
Derren Brown – Apocalypse (Part 1): clever if daft and stagey experiment hides some sober truths
Derren Brown and Simon Dinsell, “Derren Brown – Apocalypse (Part 1)” (2012) A cleverly staged
French and French-language Films
Thérèse Desqueyroux (dir. Georges Franju): a skilfully made psychological study of much emotional depth
Georges Franju,” Thérèse Desqueyroux” (1962) A remake of this film with Audrey Tautou as the