The Great Pretender: a shallow picture of a famous rock music icon
Rhys Thomas, “The Great Pretender” (2012) The public fascination with the shy Parsi Indian boy
Tag: British Films
Peterloo: an immersive dramatic re-enactment of a significant event in British political history
Mike Leigh, “Peterloo” (2018) Made just before the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre in
Michael Palin in North Korea (Episode 2): an attractive visual experience spoilt by repetitive propaganda police-state stereotypes
Neil Ferguson, “Michael Palin in North Korea (Episode 2)” (2018) In this second and final
Michael Palin in North Korea (Episode 1): Western insistence on stereotyping a country ruins a striking travelogue
Neil Ferguson, “Michael Palin in North Korea (Episode 1)” (2018) At least two years in
British Films | Eastern European Films
Abandoned Soviet Fairground Ride in Transnistria: where the mundane becomes exotic in a real country not supposed to exist
“Abandoned Soviet Fairground Ride in Transnistria” (Bald and Bankrupt, 2019) During his travels in Moldova
British Films | Eastern European Films
Abandoned Europe | Road To Ratus: even searching for past Soviet-era reality ends in disappointment
“Abandoned Europe / Road to Ratus” (Bald and Bankrupt, April 2019) “Could be awesome, could
British Films | Eastern European Films
Nobody Visits This Country … Find Out Why: a UK tourist finds out why in the ruin and decay of Kishinev
“Nobody Visits This Country … Find Out Why” (Bald and Bankrupt, April 2019) Bald and
British Films | French and French-language Films
The Happy Prince: a character study of Oscar Wilde in exile and artistic decline
Rupert Everett, “The Happy Prince” (2018) A labour of love, of much research over the
The Coup in Venezuela, Explained: an impassioned presentation on the reality behind the news media propaganda and lies
Aaron Bastani, Gary McQuiggin, “The Coup in Venezuela, Explained” (Novara Media, 2019) Here comes a
British Films | Multi-media Presentations
The Making of a Modern British Soldier: how ordinary people are trained to become killing machines
Ben Griffin, “The Making of a Modern British Soldier” (Veterans for Peace UK, October 2015)