Alexander Lewis is no ordinary artist and no ordinary producer.
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Artist Viktoria Binschtok and capitalism’s need for unemployment
The debate over whether art should be political is one which has dominated discussions amongst those who dwell in the world of creative expression. It is ongoing and arguably, gathering momentum.
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The Dragon and The Wolf – Game of Thrones, S07 E07
So, here we are, ‘The Dragon and The Wolf’, the final episode of the penultimate series of Game of Thrones. And after an hour and a half whopper, we’ve got a lot to think about for the coming year of Throne-less-ness.
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The Battle of the Formats: The Golden Ratio
Aspect ratios are the window through which we view movies. Whether you’re watching on your iPhone or the BFI IMAX, the filmmaker has decided how much footage they want you to see at any one time. But exactly how much footage is the right amount of footage?
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A Machine They’re Secretly Building
“To keep you safe” becomes a haunting mantra over the course of A Machine They’re Secretly Building – and with good cause.
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Scorch
‘Gender fraud’ has become a buzzword amongst UK tabloids in recent years. A high-profile example is Kyran Lee: a transgender man convincted in 2014 of one count of sexual assault by penetration on the basis of “gender fraud”. Scorch, by Prime Cut Productions, follows a story in a similar vein.
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The Vagina Dialogues
It is difficult to think of the new play The Vagina Dialogues without associating it with Eve Ensler’s famous The Vagina Monologues in 1996. But that is not to say that this production piggybacks off Eve Ensler – instead, it gives us a well-needed update on feminist dialogue.
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Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Medicine
We all know and love Roald Dahl. If you’ve read George’s Marvellous Medicine, or any of his books for that matter, you’ll know that Dahl wrote from his own experiences. In fact, he created some marvellous medicine of his own.
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Education, Education, Education
It’s May 1997. Tony Blair has won the general election and Katrina and the Waves have won Eurovision. We become witness to a typical day at Wordsworth Comprehensive. Things are about to get so much better, right?
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Beyond the Wall – Game of Thrones S07 E06
The Westerosi Avengers Unite! This week’s episode Beyond the Wall brings us an odd array of characters venturing north, in order to complete perhaps the most pointless ‘mission’ we’ve seen in Game of Thrones yet.
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