From the 20th to 24th of March, organised by Cinecittà in collaboration with the French Institute in London and The Italian Cultural Institute, the 14th edition of the Italian festival is coming to Ciné Lumière in South Kensington Over the years the festival has made a mark for showcasing the hottest and most talked about… Continue reading Cinema Made in Italy: ten spectacular films hit South Kensington for iconic Italian film festival
Dev Patel is back in his first feature role since The Green Knight in 2021. Directed, story by, written and produced all by Patel, the Slumdog Millionaire actor secures his place among the top actors of this generation. Texan film festival SXSW did wonders to put this in the limelight, giving it a rare festival… Continue reading TRAILERWATCH: Monkeyman
Holy Gus March-Phillips! Guy Ritchie’s next riotous adventure showcases a group of borderline insane underground spies tasked with winning the war against Hitler. Enough said! The official synopsis reads: Based upon recently declassified files of the British War Department and inspired by true events, THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE is an action-comedy that tells the… Continue reading TRAILERWATCH: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
With over 50 years of tailoring in Soho Tony has seen it all. How did you start out in tailoring? I always liked to be in fashion, I started to tailor on my own and found, obviously, I wasn’t as good as someone who could do it properly, so I went to Saville Row and… Continue reading Tony the Soho Tailor: A Soho legend
If you were fashion conscious in the 70s, 80s and 90s and had an interest in football, Diadora would have most likely been your Italian love, meeting you in the afternoon on Channel 4 for ‘Football Italia’ adorning the feet of your favourite goalscorers. As one of Europe’s oldest sportswear brands, Diadora is reminiscent of… Continue reading Diadora: the shoes you’re most definitely sleeping on
“You’ll soon find out that some fashion is better than others Potter” – Draco Malfoy “Avada Balenciaga”, “Wingardium Balenciaga” and “Expecto Balenciagum” prove to be seductive spells conjured by three AI generated videos entitled ‘Harry Potter by Balenciaga’, spanning over 16 million views. Created by Youtube user ‘demonflyingfox’ this is the Harry Potter universe we… Continue reading Harry Potter by Balenciaga
Caroline Westerhout, born in Weert in 1970, asks ‘Why are we all pretending to be normal when we could be insanely interesting instead?’ in her Instagram biography – an entirely appropriate reference to both Atlas, and the spirit that courses throughout her art. Westerhout’s artistic practice primarily features unique and non-traditional portraits that are simultaneously… Continue reading Caroline Westerhout: an interview
The colour orange has a complex, sometimes even confusing, history that can often be overlooked. Its presence in humanity’s artistic record is believed to first appear in the ruins of Ancient Egyptian tombs. Tomb walls were often covered with images of gods and historical figures in which a mix of yellow, orange and brown were… Continue reading The history of orange
If you have ever uttered phrases such as “I lack creativity” or “I just can’t draw”, it’s time to uncover a truth: Creativity is not an innate talent bestowed upon a select few. It is subjective. Less than half of people on average (39 percent in 2012 and 41 percent in 2016) would describe themselves… Continue reading Producing art as a non-creative: 8 ways
Where does Simon Garden live? The prosaic answer is Bristol, but the more accurate response might be that, most of the time, he lives in his creative imagination You don’t get many vast fan shaped trees or conical wooded hills around that city. But you do get them on the canvases in Simon Garden’s new… Continue reading Simon Garden at the Catto gallery
