Archives for April 2013
Casino Royale
Ian Fleming (Vintage Classics, 2012); pbk, £5.99. In 1952, Ian Fleming fled London’s winter chill for Goldeneye, his home in Jamaica, with the aim of writing ‘the spy story to end all spy stories’. The result was Casino Royale (1953), and the birth of the most enduring fictional icon the world has ever seen. Dispatched Read More
Babeldom
(UK, 2013) 10-12 April; DCA. Paul Bush’s film Babeldom can easily be defined as an enigma. A terrifying “mockumentary”, the film leaves the viewer feeling uneasy and disoriented, yet manages to accompany this disquietude with a sense of awe at the spectacular juxtaposition of animation and handheld cityscape visuals. The film is narrated sporadically by Read More
Armadillo Basket
Helen Buckingham (Waterloo Press, 2011); pbk: £10. Armadillo Basket is a tender and often brutally honest assessment of a poet’s life and career. Its author, Helen Buckingham, has been published internationally in many small print publications and has been nominated for several awards, including an honourable mention at the 2011 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Read More