I hope The Artist sweeps the pool at the Oscars. It is a delight and deserves Best Picture and Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius. A triumph of film making in an age of immediate gratification where realism reigns supreme. In the year 2012 you get to experience first hand the golden age of cinema and understand why people were drawn to those … [Read more...] about Artistry
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Having seen the film, (check out my 28 January post), I re-visited John Le Carre's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Had to buy a new copy, mine had gone missing and you never see it in second hand book shops which is a sure sign of a good book. (you don't see many George Simenons either but that is for another post). Anyway, it was a great read, again, … [Read more...] about MoreTinkering