A book designed to introduce and provide an overview of the contributions of East Asian cinema including countries such as China, Taiwan, the city of Hong Kong, North and South Korea and Japan can have no arguments put forward for lack of ambition. Indeed, the scope of this book is incredibly vast and provides a [...]

Review; [n] an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation. Ah, book reviews. Those snippets of writing that can recommend someone to pick up a book or to avoid it like the plague. A review by an ‘acclaimed’ critic, (I’m still not exactly sure what this means. Someone who knows what they’re talking about, [...]

Author: Thornton Wilder Genre: Play Plot Outline: Based in the small town of Grover’s Corners, the play moves through arguably the three most important stages of a person’s life. Family life, marriage, and finally death. Following the lives of the inhabitants of the town, the play proves to be an almost allegorical representation of a [...]

I have some very amusing, shocking and ‘feel good’ news in this episode of ‘what’s happening’ articles. Do enjoy and laugh at the second piece of news I share with you. I sure did. [So did I, just for the title of the award - Ed.] ———- Brown’s the Lost Symbol has broken records in [...]

Genre: Autobiographical / True Story Basic Plot: The wonderful thing about this book is that there is no real storyline; just a series of everyday happenings that tend to twist and turn…with a few anecdotes thrown in for good measure. Characters: A ‘cast list’ would be impossible for this book, as even inanimate objects are [...]