by Alex Leith | Apr 26, 2011 | Drama
Jane Edwardes Several Scottish and English members of the Critics’ Circle gathered in St Petersburg last week (despite the best efforts of the Russian visa department) to celebrate the European Theatre Prize. Not just one prize but several since although the main... 
by Alex Leith | Apr 24, 2011 | Visual Arts
This article first appeared in the Independent on Sunday When David Chipperfield and Victoria Pomery, director of Turner Contemporary, presented their plans for the new gallery to the people of Margate in the auditorium of the Theatre Royal, a man stood up and said... 
by Alex Leith | Apr 19, 2011 | Film
Critical controversy surrounds the UK release of Terrence Malick’s Palme D’Or contender Tim Robey The release controversy surrounding Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life gets curiouser and curiouser. Last week, two bits of news dropped which seem to... 
by Alex Leith | Apr 10, 2011 | Awards, Film
Circle Film Awards, BFI Southbank, February 10, 2011 William Russell A selection of pictures taken at the Critics Circle Film Awards held at the BFI Southbank for the first time in February 2011. The event was in aid of the BFI archive fund which is planning to... 
by Alex Leith | Apr 6, 2011 | Film
The BFI Russian Pioneer Film Season Marianne Gray In May the BFI starts Kino showing previously unseen classic Soviet films directed by the likes of Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov and Vsevlod Pudovkin up to the contemporary director Aleksandr Sokurov whose film...