MATTHEW HAWKINS witnesses a contemporary ballet that represents human life as subjected to artificial intelligence
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CINEMA ROUND-UP 2013
Star critics give us their verdict on the films they were most impressed by in the last 12 months and a few they wish they had missed
by Marwa Paikan
A misfit couple unhappily ever after, a dead man walking, dodgy journos, and trench art trucking
New releases from Javon Jackson, IZE Trio, and Mal Waldron Trio
PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
EWAN CAMERON marvels at the impossible ambition, realised with dreamlike finesse of translating Italo Calvino to the stage
TONY BURKE speaks to JOEL McIVER, co-author of the biography of bluesman John Mayall
There were some striking coincidences, often illustrating the political and social issues of the time, during the last year.
Its first week saw the release of Repulsion by Roman Polanski - convicted of an underage sex crime in the US - as the joint report by the NSPCC and Metropolitan Police on Jimmy Savile's crimes was published.
This was followed by arguably the most controversial release of the year, Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, a revenge film where racists uttering "nigger" are dispatched to Boot Hill.
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