Monthly Archives: August 2022

We could not have a list of interesting films without including at least one film by Andrei Tarkovsky, the Russian film director. The film, from 1972, was based on a book by Stanislaw Lem, the Polish author. Lem apparently did … Continue reading →

We’ve always loved Kurt Vonnegut as an author. He has written some wonderful books. A few have been made into films: There’s “Mother Night” with Nick Nolte and Sheryl Lee. “Breakfast Of Champions” with Bruce Willis. “Happy Birthday Wanda June” … Continue reading →

In the late 1960s, when I did my O Levels, I studied History. I hated it, still do. It has no point to me, just a blinkered and edited view of the world. My History teacher was some-one I did … Continue reading →