Film review: Padmaavat (5/5) Originally slated for release last month, the controversial subject matter of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s epic has just been made available to cinema-goers. Padmaavat (based on the poem written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540) has been ten years in planning and was something of a passion project and complete nightmare for its […]
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A bleak telling of a tale of bigotry
Film review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (4/5) With Hollywood a cauldron of moral outrage and indignation, this tale of an angry mother’s search for her daughter’s rapist and killer is already dividing opinion ahead of this year’s Academy Awards. Three Billboards is nominated for seven Oscars but is generating as much attention – not […]
Thompson reflects on life’s lottery for women
Actress and human rights campaigner Emma Thompson was the special guest at the gala dinner for the People’s PostCode Lottery in Edinburgh. Ms Thompson, who is an ambassador for ActionAid, spoke about the need to tackle human trafficking and the exploitation of some of the most disadvantaged women in the world. She is also an […]
Interview: Peter Boyle, Kennox Asset Management
Taking the longer view It was not the best of beginnings. Peter Boyle was being interviewed at James Capel in Hong Kong for his first job in investment management and one by one the five panelists left the room. They were being called away to attend to “unusual” equity movements in the stocks they managed. […]
Epic and powerful return to Dreamland
Theatre review: Miss Saigon (5/5) Still soaring after its 2014 London revival, and experiencing a boost in popularity due to a spectacularly filmed Blu-ray/DVD release, this 28- year old show remains fresh, vibrant and dramatic. Created by Boublil and Schönberg, a musical duo perhaps more famous for theatre staple Les Miserables, Miss Saigon takes the […]