Seven years between films. You don't know how much I missed Mike Leigh. Once the screen faded up to reveal a row of terraces in a suburban London street, the camera panning away to observe one of its residents embarking for work with a colleague, before slowly yet purposefully panning back to the house itself, I realised how much I had missed this Mike Leigh.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those who wasn't in favour of his…
"We probably shouldn't have called Michael Eavis a cunt"
So says Jeremy Cunningham about the sweary rant The Levellers performed upon the Pyramid Stage in 1992, angered that Eavis had banned travellers from Glastonbury.
Oh I dunno, mate. Given that Eavis' subsequent interview in the film sees him crowing and full of disdain about your band and travellers, I'd say you were right the first time.
Second film from former Chumbawamba frontman Dunstan Bruce and I've spotted a little directorial trademark of his; it's blokes pissing on film.
I get that participation is an issue, but they really did just skip over Capaldi's era didn't they?
I'm just pleasantly surprised it wasn't just The David/Billie/RTD Hour, and that quite a significant chunk of it was given over to Jodie and Mandip. It was also nice to be reminded, via Confidential clips mostly, how much of a trio of goofballs Matt, Karen and Arthur were.
Ultimately, watching this, I felt a fondness for each era and a sense that,…
My advice is to go in as blind as possible.
Billed as a drama about stalking, I was initially a bit dispirited by the casting of Jessica Gunning as the stalker. Let me be clear, I love Jessica Gunning. I think she is a phenomenal actor. But I did worry that her taking this role, irrespective of whatever the real person she is portraying may look like, was evidence once more of how creatives and casting directors view anyone over…
A disability advice centre, three jobcentres, A charity helping ex offenders find employment and get straight on their release, two local initiatives that helped people from all backgrounds into employment and education.
These are just some of the places I've worked at that involve helping people into work, getting people 'job ready' or dealing with people's benefit claims.
Jobseekers allowance, Incapacity benefit, Employment and allowance, Carers allowance.
These are just some of the benefits I've claimed since (and between)…
