New stories every day, new paradoxes, opinions. Now come tidings of entertainments, triumphs, revels, plays. Then again, as in a new shifted scene, new discoveries, expeditions, now comical then tragical matters. (Robert Burton, The Anatomyof Melancholy)
Alex Ramon teaches English Literature and Film at the University of Reading and at Kingston University, London, UK. He writes about film and music for PopMatters, about music for Wears The Trousers, and about theatre for British Theatre Guide and The Public Reviews. He's the author of the book Liminal Spaces: The Double Art of Carol Shields (CSP, 2008) and also contributed to the volume Carol Shields: Evocation and Echo. At the moment he's writing about novel-to-film adaptations. And Guy Maddin. Email: lookcloser1@yahoo.co.uk
Twitter: @BoycottTrends
1. Amour (Haneke)
2. Margaret (Lonergan)
3. The Kid With A Bike (Dardennes)
4. Sister (Meier)
5. Keyhole (Maddin)
6. Holy Motors (Carax)
7. Moonrise Kingdom (Anderson)
8. About Elly (Farhadi)
9. Beloved (Honoré)
10. Shell (Graham)
11. Ginger and Rosa (Potter)
12. The Artist (Hazanavicius)
13. Martha Marcy May Marlene (Durkin)
14. Simon Killer (Campos)
15. In The House (Ozon)
Music
1. Skulk (Jim Moray)
2. Sing the Delta (Iris DeMent)
3. 2 (Mac DeMarco)
4. Born To Die (Lana Del Rey)
5. The Haunted Man (Bat For Lashes)
6. Tempest (Bob Dylan)
7. Mirage Rock (Band of Horses)
8. These Old Dark Hills (Robin and Linda Williams)
9. Elysium (Pet Shop Boys)
10. Gold Dust (Tori Amos)
Theatre
1.Long Day's Journey Into Night (Richmond/Apollo)
2. The Winter's Tale (Propeller)
-. Patience (Union)
4. Cornelius (Finborough)
-. Hindle Wakes (Finborough)
6. All That Fall (Jermyn Street) 7. Julius Caesar (Donmar)
8. The Lady From The Sea (Rose)
-. Hedda Gabler (Old Vic)
10. Directors Showcase (Orange Tree)
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