Richard Cotter

Art for art’s sake. Art felt and artful.

1760 posts by Richard Cotter

end of the century: existential romance

A walk and a wank, a perv, a paddle and a pick up, a shag and a shower.

Reading Jules Verne’s Journey to The Moon on a Barcelona beach.

It seems not much happens in END OF THE CENTURY and …

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a call to spy: wonder women 44

One of the best things in Daniel Craig’s second outing as James Bond, Quantum of Solace, was a cameo in the film’s coda, Stana Katic playing a Canadian Intelligence officer.

In A CALL TO SPY she gets a much more …

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snow: ice cold irish mystery

It’s not hard to pick the motive of the murder of a priest and his subsequent castration in John Banville’s SNOW.

Set during a particularly harsh winter in 1957 Ireland, the incident was probably more shocking and the motive more …

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christmas tales: one for the stocking

I have to thank William McInnes for putting me onto Lyrics for Lovers, the spoken word album by Dirk Bogard.

In McInnes’ latest book, CHRISTMAS TALES, he recounts that his mum used to play a few tracks on Christmas morning, …

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crock of gold: cinematic gold

CROCK OF GOLD – A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE McGOWAN is arguably film maker, Julian Temple’s magnum opus.

The polysemy of the title is preposterously apt as the former front man of The Pogues is both pugilistic linguistically and libation …

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books for your christmas stockings

Turn Santa’s sack into a book bonanza filled with satire, science and scallywaggery, a Christmas cornucopia of Capricornian crime, comedy, conspiracy and chemistry.

A stocking filler full of science fact, DR. KARL’S SURFING SAFARI THROUGH SCIENCE catches the wave of …

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oliver sacks: his own life

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life explores the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the …

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the trouble with being born: ghosts in the machine

The trouble with being withdrawn may work favourably for THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN, a film that was selected by the Melbourne International Film Festival director’s team, approved by the programming committee and passed by the Australian censor but then …

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