Richard Cotter

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

1760 posts by Richard Cotter

the ideal palace: a princess charmer

As charming as Il Postino, as enchanting as Frozen 2, THE IDEAL PALACE is a slow burn love letter to patience, perseverance and paternal dedication.

Based on the remarkable true story of Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, a humble postman who leads …

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wild goose lake: worth a gander

Neo realism meets neon noir in WILD GOOSE LAKE, a slow burn crime story set in the modern seedy sub-urban so called “second tier” towns of mainland China.

WILD GOOSE LAKE starts with a clandestine meet between a man and …

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the lyin’ queen: carry on up your cobber

An embarrassment of bitches -or bitchiness – THE LYIN’ QUEEN is a drag show that drags. Cheap shots rather than top shelf satire makes do with this shallow show of mash ups and put downs.

With a fetishist shlong in …

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agent running in the field: le carre’s latest

The Godfather of Cold War thrillers, John Le Carre, has not put out to pasture but is instead still running in the field.

Readers are reminded of this mightily on devouring his latest book, AGENT RUNNING IN THE FIELD, his …

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suzi q: queen of rock

Strangely, Suzi Quatro was a bigger hit in Australia than anywhere else, so it is fitting that a very reverential documentary on her career should be an Australian film.

SUZI Q is an affectionate tribute to a trail blazer and …

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mrs lowry & son: portrait of the artist & his mum

We tend to think of artists as flamboyant, fiery and temperamental, but not all artists are painted with the same brush as MRS LOWRY & SON so beautifully, tenderly and unrambunctiously attests.

Laurence Lowry was a Lancashire rent collector by …

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knives out: an intriguing who donut

Gosford Park meets The Brothers Bloom in an all star cast extravaganza that out Christies Christie, KNIVES OUT is a who donut that sees Daniel Craig as a screwball sleuth a little bit Sherlock a tincture of Clouseau and a …

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official secrets: striking a whistle blow

It’s time to blow the whistle on one of the best kept secrets of the year.

OFFICIAL SECRETS is a spy story par excellence. It doesn’t come with the sexy cars and the exotic locations of a Bond film, although …

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home work: from mary poppins to victor victoria

Towards the end of her latest book, HOME WORK, Julie Andrews writes, “The most important thing I have learned is the simplest of all: people are just people – no matter their politics, their skin colour or where they live. …

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winda film festival: a winda on the world

It’s a small window but a big vista – WINDA Film Festival –
From epic survival thrillers to inspiring true stories and innovative shorts, the WINDA Film Festival returns for its fourth year from 21-24 November 2019 to celebrate trailblazing …

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