Tag Archives: cinema

First Morbius, now Minions – memes are ruining movies

Posted on July 7, 2022 by mkmswain

A TikTok trend has led to riotous behaviour at screenings of the new Minions film. Where will this madness end? Read my full Telegraph article here

Posted in Film, Journalism | Tagged ban, cinema, film, gentleminions, hollywood, internet, meme, minions, minions rise of gru, morbius, movie, odeon, snakes on a plane, spiderman, telegraph, tiktok | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: Week 3

Posted on October 7, 2019 by mkmswain

Sigh. A theme week. The triumph of the dressing-up box and the selling of Strictly’s soul to Disney. This Movie Week had its particularly trying moments (Pokémon, I ask you), although a few couples transcended, or even utilised, their themes … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | Tagged american smooth, anneka rice, anton du beke, austin powers, ballroom, batman, bbc, blog, cabaret, celebrity, charleston, cinema, craig revel-horwood, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, david james, disney, downton abbey, film, harry connick jr, kelvin fletcher, kill bill, latin, magic mike, mary poppins, michelle visage, movie, movie week, quickstep, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, teeth, the hunger games, tv, week 3 | Leave a comment

10 things to know about Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Posted on July 21, 2019 by mkmswain

Ahead of the final live performance of her hit one-woman show Fleabag, find out more about breakout star Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Read my full TodayTix article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 10 things to know, actress, andrew scott, book tickets, broadcast, cinema, comedy, crashing, droid, DryWrite, emmy, emmy awards, film, fiona shaw, fleabag, hot priest, how to get tickets, james bond, jodie comer, killing eve, nt live, olivia colman, phoebe waller-bridge, playwright, present laughter, sandra oh, solo, standing tickets, star wars, ticket lottery, todaytix, tv, vicky jones, west end, writer | Leave a comment

Thomas Cole, The Lehman Trilogy, The Wife and Caitlin Moran

Posted on September 20, 2018 by mkmswain

On my September MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition TheNational Gallery spotlights American landscape artist Thomas Cole Film Glenn Close is riveting – and Oscar-tipped – in The Wife Theatre An epic story told by a trio of actors in The Lehman Trilogy at the National … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged art, book, caitlin moran, cinema, commute, commuter, exhibition, fiction, film, gallery, glenn close, how to be famous, lehman brothers, london, metoo, moveto, moveto town and country magazine, movie, national gallery, national theatre, oscar, play, read, review, sam mendes, simon russell beale, the lehman trilogy, the wife, theatre, things to do, thomas cole, turner, visit london | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Bunny Christie and Tony Grech-Smith

Posted on March 16, 2018 by mkmswain

The designer and NT Live broadcast director on, respectively, creating Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre and translating it to screen. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged ben whishaw, bridge theatre, broadcast, broadwayworld, bunny christie, cinema, designer, director, interview, julius caesar, london, nicholas hytner, nt live, politics, revolution, screen, shakesepare, theatre, tony grech-smith, trump, tv | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: Week 3

Posted on October 9, 2017 by mkmswain

Ah, Movie Week, AKA Can You Remotely Recognise The Dance Under Ten Layers of Theming Week. This was no exception – I had to keep checking my notes to see which dance was supposedly being represented. Also: Trolls. I’m just … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | Tagged alexandra burke, american smooth, aston merrygold, bbc, blog, brendan cole, cha cha, cinema, craig revel-horwood, debbie mcgee, film, flash gordon, judge, movie, movie week, my fair lady, paso doble, quickstep, recap, rev richard coles, review, samba, scd, sheridan smith, shirley ballas, simon rimmer, strictly, strictly come dancing, susan calman, tango, the ten second rule, toy story, trolls, tv, week 3, wonder woman | Leave a comment

Plywood, sci-fi and famously bad films

Posted on July 17, 2017 by mkmswain

On my July MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Good wood Delve into the history and pioneering future of plywood at the V&A Don’t miss: The final frontier The Barbican goes sci-fi, from rare film and books to a Black Mirror installation … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Fiction, Film, Journalism | Tagged art, barbican, blockbuster, book, christopher bollen, cinema, comedy, comic, commute, commuter, do, exhibition, fiction, film, funny, gallery, how did this get made, into the unknown, london, magazine, moveto, moveto town and country, movie, museum, novel, plywood, podcast, read, sci fi, science fiction, see, summer, the destroyers, thriller, v&a, visit, wood | Leave a comment

Young audiences, Fun Competition and The Last Tango

Posted on October 29, 2016 by mkmswain

My articles in the November issue of Dancing Times magazine, out now: Young at heart Family audiences are becoming a priority for dance companies and creatives The Last Tango Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace bring their final show to the West End Stepping Out Debuts … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged audience, ballet, balletboyz, ballroom, bbc, birmingham royal ballet, book, broadcast, children, christmas, cinema, dance, dancing, dancing times, family, Flavia Cacace, jasmin vardiomon, kids, magazine, matthew bourne, music video, pinocchio, review, sadlers wells, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, scd, screen, stage, stepping out, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, the last tango, theatre, tv, uk fun competition, west end, young | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Jonah Hauer-King

Posted on October 20, 2016 by mkmswain

The actor discusses his role in The Entertainer and the experience of working with Kenneth Branagh. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadcast, broadwayworld, cinema, garrick theatre, interview, Jonah Hauer-King, kenneth branagh, the entertainer, west end | Leave a comment

Dance on film, Strictly and music videos

Posted on September 30, 2016 by mkmswain

My articles in the October issue of Dancing Times magazine, out now: Lights, camera, action! Matthew Bourne and BalletBoyz discuss the rise of dance on screen Strictly Speaking Lo-fi sci-fi and meeting the couples of 2016 Stepping Out Same-sex dance ventures into music videos New in the Dancing … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged balletboyz, ballroom, bbc, cinema, dance, dancing, film, latin, matthew bourne, music video, new adventures, recap, review, sadlers wells, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, screen, strictly, strictly speaking, tv, vamos cuba | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: cinema

First Morbius, now Minions – memes are ruining movies

Strictly Speaking: Week 3

10 things to know about Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Thomas Cole, The Lehman Trilogy, The Wife and Caitlin Moran

BWW Interview: Bunny Christie and Tony Grech-Smith

Strictly Speaking: Week 3

Plywood, sci-fi and famously bad films

Young audiences, Fun Competition and The Last Tango

BWW Interview: Jonah Hauer-King

Dance on film, Strictly and music videos

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