Culture
Self-Portrait of a Stranger: A Review of Frank Auerbach’s Charcoal Portraits
The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition, The Charcoal Heads, shows the early career of Frank Auerbach and the creation of his portraits in the 1950s and 1960s. As a young Jewish...
‘The Godfather: Part II’ at 50
The Godfather: Part II is a film about gangsters. It is also a film...
“Tragic but thought provoking”, ‘An Enemy of the People’: Review
Ibsen has re-entered the drama scene with the current production of his classic play...
Cherwell Introduces: Menu3
Joining me this week, are four members of Menu3: Nicole 2nd year biochemist/lead singer,...
Review: In Bruges
Laura Williams reviews Colin Farrell's latest venture.
Chick-on-chick flicks
Rowan Parks visits the 22nd Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
Review: Fool’s Gold
Charlie Martin reviews Fool's Gold.
Back to basics: Super 8
Nick Westfield delves into the Super 8 archives.
Review: Persepolis
Greg tate reviews the adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's graphic novels.
Neighbourhood Watch: Chris Chan
Thomas Barrett meets Chris Chan, organ scholar supreme.
Great Novels: Gravity’s Rainbow, by Thomas Pynchon
Gravity’s Rainbow, Pynchon’s manic schizophrenic novel, originally titled ‘Mindless Pleasures’, is a quasi-sequel to his previous work V, which had appeared in 1963 to...
Review: Mort
Thank heavens Mort is showing in 8th Week of Hilary: the term of sickness, stress and freak exams for an unlucky few. Well –...
Panel Discussion: The Role of the Art School in the 21st Century, Modern Art Oxford
Richard Wentworth, Master of the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, initially seemed slightly taken aback to discover that he was the sole...
Concert review: Tomas Gould & John Reid play Schubert, Szymanowski and Schumann
Holywell Music Room, 2nd March 2008Wandering past a posterboard for the Holywell Music Room coffee concerts it is easy to feel a twinge of...
Classical review: Oxford Chamber Orchestra play Copland, Barber and Haydn
Sheldonian Theatre, 8.30pm, February 29th 2008The Oxford Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Jonathan Williams, gave a programme connecting the 20th century back to...
Roth by numbers – a review of Philip Roth’s latest novel, ‘Exit Ghost’
Nathan Zuckerman, a writer living out his winter years in rural isolation, believes he finally has a handle on unpredictability. Prostate cancer has left...
Ready For The Floor?
James Louis Gallagher reviews Hot Chip live at the Carling Academy Hot Chip’s reputation as one of the best live bands on the electro scene...
Quills
After the Moser’s lavish costume drama Dangerous Liaisons in third week, the powdered wigs and buckled shoes return for this gripping production of Quills at the OFS
