Theatre, Film, Arts

Money Monster

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Spent a pleasant Sunday evening at the Riverside in Woodbridge catching a showing of the Jodie Foster directed Money Monster, starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts. We weren’t expecting too much after seeing the less than stellar reviews but it proved to be a more than competent thriller with a nice, sardonic edge to both the script and main character. I guess it’s more than …

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Mark Steel: Who Do I Think I Am (12/05/16)

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Went to see Mark Steel at the Apex on Thursday night. We’ve seen him on a couple of occasions before but this was the first time at Bury St. Edmunds. This tour was built around his search for his birth parents, which he admits he had little interest in pursuing until the birth of his own son. As we shall see, his own sense of self was confused, not clarified by his discoveries.

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A Sunrise in 1927

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Another of the “Riverside Nights” at the Riverside Theatre in Woodbridge, this time featuring the British film historian, television documentary-maker, filmmaker, author, and film editor Kevin Brownlow. A very interesting Q&A, followed by a screening of one of Kevin’s favourite silent films, the 1927 ground breaker ‘Sunrise’, made by the German director  F. W. Murnau. Although the storyline was little thin (although possibly not for the …

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Mavis!

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A rare foray yesterday, especially for Denise, into Ipswich town centre – I think she’s even less inclined to visit every time she goes. On this occasion, it was to the excellent film theatre to see the documentary of the wonderful Mavis Staples. The film itself was a fairly orthodox biopic, but none the worse for that as it allowed the subject to shine without the distraction of unnecessary gimmicks.

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Kelly + Victor at the Riverside

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Exceptionally, out on a Sunday evening last night (13th March) to the Riverside in Woodbridge to see a screening of Kelly + Victor, followed by a Q&A with the film’s director Kieran Evans. These “Riverside nights” have been put together and curated by Neil McGlone, who is friend and was a work colleague of Denise’s, but who is also a local film advisor and researcher. A nice innovation, I hope they’re a success.

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Hangmen at the Wyndham’s (via the Riverside)

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As Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen is about to finish its run at the Wyndham’s Theatre on Saturday and we weren’t going to make it to London, last night we took the opportunity to do the next best thing and catch a live streaming of the play at the Riverside Theatre in Woodbridge. No substitute for the real thing but a worthy alternative, nonetheless.

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Sean Lock at the Apex (2nd February 2016)

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Another visit to the Apex in Bury St. Edmunds last night, this time to see Sean Lock’s latest stand up routine. Maybe best known for ‘messing about’ on panel shows (as his wife would have it), this was nonetheless a very funny return to stand up, a mixture of observations and ruminations on everyday life and growing older, coupled with occasional flights of surrealism. The silly …

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Lady In The Van

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Spent yesterday in Bury St Edmunds and managed to catch Lady In The Van at the “Picture House”. Very impressive boutique style film theatre (if such a thing exists) with excellent café / bar attached. Has two screens and the one we were in had very roomy seats, bags of space and a row or two of very comfortable sofas. As for the film, it was …

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