On Coloniality, Indigeneity and Film Coloniality, Indigeneity and Film: Rethinking Representation and History

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On Historical Trauma and Righteous Violence in Film Violence in art is not a singular concept but a spectrum.

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The Limits of Stage Adaptation: What Totoro Reveals About Medium At a time when everything seems to be adapted—novels into films or stage productions, films into stage shows, or even hybrid versions—some succeed while others fall short, where does Totoro land?

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With March drawing to a close, it feels like the perfect time to pause, reflect, and take stock of everything I’ve been watching. Now seems like the ideal moment to revisit, gather my thoughts, and rank six of the standout films that have stayed with me and defined my viewing this month.

The Royal Opera announces RBO/SHIFT Festival bridging opera and technology - Opera Now Inaugural festival will focus on Artificial Intelligence

Jones told Opera Now ‘I am interested in exploring the multiplicity of voices, and, of course, the interplay of technology and live performance.’

Ballet, performance and opera isn’t going anywhere. It never has, and it never will 🎭

📸 Hungarian State Opera (Magyar Állami Operaház), October 2023 (1875—present)

Move over Timothée Chalamet, ‘Martin Scorsese, My Life In Music’ tells you everything you need to know about the importance of opera 🎭

Ranked: the 23 greatest movie scores of all time Grab the popcorn, dim the lights and settle in for a run through our ranking of the very best movie scores ever heard in cinemas

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Not saying this coffee is divine but if it starts floating upwards while a choir sings, mind your business. Anyway, Gail’s… what are you putting in this?? Looks heavenly like “go forth and be caffeinated” 🪽

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By meeting audiences where they are, they dissolve barriers and invite a deeper, more personal connection with classical performance.

These events carry core classical repertoire into both the most intimate rooms and the grandest halls across towns and cities throughout the UK, creating welcoming spaces where everyone—regardless of background or experience—can truly immerse themselves in the music.

There’s something deeply special about spending a winter’s evening inside a vast, echoing church. Stunning evening from LUMOS, featuring a beautifully curated programme of Mozart and Vivaldi.

God bless the souls who donated these to the charity shop. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten 💁🏻‍♀️

A little #AccidentallyWesAnderson in #Lille

Exploring “Frankenstein: Crafting a Tale Eternal” at Selfridges A mesmerising exploration of Guillermo del Toro’s artistry, blending creation, imperfection, and the timeless craft of storytelling.

Exploring “Frankenstein: Crafting a Tale Eternal” at Selfridges
A mesmerising exploration of Guillermo del Toro’s artistry, blending creation, imperfection, and the timeless craft of storytelling.
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Wonderful exhibition at Selfridges in collaboration with Netflix and the forthcoming Frankenstein

Do I currently own all 50 of the Film Stars 3rd Series 1938 John Player & Sons Cigarette Cards as well as a special double sided frame for a chosen 10 to go in? 💁🏻‍♀️💃🏻

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Labubu—the Furby of 2025?

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Things you can do whilst being kept on hold to techno music:

-unpack a suitcase
-put a load of washing on
-pause for a solo dance party
-do a whole face of makeup just to go get coffee (when you get off the phone)

Watching a meteor shower from my bed in north London whilst a family of foxes sit in the garden below was certainly not on my 2025 bingo card! 💫

Hidden Gem in Henbury Exploring the unique intersection of costume history and countryside charm

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Someone’s trying to make friends with my M&S sandwich this lunch break 🐦

It’s officially no sleep + iced-coffee for breakfast season #Heatwave

Glastonbury festival gates open to a brass band playing John Williams’ Superman! The UK’s most popular music festival opens to John Williams’ soundtrack.

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Me on my lunch break today. Dear shops, please put less buns in the packet!

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Summer evenings and an uncanny match

🌿 Discovering Ethical Coffee in London ☕ I’m on a mission: find cafés and roasters in London that not only serve exceptional coffee, but also do good—for people, planet, and livelihoods.

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