Tag: love story
Gilda
A gorgeous Rita Hayworth totally owns this tight, noirish drama and you end up forgiving her for the silly happy ending.
La Flor de mi Secreto (the Flower of my Secret)
Almodóvar’s nod to the future offers ample evidence of the director’s growing maturity.
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Machuca
Beautifully shot historical drama that can’t quite connect the small story with the big one.
- Originally published: 12 Feb 2007 in Film
Val de Loire
Not for nothing is the Val de Loire called the ‘Garden of France’. Blooming flowers, lush pastures, rich vineyards and lazy old rivers.
- Originally published: 28 Apr 2011 in Europe
Beverly Hills Cop
The foul-mouthed and the feckless: remembering the good times with the buddy cop film of the 80s.
- Originally published: 17 Apr 2007 in Film
Ocean’s Thirteen
A golden jackpot to help raise the budget for a proper film. Like Las Vegas, this film is loud, garish and steals your money.
- Originally published: 9 Jul 2007 in Film
Kontiolahti, Finland
One of our fondest travel memories, a journey into the deep forests and broad lakes of eastern Finland.
- Originally published: 2 Nov 2002 in Europe
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Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
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Over a year in the making, Dopeology.org is my latest personal project: a topology of doping in thirty years of European pro road cycling.
I collected information from thousands of sources, then I modelled and published it via a lightweight user interface.