Tag: period drama
The Good Shepherd
This dry history of a mystery man’s motivations hides its intelligence rather too well.
Howards End
Some great individual performances. A boon for Forster fans but a bit of a chore for everyone else.
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Brokeback Mountain
Known as the greatest script never to be greenlighted, Brokeback finally got made and it's not a bad effort. …
- Originally published: 25 Mar 2007 in Film
Snatch
Ritchie's stylish talent for quotable, punchy London screenplays still has mileage, so why reinvent the wheel? …
- Originally published: 20 Apr 2008 in Film
Grandes vacances 2009: South of France
A long, episodic trip through Provence and the Côte d'Azur. …
- Originally published: 5 Aug 2009 in Europe
Granada and the Alhambra
Find a corner away from the mass of tourists and imagine yourself here in the fifteenth century. …
- Originally published: 14 Apr 2008 in Europe
Maisons de maître (and other buildings)
During my early wanderings around the city, I’ve been taking photos of maisons de maître, trying to capture the definitive style of these rather lovely houses. Many of the most distinctive examples …
- Originally published: 16 Jun 2008 in Relocation
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Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not the Princeton curator, the US senatorial candidate, the Kentuckian pastor or the journalist from Arizona. In fact, I work as a consultant 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 Brussels, Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Ellezelloise Hercule.