Alan Bennett

Synopsis: Oscar-winning meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state based on the real episode of dementia experienced by England's King George III. With Nigel Hawthorne & Helen Mirren. USA - 1994 - PG13

James Ravilious, 1939-1999, created one of the strongest and most revealing collections of English documentary photographs. He moved to North Devon and for 20 years, in a small area, connected to the local rural people and their work. He lived among the people and respected them. Here are some of the last examples of traditional English country life, in timeless landscapes. to discover more about James Ravilious http://www.jamesravilious.com/ Visit the Exhibition: Coningsby Gallery, 30 Tottenham Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T 4RJ Monday 7 January ? Saturday 12 January 2008, 10am to 5 pm Read An English Eye : Photographs of James Ravilious by Alan Bennett (forward) and Peter Hamilton Google_amazon ravilious

An ambitious couple and a V.I.P. (Very Important Pig) collide in his outrageous comedy of manners! During a time of extreme food rationing in England following World War II, one town’s upper class bends the rules by illegally fattening a prize pig for a feast to celebrate the upcoming royal wedding. When a timid foot doctor (Michael Palin, A Fish Called Wanda) and his bossy wife (two-time Academy Award winner Maggie Smith, A Room with a View) get wind of the plan, they seize the chance to climb the social ladder by kidnapping the pig…who has a few unpleasant surprises of its own in store. One of the most hilarious, critically-acclaimed British cult comedies of all time, this star-packed satire proves some people will truly do anything to get ahead!

Prick Up Your Ears movie trailer - starring Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave, Gary Oldman, Wallace Shawn, Julie Walters, Lindsay Duncan. Directed by Stephen Frears. Genre: Drama Rating: R