P. J. Dodd - blog

Nigel Keenedy at the Proms plays Bach and performs a very enjoyable and memorable concert.

Lucien Freud, 1922-2011, boring master of modern figurative painting.

This was an evening of dance, light and choral moods that was unlike the prissy tutu crap that the Coliseum is more familiar with staging. Acosta, in what can be described best as the stage equivalent of skin-tight streetwear, presented a series of pieces that were bleak, haunting, rhythmic and represented the frustration and barriers [...]

I played the computer game in its pixellated form way back in the late 1980s. The sense of atmosphere and character were phenomonal and coupled with a damn tricky game, Prince of Persia was an exceptional game that is fondly remembered. Then it came back recently (few years ago anyway) and did for the dungeoneering [...]

The original 1980s film was great, loved it, acting from proper thesps and Harry Hausen models. Based on a good story too, so what could go wrong with advanced CGI and modern thesps?