Conrad – 3/7/97 Madrid, July 1997 Madrid will be the scene of a David-and-Goliath confrontation when the NATO Heads of State meet on 8 July 1997. An international group of non-violent peace-activists, representing the Nuclear Weapons Abolition Days Network (A-days) will present a ‘Citizens’ Summons’ at the start of the meeting. According to the activists…
Film review – Conrad – 21/5/97 French director Luc Besson (The Big Blue, The Professional, Nikita) sets up a classic good and evil scenario complete with an intelligent dark force played by a large all consuming ball of fire in space, and aided by the nasty Zorg played by ubiquitous baddy Gary Oldman (is it…
Film review – Conrad – 1/5/97 David Lynch, director of such movies as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Eraserhead, and television classic Twin Peaks, is back to his enigmatic best with this one. The film stars Bill Pulman, who has all the right facial expressions for a man who doesn’t have a clue what’s going…
