Ben Okri is one of the better known authors from the Saharan region, thanks to The Famished Road, which earned him a booker prize in 1991. In The Famished Road, he narrates the difficult life of a spirit child, Azaro, who, despite knowing about the pain that pervades the real world, decides to fight to [...]
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Many movies have been made in Japan on Samurai, (and swords) and with a name like “Sword of doom” – that is bound to make one discard it off as a silly video-gameisque Japanese movie all about fighting – one may be tempted to skip it. However do not be misled by [...]
Trust Kiarostami to try something offbeat and come out of it not only unscathed, but blow everyone away. Since ABC Africa is a documentary, comparing it with his other works would be like comparing apples to oranges, but it doesn’t mean that he hasn’t given it his usual golden touch.
Starting with a fax creeping out [...]
The Roman police have recovered Picasso's Little Guitar, from a local businessman, CBC news reported. ...
Glasgow-based artist Richard Wright, who created a gorgeous fresco in gold leaf, has won this ...
Vladimir Nabokov wanted it burned on his death, but The Original of Laura survived and ...
Gwyneth Paltrow has signed on to The Danish Girl, a film chronicling the real-life story ...
Dany Laferrière, a Haitian-born Montrealer known for his provocative and thoughtful novels, has won the ...