Author Archives: Colin Gibson
Catch 22
Miniseries adaptation episode 1 Channel 4 (director: George Clooney/Grant Heslov) Reviewed by Colin Gibson In Joseph Heller’s brilliant, anti-war satire, written between 1953 and its publication in 1961, the military…
OPINION: Will Labour blow it once again?
By Dave Young Will the Labour Party really carry through on its support for a second referendum? If history is any guide, I fear it will bottle out. Under its…
Spillage People
How Recycling Points Made Fly-tipping the Easy Option Several years ago, in Cornwallis Gardens where I live, Hastings Borough Council installed three recycling points. Whilst they were somewhat incongruous, the…
May Poll Dancing
The PM’s speech at Conservative Conference, Birmingham Reviewed by Colin Gibson Loathe as I am to admit it, sometimes only a worn-out cliché will do the trick. Yes, the first…
Sausage life!
The column that won’t shoot until it sees the whites of your eggs READER: I see there were riots at the Poundland closing-down sale. MYSELF: I’m not surprised. There was…
The Square
Dir: Ruben Östlund Kino Teatr, St. Leonards Ostensibly a film about the chronic bullshit afflicting the upper echelons of the art world, this fascinating film gradually leads us, by way…
Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne at St. Mary in the Castle. Reviewed by Colin Gibson Newcastle folk rock band Lindisfarne has produced, in its various incarnations, an extraordinary collection of great material spanning almost fifty…
AUTOMATA ON THE PIER
A season of events on Hastings Pier kicks off with an extraordinary interactive exhibition of automata, including mechanical toys and other inventions. Hastings Pier, 14 Mar 2018-15 Apr 2018 REVIEW BY…
OPINION: The Means of Repression
Colin Gibson takes issue with Britain’s booming arms trade Our despicable and morally-bankrupt weapons industry has successfully hoodwinked and bribed its way into the national ignorance. Since the Brexit referendum,…
REVIEW: The Post
Steven Spielberg said of his latest film, eleven months in the making, “This is the fastest film I ever made.” The reason? “The level of urgency to make the movie…
LETTERS I HAVEN’T WRITTEN, Gwyneth Herbert at The Kino Teatr Nov 29th
reviewed by Colin Gibson St Leonards' Kino Teatr was lucky enough to be one of the hand-picked venues for a preview of Letters I Haven’t Written, the brand new…
JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL RETURNS Colin Gibson
Tony O'Malley and Mike Raxworthy Friday June 2nd sees the welcome return of The Hastings Winkle Club Jazz and Blues Festival at The Stade, which continues until Sunday June 4th.…
Brexit Boris: From Mayor to Nightmare
By Heathcote Williams - (Public Reading Rooms £) Review by Colin Gibson In a post-truth world where idle conjecture has replaced fact and where public opinion is shaped by the keyboard…
Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser
Production: The Stables, Director: Peter Mould Reviewed by Colin Gibson Anyone familiar with the 1983 film of the same name starring Albert Finney as “Sir” and Tom Courtenay as Norman,…
Sausage Life 47
SAUSAGE LIFE Bird Guano The column that throws the bath water out with the baby VI KOMMER! We extend a hearty HIP welcome our new readers in Norway, where The…