My Sentimental Heart

'Think where man's glory most begins and ends,
And say my glory was I had such friends.'

-William Butler Yeats.

Rachel Weisz is receiving rave reviews for her performance as Blanche DuBois in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' at the Donmar Warehouse. Weisz is one of my favourite actresses and I admire the fact that despite her Oscar winning success in film (Best Supporting Actress, The Constant Gardener, 2…

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I cannot wait to see this film!

(Trailer courtesy of Walt Disney Studios UK.)

'Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.' - Coco Chanel
'Coco Avant Chanel' (Coco Before Chanel) is released here in the UK next Friday and it looks like a must see. Audrey Tautou…

This never fails to make me laugh...no matter how many times I watch it.


(Clip courtesy of Youtube.)

What does it mean to have friends?
To be loved or loathed in polarity?
You who walk down the empty path
wallow in misery,
the moon illuminates your death.

We walk together and apart.
Far from one another yet always together;
For you are never far from my whirring mind
Dancing in the avenues of the past
My …

My new favourite song.


(Video courtesy of Youtube.)

Back in April I went to see War Horse and England People Very Nice, but in the midst of exam revision and a busy summer term neglected to write reviews at the time. Nearly three months have passed since I saw these performances and needless to say my terrible memory isn't really up to writing a…

Grand Central Terminal- East 42nd Street at Park Avenue.
Breathtaking Beaux Arts Building that feels more like a palace than a train station. Make sure you visit the bar on the main concourse and enjoy a Cosmopolitan whilst looking at the constellations painted on the vautled ceiling and generally …

After hearing Dr Maya Angelou's haunting tribute to Michael Jackson read by Queen Latifah at yesterday's memorial service, I felt compelled to read some more of her work. I have fleetingly come across some of her writing in the past, but, as is the case with the majority of the poetry I hav…