Good Friday morning everyone.
In the lead up to the Oscars last weekend it became very obvious that the worst kept secret in Hollywood was the crowning of Colin Firth as best actor for the King’s Speech. What was lost in all the media attention around him was that he was invited to be the guest editor of the BBC Radio 4 Today program at the end of December in 2010. For that edition of Today, he explored with a variety of guests the complex relationship between faith and film and asked Frank Cottrell Boyce (The director of Millions, 24 Hour Party People, God on Trial and writer of several films, including Hilary and Jackie and Welcome to Sarajevo) to describe what it is like to be a Catholic in the film industry of today. This short three and a half minute commentary is a little pearl especially his description of receiving communion on Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival.
Frank Cottrell BBC Radio 4 Today
I was in Ottawa last week and needed something to read as my flight was delayed. Covers do make a difference and I bought the issue of Time that was focusing on what is happening in North Africa and the Middle East. I like Fareed Zakaria and found this piece helpful. The average age of the population of these areas and the impact of education and social media is shaping so much of this desire for change and he does a good job to put it all in context.
Enjoy the weekend.
Con
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