Michael Mann has been on our radar recently.  We wrote an article about his movies on the occasion of his birthday (here) and also wrote a review of his new movie Public Enemies (here). 

Now the British Film Insttute is running two screenings of his rarely-seen early movie The Keep.  If you want to see what the director of modernist thrillers like Heat and Miami Vice does with Carpathian castles, demons and Nazis then you can get tickets here.  I have seen The keep and it is an interesting movie, with some truly evil moments.  Even at this early stage, Mann’s stylistic vision was individual enough to stand out and make this a very different horror movie.  It also has some bravura acting from Scott Glenn and Jurgen Prochnow. 

Scene from The Keep, directed by Michael Mann

There can be no better way to celebrate Burns Night than to go to a Scotch Malt Whisky tasting.

Here are two taking place this coming Sunday 25th January and Monday, 26th January:

The first is held by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society at their clubroom in Greville Street, London.  The tasting takes place at the civilised time of 14.00 till 17.00 on Sunday 25th.  Non-members are welcome.  Tckets are available here

The second is run by those walking encyclopaedias of malt whiskey, the chaps at the Whisky Exchange. We wrote about them here, and are still in awe of their knowledge and enthusiasm. The event takes place at Vinoplis at London Bridge, London and starts at 19.00. You can book tickets on  020 7940 8300  or through the website here

The Langham Gallery in London are holding an exhibition of the work of photographer Nick Delaney. Nick is a fashion and style photographer who is beginning to make a name for himself in art photography. As you can see from these images (both of which are in the exhibition Nick has almost painterly eye for colour and composition. The image below, of street art in Barcelona, is a great example of this.

Barcelona Wall by Nick Delany

This exhibition of work is from his personal collection of Urban Landscapes taking in cities such as New York, Budapest and Madrid. These are beautiful and arresting images, with a real sense of place. One more image to whet your appetite, below.

54th and Broadway by Nick Delany

The exhibition is at the Langham Gallery in Lamb’s Conduit street, recently featured in Monocle magazine as one of the best living community streets in the world. Nick’s work is clearly going to appreciate in value over the coming years, so here is your opportunity to invest while you can. Go, view and enjoy.

Details:

The exhibition runs from Monday 17th November till Saturday 13th December.

Opening hours 10-6 Monday to Friday, 10-4 Saturday.

The Langham Gallery is at 34 Lamb’s Conduit Street, London WC1 3LE

Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0010

Email: info@langhamgallery.com

Website: www.langhamgallery.com