THE FILM: Boyhood – WHEN? Saturday, January 10, 2015 – Details: USA 2014, 166 minutes, 15 Certificate – Directed by Richard Linklater, Starring Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Rosanna Arquette, Lorelei Linklater.
YOU know those movies that span decades of a character’s lifetime, with different actors at different stages of life? Or the ones in which the kids grow up but the adults seem to stay exactly the same, perhaps with a few streaks of grey? Richard Linklater’s answer to such cinematic challenges – his response to the quest for ultimate naturalism and authenticity – was to film the same people every year, for twelve years.
Starting with the then six year-old Ellar Coltrane, and filming every summer until he turned 18, this film documents a boy called Mason from primary school until his first day in college. The result is an utterly unique, thrilling, superbly intelligent and beautiful portrait of growing up – the family holidays, the difficulties at school, the day-to-day banalities, the girls, the getting drunk, the usual stuff. Mason’s parents are divorced: Rosanna Arquette is his hard working mother with a tendency to hook up with the wrong guys; regular Linklater collaborator Ethan Hawke is the charming but feckless dad.
The film is also a portrait of parenting, of the uncertain steps and their unknown consequences, of the difficulties and the rewards, the essential unknowables of a child’s inner life. And it also brings home the fact that it all goes so quickly, that what feels like an eternity as a child seems to vanish in an instant from the perspective of the parent.
Hard to describe as anything other than a masterpiece, and on every list of the best films of 2014 if not the decade, Boyhood is not to be missed. View the trailer here.
IMAGINE; it’s Saturday afternoon on December 13, and members of Thame Choral Society and their Choral Director, Helen Swift, are about to arrive at St Mary’s Parish Church in Thame for the final rehearsal of their Christmas Concert later that evening. However, they are due for a surprise -of the worst kind and most unwelcome – there is no electrical power anywhere in the church!
Thame Choral Society’s Musical Director, Helen Swift
In other words, no lighting, no heating, no organ, no tea! A quick check reveals that the fault must be in the outside supply cable. The electricity company can provide a generator as a temporary measure but not before 8.30 pm at the earliest and it looks as though all the hard work of the last three months is for nothing.
But this is Christmas, the season of good will, the age of the mobile phone and an enterprising choir with a 55-year history to preserve. Several phone calls and visits later the concert is saved through the generosity of Rev Father Mark Lagorio, parish priest of nearby St Joseph’s Catholic Church, who offers his church as a venue for the concert. So, as daylight fades, the final practice continues at the Thame Barns Centre and then, after Mass has finished, everyone transfers to St Joseph’s and the concert, which includes Vivald’s Gloria, Christmas carols and songs old and new, seasonal readings and traditional refreshments of hot mulled wine and mince pies, goes ahead only 30 minutes late.
Two hours later brings a huge sense of relief from the organisers, the satisfaction of having been part of an enjoyable evening’s entertainment for the choir and smiles and congratulations from the audience.
As Society Chairman Judith Newenham later said: “Considering the nightmare with which we were faced at 2 pm, to be so relieved and proud at 10 pm, is truly amazing and I want to thank Father Mark for allowing us to use the very lovely and comfortable St Joseph’s, and soprano member, Jeni Pilkington, for arranging it.”
She continued by thanking everyone for being so supportive and uncomplaining in the face of adversity, everyone who made visits and phone calls to clergy and churches, those who moved chairs, carried bags, hosted soloists and helped at the concert, and ‘all the boys who erected the staging and gave up their Sunday morning to take it down again’. She particularly thanked Choral Director, Helen, for her patience and musical selection, Rowena Gibbons (piano and organ), Cindy Sluka (oboe) and Nick Epton (bassoon), and former Director, David Hayes, for engaging local sopranos Melissa Davies and Catherine Martin for the solos in the Gloria.
Thame Choral Society, founded in 1960, is an informal, friendly, non audition choir committed to the enjoyment of music, and has performed a wide range of choral works from the renaissance and baroque through the classical and romantic composers, to modern pieces by Britten, Poulenc and Rutter. Two major concerts are performed each year in Thame, and an informal concert of lighter items is arranged for the summer, often in a garden setting.
Much has been said recently about the benefits of singing, not the least it’s ability to promote good health, to relax, to build confidence, to develop a sense of community and to have fun! Thame Choral Society is always eager to introduce potential new members to the joys of singing together and in Helen Swift they are fortunate to have an inspirational coach. In spite of what you might think or have been told, there are very few who cannot learn how to sing successfully.
Next Spring TTS will be performing works by two giants of the classical era—Haydn’s Nelson Mass and Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de confessore—so there isn’t a better time to discover what it’s like to sing great choral music with an orchestra, than by going along to one of their practice sessions. You’ll receive a warm welcome and be glad that you did.
Rehearsals are held at the Methodist Church in nearby Haddenham on Wednesday evenings from 7.30 to 9.30 pm, and begin on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 for the concert on May 3.
More information about the choir can be found on their website, www.thamechoralsociety.co.uk, and by sending an email to thamechoralsociety@hotmail.co.uk
TOWERSEY’S Village Voices choir were out and about in Thame yesterday, including singing in the Market Place and in Rumsey’s Cafe, singing carols and raising funds for the Chiltern Music Therapy Service.
Chiltern Music Therapy works with people of all ages with learning disabilities, brain injury, stroke, dementia, mental health issues, bereavement, trauma and those with life-threatening illnesses.
Village Voices gather outside Rumseys, in Thame, before going in to sing carols for donations
ALMOST 100 of Thame’s senior citizens were entertained with Christmas carols and songs performed by the choir of Barley Hill School on Friday, December 12, at the annual Thame Christmas Tea Party, jointly organised this year by Thame’s Rotary and Inner Wheel clubs, and Thame Town Council.
Marius Ciortan, Thame Rotary Club spokesman, said: “The school’s children, staff and parents did an outstanding job leading a wonderful show. The party had a surprise guest, Father Christmas, who also entertained the audience.”
‘Father Christmas’ with the Mayor of Thame, Jeannette Matelot Green
Marius added: “The generosity of Thame’s Waitrose and The Cooperative who provided most of the food, made it possible for the members from the Rotary, Inner Wheel, Thame Town Council and other local volunteers to prepare and serve a delicious lunch. We would like to thank everyone involved.”
THE Thame Rotary Art Show which took place over the weekend at the Thame Barns Centre over the weekend, December 5-7, proved very popular with a range of works ranging from water colours through photographs to sculpture. Proceeds from the sale of paintings, sculptures, and Christmas crafts will go towards Rotary’s causes this year, Thame SAFARI, Thame Skatepark Project and Thame Children’s Choir.
Robert Duncan with Linda Emery opening the Thame Art Show; Photo by Nick Whitre
The event was opened by Robert Duncan, the world renowned cartoonist and playwright. Robert, who lives in Long Crendon and is the father of Lotte Duncan, the cookery book writer and Thame Food Festival ambassador, has been especially known for the world famous “Not Particularly Orange” range.
The event was run by Thame Rotary Club and Inner Wheel club members, family and friends. Delicious home made cakes prepared by these groups were also available for sale.
Marius Ciortan, spokesman the Rotary Club of Thame said: “The Thame Rotary Art Show was a great success this year. From the moment Robert Duncan opened the show at the Preview on Friday, December 5, until the doors closed on Sunday, the Barns Centre was busy with art lovers. We managed to raise over £1,600 for Rotary charities whilst putting on an excellent exhibition of mainly local artists. We are now looking forward to next year’s show.”
Marius continued: “We are grateful to all those who supported the event, local artists, Rotary and Inner Wheel Club members and – last and not least – all the members of the local community who visited our Art Show.”
Marius concluded: ”The Rotary Club of Thame has got its doors open to community minded people who enjoy helping running events like this and having fun at the same time. We are looking forward to hearing from you and meeting you. I recommend finding out about us on our website and Facebook page.”
ONE of the most joyously uplifting and feel-good films of 2014, Pride is part of a, by now, well established and much loved British tradition of films that manage to be funny and poignant but that engage with serious political issues. Think The Full Monty, Made in Dagenham, Billy Elliott, Brassed Off – movies that have you wiping away the tears, laughing out loud, feeling suitably aggrieved at social injustice, but tempted to hug everyone in the cinema as the credits roll. Based on a true story, and revisiting the same territory as Elliott and Brassed Off, the year is 1984, and the miners’ strike is in full stride, taking its toll on mining communities, and at the forefront of conservative political and tabloid rhetoric.
A group of gay activists from London – a community equally vilified by press and conservative politics and overshadowed by the onset of AIDS – decide to fund raise in support of a Welsh mining community in the spirit of solidarity against a shared adversary. What ensues is a classic culture clash / fish out of water comedy, with hilarious scenes of two worlds colliding – disco diva Dominic West helps the Welsh macho types with the ladies by showing them a few dance-floor moves; Imelda Staunton and a bus load of housewives head to the West End for a night on the town among the drag queens at the Electric Ballroom… But the film never simplifies or trivialises the political and personal complexities of the issues at stake, and it has an emotional heft appropriate to painful and conflicted experience. If the festive season is about good will to all (regardless of gender/sexuality/race/class/politics etc…) then this is the film for the season. Wonderful. View the trailer here.
DIRECTED by Matthew Warchus, Starring Ben Schnetzer, Dominic West, Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Andrew Scott, George Mackay, Paddy Considine, Joe Gilgun and more…
Saturday December 20th – PRIDE – UK 2014, 120 minutes, 15 Certificate – The Players Theatre, Nelson Street, Thame – Licensed bar; doors open 7.30pm – Film begins 8pm – £5 on the door.
REGULARS to the First Thursday Music Club in Thame, particularly anyone who stays for the ‘graveyard shift’, will be very familiar with musician, songwriter and raconteur, Sir Walter J Wallis. But what they may not know is that Sir Walter is also a poet.
Sir Walter J Wallis, song-writer, musician and poet
As well as recently releasing his latest album, UkedeliA (links to Soundcloud), available on Vinyl, CD & downloads, Sir Walter is about to shake the world of poetry (apparently) when he launches his first book of poems, described as ‘A collection of doodles from his many travels.
To launch his book of poetry, called Petty Cash, Sir Walter will be playing some of his music from the new album sprinkled in among the poems, at the legendary Vintage & Modern Guitar Shop in Thame, on Saturday, December 20, at 11 am.
For those who have yet to experience the mega-octaine, yet enigmatic phenomenon that is Sir Walter J Wallis, he describes his music as: “Dirty rockin’ blues served on a platter of carnage with an eclectic soundscape.” Or, as First Thursday Music Club MC, Phil Westerman put it so eloquently: “Think Seasick Steve, meets James Brown, meets Captin Beefheart.”
Ukedilia, the album cover, photo courtesy of Russell Cobb
Go along on December 20, at 11 am, and see for yourself – and be prepared for anything!
The Book and the album are available in store at Vintage and Modern Guitars, in The Shambles, off Buttermarket, Thame, and as with the first album, The Road To Burlesque, you can also shop at the website: sirwalterjwallis.com, and follow Sir Walter J Wallis on Facebook to keep in touch. Downloads will be available on itunes etc in the new year or send a message and order via Facebook if you’re going to any gigs, to save on postage, and you can pick up your order at the gig.
THAME has a growing reputation for its choice of interesting independent shops, from prize-winning butchers, gift shops, flower shops, ladies’ and gents’ boutiques and stationers, restaurants, pubs and cafes, to a unique owner-managed Italian deli and a wonderful, independent bookshop, attracting shoppers from all over the district who come to enjoy the festive ambiance of an historic market town with the added bonus of FREE parking close by.
These days local, independent retailers face many challenges, not least the growth of on-line shopping. So, the challenge is to provide good quality goods combined with excellent product knowledge and great customer service – all things you can expect when you shop in your local High Street, and particularly here in Thame.
From Friday, December 6, the Christmas lights will be turned on, the mince pies and mulled wine will be tempting the taste beds of shoppers and visitors in the cafes, and Thame’s shop windows will be looking their seasonal best – all ready to help make present buying an adventure and a pleasure.
So, whether you’ve already made your present-buying list, or looking for some Christmas gift ideas, Thame.Net is here to help and in return, you’ll be supporting the local economy and helping to sustain the vibrancy and choice in your local High Street.
Thame High Street boasts more than its fair share of hair salons and one of the most stylish is Brothers in Buttermarket, where, apart from a perfect coiffeur, the Aveda products used reflect the salon’s ethos to care for the world we live in.
Give gifts of joy this Christmas – Save lives in Nepal
At Brothers there’s a choice of hair product present ideas to “Give gifts of joy this Christmas and Save lives in Nepal.” The green paper on Brothers’ Aveda gift sets is handcrafted and employs around 5,500 people in Nepal – helping to change lives. With a range of gifts from just £12, there’s something for everyone’s Christmas budget. Visit Brothers’ website or pop into the salon to see the full range.
Help style your man
For the gentleman of any age who loves clothes, a short stroll to the top of Buttermarket, takes you towards Waitrose via Greyhound Walk where, on the left you will find one of Thame’s smartest shops, Gallant. Here something special from their most popular brand, Circle of Gentlemen will make any man happy on Christmas morning.
Circle of Gentlemen burgandy, navy & white bold-check shirt
Circle of Gentlemen shirts retail between £139.95 and £149.95. The jacket pictured is from a range from £395 to £525. The orange jeans and jacket pictured are £485 for the jacket and £145 for the stunning jeans.
Another favourite brand among Gallant’s regular customers is Seven For All Mankind whose wonderfully tactile, Cashmere blend shirts retail between £145 and £200. For those of us on a smaller budget but who still want to give our man something stylishly special, how about a pair of Duchamp socks which retail at £16, or an Alex Begg & Co scarf, Scottish made, at £59.95?
Duchamp socks
Alternatively a Giorgio Fedon, Italian made wallet would thrill any man.
Ready for snow!
It’s winter, and many of us (including me) are desparately hoping for some proper, seasonal weather – and that means snow! Well, according to the UK Weather Forecast web page between December and the end of February, colder than average conditions are expected overall and especially when compared with last winter, with a much greater frequency of winter weather which includes snow, frosts and below average temperatures.
Boystoys Snowmobile
Snow means sledging and new in stock at Thame’s bicycle shop, 2 Wheels, is a range of the very latest in sledging, the Boyztoys Snow Mobile at £79.99, the Lowrider, the Dragon Glider at £69.99, the Warp Speed Slider at £99 and a variety of Sound Barrier Sledges – what better present for a boy or a girl, meaning they’ll be ready for some winter fun when the snow comes.
The Frog Balance bike
A new bike for Christmas is guaranteed to set any child on the path to a pastime that could turn into a healthy interest or sport that can last a life-time. At 2 wheels, in High Street, Thame, Manager Dave and his experienced and knowledgeable staff will help you chose from a fabulous range of Frog Bikes for all ages. These are made of the lightest aluminium – a far cry from the heavy and cumbersum child’s bike of the past. Frog Bikes start with the ‘Tadpole’ balance bike for the very young, priced at £100, through to Frog Bikes for older children costing from £100 to £250. The top size child’s Frog road bike costs between £400 and £450.
The other ‘must have’ for children and young people is the micro scooter, the design and variation of which continues to develop and grow. From the Mini Seat 3-in-1, Micro Scooter for 1 – 5 year-olds, to the Sprite & TRIXX for 6 – 12 year-olds and adult Micro Scooters, 2 Wheels, Thame, has a wide selection to suit any active young person who’s ready to roll! http://www.micro-scooters.co.uk/
Books for everyone!
Whilst gift-wrapping a bicycle (Click here if you really want to know how) can be a bit of a challenge, the gift of a book for young readers who like to take a break from out-door fun, or to snuggle up in the corner of the sofa to be read to when it’s raining outside, or at bedtime, is both very acceptable and easy to wrap!
Thame’s independent, gem of bookshop, The Book House, at the bottom of the High Street, has been feeding the thirst of Thame’s bookworms for over 35 years and as well as stocking thousands of contemporary fiction, crime, classics or non-fiction books for adults, The Book House is a Children’s Fiction specialist. A charming book guaranteed to delight any child of reading age – and to illicit smiles of pleasure to any dog-loving adult reading the book aloud, is Emma Chichester Clark’s illustrated diary of a cheeky, characterful dog, Plumdog.
Written from the dog’s point of view in a neat, child-like lower case print as if in pencil by hand, the illustrated diary records what happens to Plumdog on his walks with his owners, the other dogs he meets and what they get up to, with great wit, humour and – dare I say – aplomb.
Humour of a more adult sort is, as usual, the literary fare dished up by Simon Hoggart, and following on from his hilarious ‘mickey take’ of the sort of excruciatingly, boastful and self-satisfied, Round-robin letters that fall on our doormats at Christmas time, with The Cat That Could Open The Fridge, and The Hamster That Loved Puccini, his latest book, The Round Robin Letters, is an anthology of these. It’s guaranteed to have any reader, but the most thick-skinned proponant of such correspondence, chuckling with mirth over the Christmas Port.
Someone else with a talent to amuse, and well-known here in Thame as our ex Member of Parliament, is Boris Johnson. His latest book however, is a serious and illuminating look at ‘The Churchill Factor‘ and what the fly leaf of the book describes as ‘the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century’.
Not only does the book probingly illuminate Churchill’s majestic genius as an historian, journalist, a soldier and a peace-maker, but its author reveals aspects of Winston’s personal and private life, including his various ‘youthful daliances’, and climaxes with his wooing of, his relationship with, and the influence of his beloved wife, Clementine.
The Churchill Factor reads as Boris Johnson speaks – chatty yet flowery, spilling over with enthusiasm for the subject, with an overall feel of ‘letting the reader in’ on personal knowledge of the great man ‘with a titanic ego’ that is not common knowledge.
A very informative and entertaining read that celebrates ‘The Greatest Briton’ on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of his death.
The gift of music!
Thame has a very vibrant music scene, especially among the young, as witnessed by the ever-growing popularity of the First Thursday Music Club, open mic nights at The James Figg. Many of the musicians who rock up every month are former pupils of The Lucas Guitar School, from where Kevin Lucas has been nurchering Thame’s bass and guitar players for almost 15 years. One of Kevin’s gift vouchers could well set your son, daughter, granddaughter or grandsonon well on their way to becoming an accomplished musician or just able to play for pleasure – Kevin even has several older pupils, returning to playing the guitar well after leaving their teenage years behind!
Call Kevin on his palendromic phone number, 01844 21712, to discuss how may lessons you would like to give and he will arrange a gift token for you.
Take a break with Christmas lunch!
Taking a break from Christmas shopping in Thame, you’re spoilt for choice. Apart from the many cafes up and down the High Street, the town boasts a wide variety of enticing restaurants, from top notch dining at The Thatch, where their Winter all-day menu and great pub grub offers great quality and value.
If Italian food takes your fancy, Thame’s branch of Prezzo’s Winter lunch offer is very tempting, at two courses and a glass of prosecco for £15.95 or three courses for £17.95. Look out for their Christmas board outside the shop in North Street. “The stars are coming out this Christmas – The party planner, the perfect gift-giver, the friend who treks through the snow or the little angel who steals the show…. celebrate with all your stars at Prezzo this festive season with three set menus, starting from £15.95″ Web link: http://www.prezzorestaurants.co.uk/christmas
FRESH flower bouquets make a wonderful gift or bring a touch of natural beauty into your home at Christmas. At BIZZIE LIZZIE in the Upper High Street (close to the Swan pub), Katie Virdi, her mum Billie and their team of experienced and creative florists, offer a stunning range of festive floral designs to chose from and will deliver within a 10 mile radius of Thame.
To see the full range of BIZZIE LIZZIE’s Christmas flower bouquets and baskets, visit their website or take a 360 degree tour of their beautiful shop here.
Bizzie Lizzie also has a fantastic range of Christmas decorations, lights and planters and can offer something beautiful for everyone’s budget.
Gym and racket sports gifts for all ages
A NEW year fitness pledge, or may be a determination to take up a new sport, or re-sharpen the skills of a previous racket sport, can be given a boost with a gift token for any age, from RACQUETS FITNESS CENTRE, in North Street, Thame.
Racquets Fitness Centre really does cater for all ages and abilities, from World-ranking men to young beginners
RACQUETS Fitness Centre, has a habit of producing young, quality squash players and coaches, and one of their younger proteges, Nick Harbour, is the new, Under 15s Oxfordshire Junior Closed squash champion. But there’s more to Racquets than just squash. The club has a fully equiped Gym, a function room and bar, personal trainers on hand, and squash and racketball coaching for all ages.
The creche at Racquets means that even the parents of young children can take time out for themselves and take advantage of a coaching session, weight training or general fitness course with the gift of a Christmas Gift Token. Contact the club on 01844 261754 or email: info@racquets-fitness-centre.com to discuss a taylor-made gift token to suit any budget.
THE Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity team, which are staging Sunday’s Santa Dash around Thame town centre, will also be supporting Friday’s Christmas lights switch-on in the town, where Executive Director, Sue Jenkins, will be presented with a cheque for over £10,000 from the Haddenham Hillbillies – a team of local cyclists who took on a three-day cycle challenge fundraiser in September from Thame to Montesson in France.
On Saturday, the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity’s retail arm will be supporting Thame’s Small Business Saturday event as well as offering visitors on the day a last chance to register for Thame’s Festive Fun Run before the big day.
The Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity’s (FNHC) first Festive Fun Run is taking place this Sunday, December 7, and is a 3k family fun event, which will see Santa’s setting off from Thame Town Hall, at 10am.
In partnership with Thame Lions Club, families, schools and businesses are being invited to get involved in this fun reindeer run, jingle bell jog or Santa saunter and bring some pre-Christmas cheer in aid of Florence Nightingale Hospice, which provides comprehensive care and support to families affected by life-limiting illness through in-patient and at-home Hospice services.
“We’re really excited about coming to Thame to host our first Festive Fun Run,” said Karen Shardlow, FNHC’s Development and Events Manager. “We know many local residents are affected by the services provided either at the Hospice itself or in the home, so we’re really hoping our supporters will turn out and get behind us over the weekend. There is still time to sign up your family and friends either via our website – www.fnhospice.org.uk, or simply pop along on the day at 9.00am to register in person. After a warm-up, courtesy of Thame Leisure Centre to get fun runners limbered up for their challenge, we’ll then set off outside Thame Town Hall and head down the High Street towards the popular Phoenix Trail. We can’t wait to see everyone’s costumes!”
To register for the fun run challenge, visit www.fnhospice.org.uk and click on ‘Festive Fun Run’. Entry costs £10 per adult, £7.50 per child and under 2s go FREE. A specially priced family ticket of £30 for two adults, two children is also available. Registration prices include event entry, refreshments, a FREE Santa hat and medal on completion of the challenge. Prizes on the day will be awarded to the best-dressed entrants on the day.
Businesses including Kismet Jewellers, The Black Horse, Thamenews.net, Newitts of Thame, Wally’s Toy Shop and Thame Leisure Centre have all lent their support to the event. Simply pop in to any of these locations along with Thame Town Hall to pick up a registration form.
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity needs to raise over £600,000 this year to keep local Hospice running.
ONE of Thame’s First Thursday Music Club’s favourite bands returns to play the 10 o clock Feature Spot at the next event on Thursday, December 4, at The James Figg in Thame.
Hiway 51, playing at First Thursday Music Club a couple of months ago
The band, which includes upright bass player, Ingma Paul, Vintage & Modern Guitars, Thame, shop owner, Phil Carwardine (guitar) and Paul Barker (vocals and guitar), faithfully recreate the stripped down “country roots” sound of 1950s era Americana.
Think classic Elvis, Cash, Charlie Rich, Ricky Nelson, Chet Atkins. Hiway 51 will be a playing a set of classic covers together with original tunes penned in the same magnificent style. FTMC is one of the few places in the country where you can get to see Hiway 51 play for FREE! Don’t miss it!
As an added attraction for the December event, the Club is offering a Fender Acoustic Guitar via a raffle to be drawn and won on the night!
The First Thursday Music Club continues to grow and develop and, whilst the club is now attracting professional and semi-professional artists, it still offers all artists of all genres and abilities, the opportunity to play in front of a very large and appreciative crowd. Anyone can play by signing up at the venue before 7.45pm. Check out the club on Facebook “The First Thursday Music Club”.
Further info on Hiway 51 can be found on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Hiway51/timeline and to learn more about the band and hear some tracks: http://www.reverbnation.com/hiway51
YOU know those movies that span decades of a character’s lifetime, with different actors at different stages of life? Or the ones in which the kids grow up but the adults seem to stay exactly the same, perhaps with a few streaks of grey? Richard Linklater’s answer to such cinematic challenges – his response to the quest for ultimate naturalism and authenticity – was to film the same people every year, for twelve years.
