Highlights

SHORT FILMS
Posted in: Drama & Theatre, Events & Festivals, Highlights, Movies & TV Shows

Interview With Elliott Reeves, Director of Award-Winning Short Film ‘Osiris’   Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress wins at London’s Sur-REEL & Uncanny Film Fest                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Surreal short film Osiris wowed the audience at the recent Sur-REEL & Uncanny Film Fest, a celebration of surreal experimentation in independent filmmaking. The London film festival, now in […]

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Features

A Guide to Social Media Marketing
A Guide to Next-Level Social Media Marketing
Posted in: Features, Technology

In the fast-paced realm of social media, staying ahead requires more than just posting content. To truly make an impact and stand out in the crowded digital landscape, it’s time to take your social media marketing to the next level. Buckle up for a journey into strategies to elevate your brand’s presence and leave a […]

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Reviews

Frieze Sculpture, Frieze Art Fair, Regents Park
Frieze Sculpture & Art Fair
Posted in: Events & Festivals, Highlights, Reviews, Shows & Exhibitions

Frieze Week: Man in underpants found wandering around Regents Park!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       If you are visiting Regents Park to catch Frieze Sculpture 2023, it’s likely you’ll also catch sight of a half-naked man wandering around the sculpture site in a dazed state. Indeed, last week from afar it looked as if park security had finally cornered […]

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Highlights

  • Mary Shelley
    August 30th: Birth date of Mary Shelley
    Posted in: Highlights, People

    Born on this date in 1797 in Somers Town, London, Mary Shelley stepped from the shadows of her more renowned husband, father and mother to make her mark in literature with the tale of the gothic man-monster Frankenstein. She certainly drew from an inspiring literary circle. Her father was radical political philosopher William Godwin and […]

  • The Many Faces of London
    The Many Faces of London On A Typical Day
    Posted in: Highlights, Photos

    This varied photo series by What’s Hot London?’s Eddie Saint-Jean shows the heart of our capital on a typical day. You’d get the impression that London is a pretty eclectic, cultured, cosmopolitan and sometimes barmy city. Which is just what it is!

  • Chineke! Orchestra
    Chineke! Orchestra
    Posted in: Concerts & Gigs, Highlights

    Founded by double-bassist Chi-chi Nwanok, the Chineke Orchestra is Europe’s first all-black professional orchestra. Its principal conductor Wayne Marshall is the only black one in Britain and made his big stage debut on September 13th 2016 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank.  The organisation seeks to address the under-representation of ethnic minorities in this area […]

  • Theatreland
    London Comes Alive as All Night Tube Service Begins
    Posted in: Highlights, Places

    Night clubs have been losing business at a rapid rate, with a 50% increase in closures since 2008 but tonight’s introduction of all night Tube services may reverse the trend. Despite contention over how the stations would be manned and whether staff would receive equitable pay increases, the Central and Victoria lines will be the […]

  • Short films to Feature films
    Short to Fame
    Posted in: Events & Festivals, Highlights, Movies & TV Shows, Promotions

    The countdown begins to What’s Hot London?’s own Hot Shorts Film Festival 2016 in October which promises to bring you the best of UK and international films by emerging directors. For these film-makers it is the culmination of much pain-staking pre-production, long hours on-set and putting full trust in the final edit. They eventually serve […]

  • Lawrence of Arabia
    August 16th: Birthdate of Lawrence of Arabia
    Posted in: Highlights, People

    British military officer and diplomat Thomas Edward Lawrence was the real life dashing Lawrence of Arabia immortalised by David Lean’s 1962 movie, with the steely blue eyes of Peter O’Toole in his likeness. The film won nine Oscars and catapulted O’Toole into global fame as an actor with an epic resume but there are still […]

  • Royal Observatory
    August 10: When King George II Lay the Foundation Stone at Greenwich Observatory
    Posted in: Events & Festivals, Highlights

    Regardless of the British Isle’s unceasing scientific developments minor or major since the Celts, the Royal Observatory can easily lay claim to being the nation’s oldest such institution. Globally recognised as the location of the prime meridian this landmark site marked a turning point in British astronomy and navigation and it was architect Christopher Wren […]

  • Angel Reborn Stanislav Geissler
    An Angel Reborn
    Posted in: Highlights, Shows & Exhibitions

    After celebrated Brit sculptor Andrew Gormley completed his Angel of the North he was inundated with questions about his creative process? His memorable take on this: “People are always asking, why an angel? The only response I can give is that no-one has ever seen one and we need to keep imagining them.” Well imagine […]