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Factory Girl-2006-George Hickenlooper

Sixties fashion icon, Edie Sedgwick has been once again immortalised for the public. A film about the once named Superstar of her generation has been released and Director George Hickenlooper has created a film of the ups and downs of the icons life. The film shows the rise to her success and fame and the fall including her drug addiction and her relationship with Andy Warhol and Bob Dylan. Sienna Millers performance makes you feel as if you’re watching the real Edie Sedgwick, her mannerisms and accent have been copied perfectly after researching the films she had once made. The film makes you view the life and relationships of Edie in a completely different way to how it was portrayed in media in the 60’s. The film shows how Andy’s factory influenced her and her drugs, friends and fame. It’s a really sad story that has been depicted brilliantly.

One Day-2009-David Nicholls

 A fascinating story about love and friendship. One day has been described as one of the best books of the year, and I definitely think the book deserves the rave reviews it’s been receiving recently. The book that’s now a Hollywood blockbuster is possibly one of the saddest love stories I’ve read and the film doesn’t do the books story justice. The build up of intimate letters makes a connection between the character Emma and Dex that left me rooting for their relationship, david Nicholls created a whirlwind emotions to lead up to a tragic ending, leaving the person reading with a feeling of ‘carpe diem,’ seize the day. Although the book is a classic love story it doesn’t follow the conventions of a typical love story. The twists and turns in the book are unpredictable and true to form, a book to leave a tear in even the most unexpected on faces.

Nirvana Nevermind exhibition-September 2011

 Here we are now, entertain us. Remember the band that used those words to help change rock music. Twenty years on from the release of the 90’s grunge band Nirvana’s album Nevermind an exhibition opened up in London’s brick lane to celebrate the turning moment for grunge. Nirvana being one of my favorite bands because of their writing and the movement they created. I had to go and see the exhibition for myself. The exhibition was small which made it feel personal, moving and intimate.

The small collection of 90’s front page papers were displayed accompanied by perfectly framed images of the bands live performances left the exhibition left me feeling nostalgic. The plaques along side a broken guitar kobain himself had smashed during a gig made the exhibition personal and special, giving personal views on how the band had made such an impact on his life showed the band had touched so many lives in the messages they spread.