Richard Hartley

Technology, Photography & Film

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Home
  • About
    • About Richard Hartley
    • Richard Hartley’s Work
    • Location
  • Film
  • Tech
  • Digital Media
  • Publishing
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Contact

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Fiume o Morte! review – darkly comic reconstruction of D’Annunzio’s Yugoslavian coup

Igor Bezinović uses local residents of what is now Rijeka in Croatia to re-stage the vainglorious Italian protofascist’s ragtag takeover of the Adriatic port city

Can SJP make wide-open handbags a trend? I hope not

Over the years, the actor has popularised everything from name necklaces to giant corsages. But, with all their dark secrets, women’s handbags should remain shut, writes Emma Beddington

Reeves could allow holiday tax on English hotel and Airbnb stays

Move to give mayors powers to raise funds through levies, but industry says it will ramp up prices and inflation

‘A blast of gritty, unvarnished relief’: why Breaking Glass is my feelgood movie

The latest in our ongoing series of writers highlighting their most rewatched comfort movies is a trip back to 1980s London and the predatory music industry

‘He caught what I thought was impossible’: Danny Boyle, Hanif Kureishi and others on the genius of Akram Khan

Thikra: Night of Remembering is Akram Khan Company’s last touring show. Here, the choreographer and dancer’s collaborators recall how he motivated them

‘His role is to recruit’: the Sheffield-based propagandist for Sudan’s RSF militia

Abdalmonim Alrabea has appeared in hundreds of videos in which he expresses support for paramilitary group accused of committing genocide

Game review – Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson poaches a role in sceptical take on 90s rave culture

Williamson stars in a debut feature that feels more like an elongated music video than a fully realised drama, but it’s redeemed by some hilarious moments and strident imagery

Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track

Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silent LP Is This What We Want

Rule Breakers review – rousingly feelgood real life story of Afghan girls’ robotics team

This story of emancipated young women escaping draconian social strictures brims with enthusiasm and features a cameo from Phoebe Waller-Bridge

FCA’s first deputy CEO calls for stronger grip on vital tech firms

Sarah Pritchard suggests City regulator will make use of oversight powers amid growing number of outages

Russell Tovey on pride, sexual power and politics: ‘The Green party slogan – make hope normal again – is what we need’

One of the most prolific and popular actors of his generation, he reflects on therapy, homophobia, why he suspects now is the worst time in history for trans people, and his secret life as a geek

‘It’s important that we tell our own stories’: how the Wicked movies are helping disability representation on screen

Marissa Bode is the first disabled actor to play Nessarose, a key character in the stage turned film franchise – but has had to respond to online abuse

No 10 turns to influencers to reach audiences beyond mainstream media

Critics view increasing use of digital content creators to push policy as way to avoid serious scrutiny of decisions

Sky Sports ditches ‘unbelievably sexist’ TikTok channel Halo after three days

Female-targeted account pulled after sports fans criticise posts referencing matcha, Barbie and ‘hot girl walks’

How Google’s DeepMind tool is ‘more quickly’ forecasting hurricane behavior

‘Less expensive and time consuming’ model helps with fast and accurate predictions, possibly saving lives and property

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

About

  • About Richard Hartley
  • Richard Hartley’s Work
  • Location

Film & Tech News

  • Unemployed young people to join AI boot camps to get job-ready
  • Massachusetts teen accused of killing mother and brother used ChatGPT
  • Flock Safety tries to curb police abuse of its surveillance cameras after scandals
  • Donald Trump empowers US private companies to conduct cyber-attacks
  • Brian Robinson obituary
  • Borges, ballet and BDSM: 10 must-see movies at Edinburgh international film festival
  • Edinburgh international film festival showcases a Scottish industry in rude health
  • Tesla paid Elon Musk 2.5m times more as CEO than its average worker in 2025
  • ‘It was fun to get pushed around’: Andrew Rannells on ‘razzle dazzle’, kissing co-stars and being a better friend to Lena Dunham
  • Do I really need air conditioning in the UK? The best portable aircon tested – plus the pros, cons and alternatives
  • Are teens on e-motorbikes the ‘new Hells Angels’? Not so fast, boomers
  • Schools across the US banned phones. Teens are demanding more offline support
  • Lost jobs, inequality, rogue agents: why are we accepting oligarchs’ AI agenda?
  • James: Getting Away With It review – hippies, hardnuts and dreamers unite
  • Hollywood encore: how ‘pro-shot’ Broadway shows became a major draw on the big screen
  • I spent 18 months testing the best video doorbells – here are my favourites
  • The End of Tom Six review – Human Centipede director delivers one last freaky flick
  • Hellcat review – woman imprisoned in camper van in nasty survival horror
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: the top dog of folding Androids
  • Taiwan says it was hit by ‘abnormal’ AI-assisted cyber-attack
  • With Hollywood struggling in China, can the Odyssey draw a crowd?
  • Pay with a glance at a screen as biometric technology company begins push into Australian retail
  • Perez Hilton’s mother files for temporary custody of his three children
  • Trump sued over $100,000-a-month early-access offer to Truth Social posts
  • The Wrong Girls review – Kristen Stewart fumbles through forgettable stoner comedy
  • AI agents aren’t legally responsible for any harm that they cause, experts say. So who is?
  • Don’t Say Good Luck review – high-school musical weepie puts Sunny Sandler in the spotlight
  • The End of Oak Street review – suburban dino-survival romp is more turkey than T-rex
  • In Venice, it’s not politics as usual as film-makers aim to recapture our attention
  • ‘Nightmare fodder’: Roku’s AI slop channel is even worse than expected

Contact www.richardhartley.com   Terms of Use