Bookended by Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Gus Van Sant's Milk, this seaside festival includes anticipated future releases such as Hamlet 2, The Disappeared, The Class and Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr Hunter S Thompson. It's a solid lineup, but where this festival makes its own stamp is in the smaller mini-festivals and more ...

OUTLAW JOURNALIST: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HUNTER S. THOMPSONBy William McKeenW. W. Norton, 448 pages, $27.95 More than any other American writer in recent memory, Hunter S. Thompson demonstrated that, yes, sometimes the road of excess does lead to the palace of wisdom—just before it dead-ends at the cul-de-sac of regret. After a stunning, swift period of ...

First up from my fairly random selection of films screened at this year's London film festival is Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Could this be the first film of its kind – a Michael Cera vehicle? The Arrested Development and Superbad star reprises his role as a nerdy teenager in this by-the-numbers rom-com which, at best, plays ...