Dr Gabrielle Malcolm is a writer, artist and academic based in the UK. She is known for her publications on Victorian literature and culture and her writing on Shakespeare on stage, TV and Film. She has published alongside writers such as AS Byatt in ‘The Dickensian’ journal, and her performance art pieces were featured in the Liverpool City of Culture celebrations in 2008, at the Liverpool Tate amongst other venues.
She is an avid fan of the Gothic and the Neo-Victorian. Her literary blog ‘A Special Mention’ has many followers and she can regularly be found tweeting @gabymalcolm, with Russell T Davies and others.
Reviews
Thursday, May 12 2011
'Sliding Doors' Meets 'Mad Men': 'The Awakening Conscience' in James Hill's 'Lunch Hour'
Clever and strategic emblems placed along the way define this modern cinematic take on Holman Hunt's The Awakening Conscience.
Tuesday, May 10 2011
Really, 'Who Do You Think You Are?'
What was something of a self-indulgent escapade in the UK version takes on far more resonance and dramatic and cultural relevance in the US version.
Friday, April 29 2011
The Birthplace of Reality TV Celebrities: 'The Molly Dineen Collection'
When Molly Dineen began her film-making career in the '80s she did not suspect she would help launch a new kind of celebrity onto the world: the reality TV star.
Monday, April 25 2011
‘Joanna’: Sex, Shoplifting and Sarcasm in Swinging London
This is a film that constantly wants to break out of its shell and shatter conventions. It's sometimes a thriller, sometimes a romance, sometimes a surrealist sex-romp.
Wednesday, March 30 2011
Look Ma! No Legs!: 'The Genius of Design'
The story of design, manufacture, and the generating of desire for objects is the story of modern society and capitalism and throws up essential questions about collective responsibility and individual desires.
Blogs
Friday, April 22 2011
Elisabeth Sladen Was Who I Wanted to be When I Grew Up
A memorial for a groovy time traveller's assistant.