Readers slam reopening of Bucks primary schools amid calls to keep them closed in Tier 4 areas
File photo Hundreds of primary school children in Bucks are set to return to school next week – despite calls to keep them closed after a ‘major incident’ was declared in the county last week. The news was met with mixed reaction by BFP readers, with many insisting it is the right decision and others saying they should stay closed. One reader, Maxina Chapman, wrote on social media: “Yes, they should shut. If I cannot mix with my family , why should I let my children mix with other people’s family. Ridiculous,” while Jeff Manser said: “Closed, but offer virtual classes and not just homework.
By Princess WeekesDec 31st, 2020, 12:10 pm
Dear Ladies,
As 2021 comes over the horizon, uncertain as any other day, one thing is clear: Blockbuster movies were tested this year. Not just via their box office draw, but how new release methods like streaming will only serve to highlight preexisting biases with movie criticism, the weakness of many aspects of “the blockbuster,” and (most importantly to this particular piece) how female-led films will be received in this new ecosystem.
Wonder Woman 1984 has proven to be controversy-riddled for a mountain of reasons, and that controversy is different from the criticism of
Birds of Prey earlier this year, more like Disney’s
For Your Viewing Pleasure Featuring Classic Movies, Recent Hits, Full TV Seasons, and More Dec 23, 2020 By Mark Redfern and Austin Trunick Photography by Wendy Lynch Redfern
If you were smart and careful, you spent much of 2020 indoors thanks to the deadly pandemic. With many movie theaters closed much of 2020, with bars and restaurants often unavailable, with live music an impossibility; we all turned to home entertainment and that often meant our screens. Netflix and other streaming services can only offer so many choices and few people subscribe to every service, so 2020 was a good year to catch up on some DVDs and Blu-rays.
For Your Viewing Pleasure Featuring Classic Movies, Recent Hits, Full TV Seasons, and More Dec 23, 2020 By Mark Redfern and Austin Trunick Photography by Wendy Lynch Redfern Holiday Gift Guide 2020
If you were smart and careful, you spent much of 2020 indoors thanks to the deadly pandemic. With many movie theaters closed much of 2020, with bars and restaurants often unavailable, with live music an impossibility; we all turned to home entertainment and that often meant our screens. Netflix and other streaming services can only offer so many choices and few people subscribe to every service, so 2020 was a good year to catch up on some DVDs and Blu-rays.
Nate on Netflix
With many notable alumni working in film, television and comedy including Natalie Palamides, star of Netflix s Nate stand-up special proprietors of L.A. s top clown schools discuss the city s rise as a clowning hub. Most people, when they hear clown, think American circus clown or horror film freaky, serial killer clown,” says John Gilkey, who founded The Idiot Workshop, one of Los Angeles’ three clown schools, in 2012. “The fact that people don t really know what we do helps us; the mystique of it. Because they can t describe it, they say, Oh, you just have to go try this thing.’”