Tag: cinema
Style October 2022
'I felt that my life was changing in those days, to be on a show of that scale'.
Shubham Saraf ’s annus mirabilis culminates in the release of Shantaram, the major adaptation of Gregory David Roberts’ bestselling book. Saraf ’s decision to enrol in clown school is looking wiser by the day…
Style October 2022
The Rake Style Guide: A Page From The Tenenbaums
Twenty-one years after its release, The Royal Tenenbaums wardrobe remains the purest embodiment of director Wes Anderson’s bold and monochromatic visual style and the perfect guide to your New York inspired winter wardrobe.
Pleasure September 2022
Sixty Years Bond's Best Destinations
One of the most thrilling parts of each Bond instalment is just where our secret agent is spent to conduct his mission. 007 has been just about everywhere.
Icons September 2022
Sixty Years of the Bond Girl
When it comes to the Bond Girl, you must put aside any assumptions that these are damsels in distress—James Bond has often met his match at the hands of Pussy Galore, Countess Tracy, or Vesper Lynd.
Speed September 2022
Sixty Years of Bond's Best Cars
Although James Bond was partial to an Aston Martin (as you’ll soon discover in our list), he has driven an eclectic mix of cars over the past sixty years.
Style September 2022
Sixty Years of Bond's Best Suits
Of all the things The Rake shares in common with James Bond, the most obvious has to be our unquestioning love for the suit. That, at least, is where we are able to meet the British spy on his terms, sharing his taste for Savile Row tailoring in particular, as well as his choice of accessories.
Stories September 2022
Sixty Years of Bond: How it all began
Six decades ago, a dashing Sean Connery uttered the words, “Bond, James Bond” for the first time, and the rest became celluloid history.
Pleasure September 2022
Venice Film Festival’s Greatest Dressed
Grandeur. Elegance. Class. Venice inspires its visitors to blend into the city’s beauty, most notably during the ongoing film festival.
Icons August 2022
Let there be light (and shade)
James Wong Howe overcame ignorance, complacency and racism to become one of the most important figures in the history of cinema. But if you’re not familiar with his work — well, may we offer this as a remedy…
Icons April 2022
Double Act: Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy
How do you sum up a love affair kept secret for three decades? Ed Cripps examines Katharine Hepburn and her clandestine relationship with the moody, mercurial (and married) Spencer Tracy.
Icons February 2022
The Heart Grows Fonda
She is a libertine, a political and social activist and at the age of 84, Jane Fonda remains her gauntlet-hurling, shit-stirring, couldn’t give a damn self.
Icons September 2021
The Director's Cut: John Huston
John Huston — director, screenwriter, ‘compulsive satyr’ — was a legend in his own picaresque lifetime, as much for his high jinks away from the camera as for his achievements…
