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...Though violence lurks throughout the near three-hour running time (with an interval), the dominant note of Jason Byrne’s staging is one of blistering yet methodically paced tension....
...The brutality of the rubber industry, which relied on slave labour, and the atrocitiescommitted by Leopold’s regime, appalled Britain when they were exposed by the journalist Edmund Dene Morel....
...“In King Leopold’s day men fought over rubber and ivory in Congo; today it is gold, diamonds, copper, cobalt and coltan (columbite-tantalite, used in laptops and mobile phones)....
...The Cabin in the Woods isn’t a gamechanger any more than Jason and the Argonauts is today....
...In the Art Unlimited section, which shows oversized works, Jason Rhoades’ “Untitled” neon installation was snapped up for about $1m by Dasha Zhukova, the partner of Russian billionaire and Chelsea owner...
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