Kasia Boddy

Kasia Boddy is a lecturer in English at University College London and has just completed a book on the representation of boxing in literature and art.

Clowning glories: Hollywood's screwball women

As part of the London-based Bird's Eye View film festival, the British Film Institute's Screwball Women season (until 27th March) provides a welcome introduction to a

By Kasia Boddy

/ 13 Mar 2008

Norman Mailer: a boxing life

Norman Mailer (1923-2007) did everything he could to break free from his childhood self, "the one personality he found absolutely insupportable" - the "nice Jewish boy"

By Kasia Boddy

/ 13 Nov 2007

Rockys American dreams

When the final titles come up, you know what it has all been about. Accompanying the five-minute scroll of cast and crew names is a montage of shots of '

By Kasia Boddy

/ 19 Jan 2007

Borat

Borat Sagdiyev is one of several characters that Sacha Baron Cohen created for his comedy sketch-show Da Ali G Show. Viewers of that programme will be familiar with his cheap

By Kasia Boddy

/ 6 Nov 2006

Kasia Boddy

Clowning glories: Hollywood's screwball women

Norman Mailer: a boxing life

Rocky&#146;s American dreams

Borat

Rockys American dreams