Thursday, 18 September 2014

Movie review: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Buried in the middle of the brilliantly repulsive first Sin City film is a scene that will be seared into the memory banks of anyone who saw it.Overseen by Quentin Tarantino, it involved Clive Owen's character having a conversation...


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Brotherly instinct fuels Madden Bros

TimeOut: What inspired you and Benji to start The Madden Brothers? Joel: The inspiration just came from the possibility. The endless possibilities of what we could do together, with the freedom to step outside what every


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David Farrier: I was Rhys Darby's straight man

I met Rhys Darby in 2007. I was interviewing him about the success of a small show called Flight of the Conchords . His wife Rosie was in the room, giggling away. Their first child was in a pram, sleeping.My questions were pretty...


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Five superhero shows flying onto screens

Gotham With live-action comic book adaptations continuing to dominate the box office, television appears to be finally over its skittish feelings towards such enterprises and is embracing the genre like never before.In addition...


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Concert review: Courtney Barnett, Kings Arms

Melodic bass lines were covered by scratchy, squealing guitars last night as Australian singer Courtney Barnett kicked off her international tour, performing to a sold out crowd at the Kings Arms in Auckland.Bringing a raw folk-rock...


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Album review: Alt-J, This Is All Yours

If any band was threatening to disappear completely up their own bums, it was Alt-J. The Mercury Music Prize-winning Brits won over fans and critics alike with a debut that combined Radiohead's eclectic production smarts with frontman...


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Album review: Train, Bulletproof Picasso

Uninteresting pop-rock matched with cheesy, tired lyrics. This is what is found on Bulletproof Picasso , the seventh album by Californian band Train, still trying to repeat the success of their early noughties albums.The Grammy-winners...


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Album review: Pere Ubu, Carnival of Souls

With so much music codified into genres and artists reluctant to alienate an audience, Pere Ubu remain refreshingly abrasive, marginal and theatrically challenging.Frontman David Thomas has barely toned down the confrontational...


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Album review: SBTRKT, Wonder Where We Land

How's this for an impressive array of friends: the girls from Warpaint, Vampire Weekend's chief crooner Ezra Koenig, pop singer Jessie Ware, and trap king AA$P Ferg.The guest roster attracted to SBTRKT's second album is a sign of...


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Scottish Independence: Which celebrities are for and against independence?

The world is waiting as Scotland takes to the polls this week in a referendum to decide whether Scotland should remain part of the United Kingdom, or become independent. Read more : ?
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Game review: The Sims 4

Yep, The Sims 4 is definitely a Sims game. Just as in previous games, your sim can get a job, work their way up the ladder, have a family, have hobbies, break up the family, and get into slapfights. Sims are born and sims die.And...


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Top 10 facts about Agatha Christie





THIS is Agatha Christie Week, celebrating the life and works of the world’s best-known crime writer.


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Rare skin condition left woman with huge white patches all over her body





A WOMAN who suffers with the rare skin disease vitiligo has been left with big white patches covering a third of her body


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Grand Piano trailer and review: Thriller staring Elijah Wood keeps you guessing





THERE is the promise of much B-movie madness in Grand Piano and for a while it doesn’t disappoint.


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The Riot Club review and trailer: Posh young men 'behaving badly'





THE PRETTIEST sight in this fine, pretty world is the privileged class enjoying its privileges.


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Magic In The Moonlight review: Woody Allen film starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone





THE FIRST time we see Colin Firth in Magic In The Moonlight he looks like a cross between Fu Manchu and Nanki-Poo in The Mikado.


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A Walk Among The Tombstones review and trailer: Liam Neeson doing what he does best





IT MUST be at least six months since Liam Neeson raised a fist in anger.


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Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Disney World plans Frozen attraction at Epcot

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Walt Disney World is planning a new attraction inspired by the ever-popular "Frozen" movie.The "Frozen" attraction will go up at the Norway Pavilion in Epcot at the theme park near Orlando, Florida.The...


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'I love being the strict dad and also the fun dad': Peter Andre on Fatherhood





HE'S KNOWN for his stints on TV and his pop career, but 60 Minute Makeover presenter Peter Andre says the greatest job he does is being a father.


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Jamelia and Janet Street Porter speak about dealing with domestic abuse on Loose Women





LOOSE Women panellists Jamelia and Janet Street Porter have opened up about their personal experiences of domestic violence during the launch of the show's new campaign.


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