Sunday, 26 October 2014

TV round-up: Life Story, Downton Abbey, The Apprentice and You Can’t Get The Staff





WHERE do we go with natural history ?lms? To date, we have had HD, slow motion, boulder cam, paw cam and generally, too much communing with all manner of apes.


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Terrific design and vibrant animation in The Book Of Life





A LIVELY animation revolving around Mexico's Day Of The Dead voiced by Channing Tatum and Diego Luna is an over-busy but good-hearted romp


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How to raise a happy teenager





IT'S NOT easy being a teen – but there’s a lot we parents can do to help, as Rachel Carlyle reports


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This Is Where I Leave You review: Tina Fey tries to liven up contrived comedy drama





THERE are excellent performances and a top cast in this comedy drama about four siblings returning home after the death of their father


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Love, Rosie review: 'Appealing romantic tosh'





LILY COLLINS and Hunger Games actor Sam Claflin perform with great spark in a sweet likeable tale of childhood sweethearts thwarted by fate


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Fibromyalgia sufferer: 'I can't escape the pain'





FOR years, Sarah Pollard suffered a mystery muscle complaint that made every day a struggle. Finally she got a diagnosis – but with a sting in the tail


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Brad Pitt's Nazi-killing film, Fury is 'muscular and well made'





BRAD PITT plays the hardened tank commander Wardaddy in a Second World War film that feels like Saving Private Ryan without the sense of righteousness


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Snooping partner and gay father: Our agony aunt answers your questions





OUR agony aunt gets to the heart of your sex and relationship problems


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Opera reviews: Haydn's Life On The Moon, Handel's Ottone





INVENTIVE design, spirited performance and physical comedy can't quite boost the candy floss plot of Haydn's light-hearted romp, meanwhile Handel's score for Ottone justifies its revival


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Spooky fun: The best Halloween treats





PLANING a fright night? This lot will do the trick


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Up to the minute: The best clocks and watches





IT'S time to get your hands on the latest clocks and watches, says Victoria Gray


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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Simon Cowell have furious X Factor row





CHERYL Fernandez-Versini had to switch seats during The X Factor to get away from Simon Cowell after the pair had a spectacular row.


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Saturday, 25 October 2014

Destiny: Bungie talk big Iron Banner changes and unveil update





DESTINY'S Iron Banner event is set to change and evolve when it returns next time, Bungie Community Manager David Dague has revealed.


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Judy Murray and Scott Mills facing the Strictly axe





JUDY MURRAY'S Strictly Come Dancing future is hanging in the balance after she found herself bottom of the scoreboard once again.


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Fancy that, VIPs love fancy dress





HALLOWE'EN is still days away...but every day is fancy dress day for Lady Gaga.


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Fine fun for long weekend

New Zealanders should be able to make the most of the long weekend with mostly fine weather forecast for today and tomorrow.WeatherWatch analyst Philip Duncan said the North Island especially would see warm temperatures and clear...


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'She's amazing' Rachel Riley gushes over boyfriend Pasha's Strictly babe Caroline Flack





SHE'S DATING her professional dance partner from last year's show but Rachel Riley is fully supportive of her boyfriend on Strictly Come Dancing this year.


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Jack Bruce, bassist of 60's band Cream, dies at 71

LONDON (AP) Musician Jack Bruce, best known as the bassist from the 1960s group Cream, has died. He was 71.A statement released by his family announced the death Saturday, saying "the world of music will be a poorer place without...


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Block duo's secret paradise

The Block NZ favourites Alex and Corban Walls have a secret beachfront holiday home at a Northland paradise and rent it out for up to $1000 a night.In interviews this week the two described themselves as homeless - they're living...


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Cross sings different tune - her own

After almost 40 years in the music industry, Kiwi songbird Tina Cross is revealing her true self.The veteran star is baring her soul for the first time, reinventing herself as a singer-songwriter.At 55, Auckland-based Cross has...


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