Sunday, 2 November 2014

Mr Turner review: 'Timothy Spall beautifully plays the magnificent grump'





AN UNCONVENTIONAL biopic of the extraordinary British painter JMW Turner in his later years


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Wexford Festival Opera reviews: Don Bucefalo, Silent Night and Salome





DON BUCAFELO is a joyful number drawing on Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Silent Night is a Pulitzer Prize-winning opera with sketchy characters, while Russian baritone Igor Golovatenko shines in Salome


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Matthew McConaughey on Interstellar: 'This is the biggest film I have ever been a part of'





BATMAN trilogy director Christopher Nolan's new, Spielbergian science fiction film is about humans encountering alien life forms, played out from a family perspective


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Eileen Atkins is glorious in obscure Jacobean drama The Witch Of Edmonton





THERE are universally excellent performances in a Jacobean witch trial play that is part tragedy, part rustic comedy and horror story; incestuous drama 'Tis Pity She's A Whore cynically lures punters in with the promise of nudity and Gemma Jones is splendid in Sheridan's The Rivals


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Jump at the Peacock Theatre: Martial discipline becomes fantastical dance





ONE of Korea's biggest selling shows comes to the UK with spectacularly acrobatic tussles leave you gasping for more


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'We’re going on a jolly-up': Micky Flanagan's Detour De France





THE comedian takes a light-hearted look at our French neighbours and pours his 52-year-old physique into cycling Lyrca while he's at it…


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TV round-up: The Missing, Life Is Toff and Grayson Perry's Who Are You





JAMES NESBITT's harrowing new thriller feels tragically real; the foul-mouthed Fulfords are back in Life Is Toff and Grayson Perry examines identity in an affecting, involving series


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The Woman Who Stole My Life by Marian Keyes: 'Brilliantly funny new romance'





A BEAUTY therapist's life changes after a crippling illness and literary success in a strangely uplifting novel that will leave you with a warm glow


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Nick Hornby's Funny Girl: Poignant, rich portrait of a comic actress in Swinging London





FEVER PITCH writer Nick Hornby recreates a rich, believable Swinging Sixties with his homegrown Lucille Ball, a feisty Lancashire lass tackling fame, friendship and love


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Daniel Radcliffe's film Horns is 'entertainingly bonkers'





THE Harry Potter star gives it his all in this supernatural horror comedy romance about an outcast who sprouts a pair of devilish horns


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How writing helped Jimmy Hill's wife cope with his illness





A STASH of yellowing letters found in a dusty attic and dating from the Second World War have inspired a fascinating new book about the battles fought on the home front as well as abroad.


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Amazing gamma knife machine removes brain tumours without general anaesthetic





THE final minutes before entering an operating room for surgery lasting 13 hours to remove a large tumour from her brain still haunt Ellen Beardmore:


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Chas Hodges' rock 'n' roll allotment: bonfire nights and wild rabbit stew





THE Chas and Dave singer talks about his memories of Bonfire Nights as a kid and why he loves eating wild rabbit


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Softly softly: The best warm and luxurious fashion for winter





WARM up for winter in faux fur, cosy knits and a luxurious dash of cashmere


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Behind closed doors: The best beauty calendars





WHY wait till Christmas for your beauty booty? With these amazing Advent calendars, there’s a treat in store every single day


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Festive pampering: The best beauty treats for your Christmas tree





SURPRISE yourself with one of these gorgeous festive beauty buys this Christmas


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Life as I know it: Chris Gascoyne





CHRIS, 46, plays Coronation Street’s Peter Barlow. He lives in Manchester with his wife and three children


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Christmas gifts for her





LUXURIOUS dresses, statement jewellery and stylish home accessories: Treat her to something really special this Christmas


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Christmas gifts for him





FROM a stylish bike to a quality whisky, treat him to something special from our special Christmas selection


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Remember your pet on the fifth of November, urge celebs





ANIMAL-LOVING stars urged revellers to spare a thought for pets on bonfire night as they took to the red carpet to support Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.


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