Friday, 21 November 2014

Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming- dark times on road to reason





ALAN CUMMING is one of the few gay actors to have been embraced by the American viewing public.


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High-vis army turns mountain of gear into rock 'n' roll heaven

About six hours - and about 250 people - was all it took to assemble the stage on which the Rolling Stones will perform to more than 35,000 tonight at Mt Smart Stadium.But don't let that trick you into believing it's a simple task.The...


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Music review: APO, Auckland Town Hall

Thursday's Schirmer and Shostakovich concert was a grand finale for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's New Zealand Herald Premier series.German pianist Ragna Schirmer gave us not one, but two concertos. Lights were dimmed...


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Michele Hewitson interview: Leila MacDonald

Leila MacDonald, the real estate agent with the Midas touch, lives in a lovely and enormous old house with a very pretty garden in Epsom which you can go and have a nosey through today.Hers is one of the houses open to nosey parkers...


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James Griffin: Potentially great Hasbro-Dreamworks films

In financial news last week, United States toymaker Hasbro pulled the plug on its plan to buy Dreamworks, the animation company behind such films as Shrek and Kung Fu Panda. I don't know anything about big business but apparently...


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Matt Czuchry says 'Good Wife' arc is at right time

NEW YORK (AP) " Mothers always know when something is wrong with their kids."My mom commented," said Matt Czuchry, one of the stars of CBS' "The Good Wife" (Sunday, 9 p.m. EST), when his character was arrested on drug charges.Czuchry...


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Funny Girl review: Bright star who rocked the Capital





THE funny girl in question is Lancashire lass Barbara Parker, who in the opening pages of Nick Hornby's latest comic offering finds herself about to be crowned Miss Blackpool, 1964.


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She's back! Claudia Winkleman WILL return to Strictly Come Dancing this weekend





STRICTLY Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman will return to co-host the show this Saturday night.


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Alan Carr recreates Kim Kardashian's Break The Internet champagne moment on Chatty Man





IT'S the photoshoot that's inspired a thousand parodies and now Alan Carr has hilariously recreated a snap from Kim Kardashian's Break The Internet photos.


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Review: Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune- an affair to remember





PROBABLY best remembered as the film with Al Pacino as a short–order cook and Michelle Pfeiffer as a waitress who embark on an unlikely romance, Terrence McNally's 1987 play is a taut two–hander played entirely in Frankie's New York apartment.


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Theatre review: Behind The Beautiful Forevers- a poor show of poverty





THE National has been making a hullabaloo about this adaptation of what is apparently a powerful non–fiction account of life in a Mumbai slum by US author Katherine Boo, who has spent a good deal of time there.


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Destiny: Bungie reveal new changes to Strike missions and solo player support





BOSSES at Bungie have detailed the new changes that have been implemented into Destiny's Strike missions.


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Bill Cosby's Arizona show canceled amid scandal

NEW YORK (AP) " Bill Cosby's busy upcoming concert tour just got a little less busy.His appearance at Tuscon's Desert Diamond Casino has been canceled. No reason was given by the casino for the canceled date, which had been scheduled...


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ABC to celebrate Disney on Broadway in TV special

NEW YORK (AP) " Disney will celebrate 20 years of making Broadway magic with a prime-time, hour-long special next month on ABC that highlights many of its musicals, including "Beauty and the Beast," ''The Lion King," ''Aida," ''Tarzan,"...


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Win our cover of the Rolling Stones

Are you a big Stones fan? Like our cover artwork by our award-winning cartoonist Rod Emmerson? We think it's quite something and we're giving you the chance to win a limited edition high-quality print of the cover - without all that...


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'She was my guardian angel' A stranded Ewan McGregor RESCUED by female biker





HE'S KNOWN for being one of the most down-to-earth stars in Hollywood and Ewan McGregor has once again proven his kindness.


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Enrique Iglesias, Calle 13 own Latin Grammys

Enrique Iglesias picked up his first Latin Grammy in more than a decade Thursday, winning three trophies including song of the year for his platinum hit, "Bailando," while Calle 13 set a record for most Latin Grammy wins with 21.Iglesias...


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The secret power of high heels: Unconscious signals passed between sexes revealed





RESEARCHERS in the fascinating field of human sexual attraction have long known that men with more sexist attitudes like their partner to wear cosmetics, think it is important for women to be thin and they tend to be taller than their female partner.


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'Live every day as your last' Jake Quickenden STRIPS to raise awareness for cancer charity





HE WAS booted out of the X Factor just weeks ago and now Jake Quickenden has taken up camp in the I'm A Celebrity jungle.


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Swift to receive Dick Clark award for excellence

NEW YORK (AP) " Taylor Swift is getting a special " and new " award from the American Music Awards.Dick Clark productions announced Friday that Swift would receive the Dick Clark Award for Excellence at Sunday's show.Swift is...


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