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Sunday, 25 January 2015
Fortitude star Sir Michael Gambon: 'There are parts I wish I hadn’t had'
TO ONE generation, Sir Michael Gambon, 74, is Dumbledore, from Harry Potter. To another, he’s The Singing Detective. He’s set to star in Fortitude, a Scandi-style crime drama, for Sky Atlantic...
Giordano’s Andrea Chenier and Rattle/Hannigan/LSO: Opera reviews
SET during the reign of terror that swept through France in the wake of the 1789 Revolution, Andrea Chenier bears analogies with today’s events in Paris, while at the Barbican Hall, Sir Simon Rattle guest-conducted the London Symphony Orchestra last week in an exhilarating programme of 20th century modern...
TV round-up: Call The Midwife, Foyles War, Wolf Hall and The Eichmann Show reviews
IT HAS to be said, when I first saw Call The Midwife , I thought it was nunsense. The idea of watching prosthetic babies “spring to life” in sunny Poplar, was ludicrous, cringe-worthy and stomach-curdling. So accept the following as a confession. Call The Midwife is now the closest thing we have to a perfect period dra...
The Changeling at the Wanamaker Playhouse and Bad Jews at St James Theatre: Reviews
DOMINIC DROMGOOLE'S sober production of The Changeling renders the play both lucid and palatable without resorting to any obtrusive directorial ‘concept’, while Harmon's Bad Jews raises pertinent questions about tribalism and assimilation in a multicultural soci...
Women's fiction, biographies and the best children's books: Must-reads of the season
THIS week we contrast the story of a revolutionary Indian princess and her fight for women’s rights with the quirky tale of an 82 year old’s flight of fa...
Short story: The Ring by Melissa Pimentel
DAN'S holiday in Cornwall was nothing to write home about – until he discovered something precious, quite by accid...
Drew Holcomb And The Neigbors, The Charlatans and Meghan Trainor: Album reviews
MEDICINE, Holcomb's ninth album, is of such peerless quality, from the gently-picked chords of the opening track American Beauty, that he deserves a much wider audie...
An intriguing character study: The Gambler with Mark Wahlberg Review and trailer
THE GAMBLER is a demonstration of Mark Wahlberg’s versatil...
A handsomely dressed curio: Mortdecai with Johnny Depp and Gwyneth Paltrow: Review
A RATHER over-ripe comic caper based on the cult novels by Kyril Bonfiglioli, an eccentric English art-dealer who died of alcoholism in 1...
Coachella party Neon Carnival to make Super Bowl debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) " The fair-like atmosphere of Coachella's Neon Carnival party is making a road trip to the Super Bowl.The party has become a sought-out event hosted during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, attracting...
Saturday, 24 January 2015
Celebrities gasp at Dior's hidden orchestra in Paris
PARIS (AP) " From behind a black curtain in the central catwalk, fashion powerhouse Dior pulled a surprise on its guests in unveiling a concealed orchestra at the start of the Paris menswear show."Matrix" actor Lambert Wilson, actresses...
Steve Carrell talks new movie Foxcatcher
Bennett Miller is a little bleary the morning after the gala screening in London of his latest film, Foxcatcher . Somewhere down the hotel corridor, Steve Carell is doing a day of interviews, too: he's this film's headline act, in...
'Deadheads' ask to camp out during band's Chicago concerts
CHICAGO (AP) " Some Grateful Dead fans are asking for fans to be allowed to camp out overnight in parking lots near Chicago's Soldier Field during the band's three concerts there in July.Soldier Field spokesman Luca Serra says there'll...
Al Pacino looks to diversify, not retire from acting
NEW YORK (AP) " Al Pacino says he can relate to Simon Axler, the lead character in his film 'The Humbling' " about an aging actor who worries he's lost his craft and his appetite for acting.That's partly why he made the film. "I...
Strueth! It's our top ten sexiest Aussie pop princesses in their naughtiest videos
AUSTRALIA DAY is the perfect time to celebrate the sexiest Sheilas from Kylie to Dannii Minogue, Holly Valance and Olivia Newton-John in all their gl...
Quick Quote: Why U.K. director Rupert Goold cast Jonah Hill
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) " "We had James (Franco) first up, and I found it difficult to cast the other role I actually have to admit...I just needed someone who was inherently sympathetic and who would deliver a kind of soulfulness and...
Quick Quote: Jeffrey Tambor talks binge watching
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) " "You push a button and it goes all over the world and on Sunday people are saying, 'Oh, I binge watched all 10 of them. Where's more?' and you go oh, the world has changed. It's not my dad walking to the television...
Tangerine Dream pioneer Edgar Froese dies
MUSICIAN Edgar Froese, who founded pioneering German electronic group Tangerine Dream, has died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism aged ...
'Is this Luke Skywalker' son?' Meet new Star Wars star Domhnall Gleeson
DOMHNALL GLEESON hits the big time with starring roles in the new Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, plus Angelia Jolie's Unbroken and current sci fi smash Ex Machi...
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