Sunday, 8 February 2015

Father John Misty, Then Came The Morning, The Unthanks: Album reviews





FORMER Fleet Foxes drummer Joshua Tillman, aka Father John Misty, mixes tuneful Americana with heavy dollops of ’70s-style balladry


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The Casual Vacancy's Julia McKenzie:'Playing this character has been wonderful fun for me'





TELEVISION'S Miss Marple Julia McKenzie, 73, found fame in the 1980s comedy Fresh Fields but her character in JK Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy is an altogether different proposition...


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Di and Viv and Rose, Taken at Midnight and The Ruling Class: Theatre reviews





DI AND VIV AND ROSE is Amelia Bullmore’s charming, funny and tender play about 30 years of female friendship


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Breathtakingly sensual: Tango Fire at the Peacock Theatre Review





THE ETERNALl male/female union set to a popular song and a plunging neckline


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TV round-up: The Jump, Our Guy In India, Inside The Commons, Wolf Hall Reviews





ANOTHER day, another reality show. I’m always hearing people say, “Why aren’t there more reality shows on TV?” Well, just for you... here’s one floundering in snow. It’s called The Jump , and it has returned for another year, against all popular expectation, and the laws of entertainment.


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Music, drama, and saucy humour: Cavalli's L'Ormido at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Review





KASPAR HALTEN'S production, returning to the Jacobean-style Sam Wanamaker Playhouse after less than a year, is gorgeous to look at and stylishly High Camp


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Ridiculously campy sci-fi blockbuster: Jupiter Ascending Review and trailer





A GRANDIOSE, eye-popping tale with a pick and mix plot from The Matrix, The Terminator, Star Wars and countless classics of the genre


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A melancholic study of forgotten lives: Still Life Review and Trailer





UBERTO Pasolini is best known as the producer of The Fully Monty but he’s proving a skilled and sensitive director as evidenced by quietly haunting British drama Still Life


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A study of Martin Luther King Jr: Selma Review and trailer





AN URGENT, thought-provoking and timely history movingly brought to life


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A baa-rnstorming treat: Shaun The Sheep Review and trailer





A DELIGHT of visual storytelling Shaun The Sheep Movie makes a virtue of its limitations with a simple but energetic story brimming with inventive set-pieces, comic touches and cheeky humour


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Hotel-style star ratings for care homes, hospitals and surgeries





CARE homes, hospitals and GP surgeries will have to display a hotel-style inspection rating at their entrance or in waiting rooms under new rules that are expected to come into force in April.


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3million patients go private if they need an operation, study reveals





PATIENTS spend £2billion a year from their savings to pay for private medical treatment, a study shows.


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Victoria Pendleton: 'At my lowest I cut myself to feel something. Sport helped me recover’





DOUBLE Olympic cycling champion Victoria Pendleton is pushing hard to get more of us up and exercising, for the sake of our bodies... and our minds.


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In with the old...chapels and churches upcycled





TRANSFORMING old agricultural buildings or deconsecrated chapels and churches is nothing new in Britain but the idea of “upcycling” interesting old buildings is more popular than ever.


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Roses, hearts and jewellery: Best Valentine's Day gifts





THERE'S something for every budget in this week’s must-have Valentine selection


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Sweet temptation: Seductive lingerie for Valentine's Day





WITH this season’s most luxurious lingerie, you can set the scene for seduction


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Meet the couples who got back together with their childhood sweethearts





EVER dreamed of getting back together with your childhood sweetheart? Kim Jones meets three happy couples who did just that


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Seeing red: The best red lipstick for your skin tone





WANT to be a scarlet woman? Read my lips, says our beauty editor- there's a shade for every skin tone


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Golden glow: The best heart-shape jewellery for Valentine's Day





TAKE heart with these gorgeous Valentine’s gifts


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John Lewis, Debenhams and George: The best bud vase designs





DISPLAY your Valentine’s blooms with love in one of these delightful designs


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