OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS June 11, 2009 FILMTHE HANGOVER Screwball – and very funny – buddy comedy set in Las Vegas. RED CLIFF Action director John Woo moves into spectacular war epic territory. THE END OF THE LINE Documentary about the fishing industry that’s got everyone worrying about tuna. DVDANVIL! Hilarious documentary following Canada’s real life Spinal Tap. BOLT Enjoyable canine animation that [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS June 9, 2009 DawsonsThe law firm has hired Stephen Morrall as a new partner to its expanding corporate commercial team. Morrall joins from Middleton Potts, where he worked for over 20 years. He has a particular interest in cross-border M&A, joint ventures, banking and cross border security, international trade and employment law. Morrall will also help the firm [...]
Defender of the realm June 9, 2009 THE FACTS: Land RoverDefender 90 XSStation Wagon6-speed manual PRICE (MODELTESTED): £26,8150-62MPH: Figuresnot availableTOP SPEED: Figuresnot availableMPG COMBINED/CO2: 28.3/266g/km A FEW years ago I was in mid-Wales for a weekend of tyre-testing, speed and lessons in the laws of physics with Welsh rally driver Mark Higgins and his team at the Forest Experience School. Having been [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS June 4, 2009 FILMANYTHING FOR HER Highly-praised French thriller starring Diane Kruger. SUGAR Superior baseball movie from the makers of 2007 indie hit Half Nelson. THE HIDE Intriguing, two-handed mini-drama, starring In The Loop’s Alex MacQueen. DVDVALKYRIE Tom Cruise and a host of British thesps fail as military plotters against Hitler. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Brad [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS May 28, 2009 FILMOBSESSED Ropey drama with Beyonce Knowles and The Wire’s Idris Elba. 12 ROUNDS Former wrestler Jon Cena takes on the action hero mantle. JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE Goody goody teens get the Miley Cyrus treatment. DVDSLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Danny Boyle’s epic, Indian-set Oscar triumph. THE WRESTLER Mickey Rourke on blistering form as a past-it wrestler. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA – FINAL [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS May 21, 2009 FILMTORMENTED Britain’s answer to the current vogue for teen slasher flicks. EVERLASTING MOMENTS Acclaimed Swedish period drama about a female photographer. THE GIRL CUT IN TWO The latest quirky film from French auteur director Claude Chabrol. DVDTHE READER Kate Winslet on Oscar-winning form as a former Nazi prison guard. SEVEN POUNDS Apallingly mawkish melodrama with [...]
New LSE chief vows to keep market share May 20, 2009 THE London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) new chief executive, Xavier Rolet, yesterday vowed to fight newcomers hoping to take market share from the 200-year old institution. Taking the reigns from Dame Clara Furse – who stepped down after eight years – Rolet said he would not rule out consolidation with other companies nor the launch of [...]
Some daisies in your soup, sir? Yes, please May 18, 2009 ANYONE for cheese-stuffed tulips, salad with rose petals or violet creme brulee? If it sounds odd or just plain wrong to eat flowers rather than just ogling them from a distance, think again. The Chelsea Flower Show marks the beginning of a period in which the city’s best chefs turn to flowers to spruce up [...]
Patience is the key as England tighten grip May 17, 2009 SEAMER Stuart Broad says England can polish off the seven wickets needed to wrap up a 2-0 series victory over the West Indies at the Riverside today. Following on England’s mighty first innings 569-6, the Windies limped to 115-3 at the close of play yesterday – still 144 runs short of making England bat again. [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS May 14, 2009 FILMFIGHTING Tough as old boots movie about bare-knuckle boxing in New York. VIVA Peculiarly kitsch drama about suburban sexual-awakening in 50s America. FRENCH FILM Incompetent Brit rom-com, with a bizarre cameo from Eric Cantona. DVDFROST/NIXON Michael Sheen and Frank Langella star in the adaptation of Peter Morgan’s play. DEFIANCE World War II drama with Daniel Craig [...]