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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Beverley Kills: On The Trail EP
Repeat Recordings Available Now REVIEW BY: SOPHIE M. WARD If you enjoy your punk with a gritty guitar sound then you are sure to become a fan of Beverley Kills; new EP, On The Trail. After launching an all-girl attack … Continue reading
Vance Joy: God Loves You When You’re Dancing EP
Atlantic Recordings Available Now REVIEW: MATILDA NEILL Vance Joy is a Melbourne-born artist who is becoming increasingly more talked about. His latest single ‘Riptide’ is receiving lots of radio time, and his debut EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing … Continue reading
American Hustle
Director: David O. Russell Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner Cert: 15, 138 minutes American Hustle at the Tyneside Cinema REVIEW BY: JACK AUTY Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) is a talented small-time conman who gets … Continue reading
The Comedy Store
GALA THEATRE, DURHAM January 12t 2014 http://www.galadurham.co.uk/index.php REVIEW: MATILDA NEILL The Comedy Store is a returning feature at the Gala Theatre Durham and is an evening of great hilarity, consisting of three stand-ups and an MC. Its latest show promised … Continue reading
Vicious: Christmas Special
Cast: IAN MCKELLEN, DEREK JACOBI, IWAN RHEON, FRANCES DE LA TOUR Channel: ITV 27 DECEMBER 2013 Runtime: 26 MINUTES REVIEW: ANTONIA VELIKOVA I remember being very excited about ITV’s Vicious when I first heard it was in production. Derek Jacobi … Continue reading
The Italian Job
Dir: PETER COLLINSON Starring: MICHAEL CAINE, BENNY HILL, NOEL COWARD Cert: PG, 99 MINUTES THE ITALIAN JOB ON IMDB REVIEW: ANGUS KIRK Everyone loves a good car chase. The thrilling, fast paced scenes of cars swerving through unlikely places, jumping … Continue reading
Dum Dum Girls: Too True
SUBPOP RECORDS 27 JANUARY 2014 REVIEW: JACK BLENKINSOPP Dum Dum Girls are a perfect example of a pretty decent band who have, without anyone noticing, become a really rather good band. They have charisma, some great singles and, thanks to … Continue reading
Never Let Me Go
Director: MARK ROMANEK Cast: CAREY MULLIGAN, ANDREW GARFIELD, KEIRA KNIGHTLEY Cert: 12A, 103 MINUTES REVIEW: ANTONIA VELIKOVA There’s a very peculiar feeling that overcomes you when you see Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Booker-shortlisted novel Never Let Me Go. … Continue reading
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Dir: ROB MARSHALL Starring: JOHNNY DEPP, PENELOPE CRUZ, IAN McSHANE Cert: 12A, 136 MINUTES REVIEW: SAMMY TEASDALE The journey continues on the waves as we join Captain Jack Sparrow on another unforgettable journey as he finds himself once more in … Continue reading
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Dinosaur Pile-Up: Nature Nurture
SO RECORDINGS AVAILABLE NOW REVIEW: EVIE LAIGHT Not only are Dinosaur Pile-Up one of my favourite bands but I must say that Nature Nurture is an amazing follow up to Growing Pains. Since Growing Pains was released in 2010, the … Continue reading
The Suggestibles: Impro Pantso
NORTHERN STAGE, NEWCASTLE 12-13 DECEMBER REVIEW: MATILDA NEILL The North East’s very own Suggestibles, a now nationally recognised improv troupe, returned to Northern Stage for the seventh year running to perform their Impro Pantso – a twist on classic Christmas … Continue reading
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
Published by DEFINITIONS ISBN: 1862305274 REVIEW: SARAH MCGHEE The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is an insightful, thought-provoking novel that attempts to describe the barbaric cruelty of the Holocaust from the viewpoint of a child. Even now, 70 years after … Continue reading
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Leopold Blue by Rosie Rowell
Published by HOT KEY BOOKS ISBN: 1471401251 Buy the Book REVIEW: PHOEBE WALKER It seems appropriate to start the New Year (or belatedly end the old one) by reviewing a book which, set in the febrile atmosphere of 1990s South … Continue reading
Frozen
Dir: CHRIS BUCK AND JENNIFER LEE Starring: KRISTIN BELL, IDINA MENZEL, JONATHAN GROFF, JOSH GAD, SANTINO FONTANA, ALAN TUDYK Certificate: PG, 108 MINUTES REVIEW: SOPHIE STELLA I must admit that when my sister started nagging me that she wanted to … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two
Dir: David Yates Starring: DANIEL RADCLIFFE, EMMA WATSON, RUPERT GRINT Cert: 12A, 130 MINUTES REVIEW: SARAH MCGHEE Let me just start by saying that I am a huge Harry Potter fan. I adored the books growing up; they ignited my … Continue reading
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Cuckoo Playlist: Job Hunting Mix
PLAYLIST: SOPHIE M. WARD When the fireworks burst into the sky on December 31st 2013, a number of us fall into the age-old tradition of resolution making in the early days of the New Year. Somehow, we believe that in … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One
Dir: DAVID YATES Starring: DANIEL RADCLIFFE, EMMA WATSON, RUPERT GRINT Cert: 12A, 146 MINUTES REVIEW: ANGUS KIRK A few weeks ago I set myself a challenge. I decided to watch the whole Harry Potter series back to back at a … Continue reading
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Globetrotting in 2014: A Character-Building Experience
By Sarah McGhee Every year I make a series of New Year’s resolutions that inevitably go awry: exercise more, eat healthier, spend more time studying and less time watching Grey’s Anatomy… This year is different. In 2014, I am spending … Continue reading
Goals for 2014
By EVIE LAIGHT 2013, another year gone! Bring on 2014. I still haven’t been to Download festival so there’s a starting point for this year. Download is one of the only festivals that really appeals to me and considering Arcane … Continue reading
‘Tis The Season To Be Depressing: How I Spent My Holidays
By Ben Oakes With The Smiths’ 1986 album The Queen is Dead constantly playing, I tuck into the second book I have read over the Christmas period. Studying English Literature with Creative Writing at Newcastle University has made any other … Continue reading