Stories for 11 March 2005

Entertainment Cinema

Hotel Rwanda

THERE are many different emotions that you can feel at the cinema.  more...

Entertainment Dvd

Layer Cake (18)

THIS film was originally pencilled in to be directed by Guy Ritchie, but the gracious one, handed the script over to his good friend Matthew Vaughn, and thank God he did. In the wrong hands this could have been all over the place instead we have a real little gem that puts the best back in British.  more...

Saved! (15)

THIS may, from reading the back of the box, seem like just another teen movie about growing pains and finding your feet in life.  more...

The Grudge, (18)

DESPITE poor reviews, I was determined to make my own mind up and so settled down ready to be thoroughly scared (as it says on the tin) with a copy of The Grudge.  more...

White Chicks, (15)

THE latest movie from the man behind Scary Movie sees his brothers dressing up as girls for laughs.  more...

The Italian, Patrizio Buanne

Expecting another dose of Watson-esque sub-opera served up as pop, I could only approach The Italian in a state of extreme caution. Placing it ever so gently on the hi-fi deck, standing well back, lest I might drown in a wave of milky blandness, I was delighted to hear a full-blooded croon in the manner of Englebert Humperdink.  more...

Entertainment Guru

Some days are stranger than others.

Last Thursday night, for example, lying flat on my back, gently stroking the television cabinet with my foot in a kind of mock erotic manner while eating slices of mango and watching the Rufus Wainwright DVD, was not particularly odd.  more...

Entertainment Musicreviews

An Honest Mistake, (single), The Bravery

YOU will be hearing a lot from The Bravery in 2005, mark my words.  more...

The Futureheads, The Futureheads (Limited Edition with Bonus DVD)

SUNDERLAND'S The Futureheads are one of the leading lights in indie music's current 'angular' movement - spearheaded by the likes of Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party.   more...