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Apollo 18 – DVD review

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 ”There’s a reason why we never went back to the moon” – lack of government funds? A budget not quite big enough to handle a lunar landing? Environmental climate worries? Lack of resources even? All of the above are perfectly plausible and valid reasons; however none of the above have quite the right amount of [...]

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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Review

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There’s been much dismay over the Hollywood re-make of the Swedish, subtitled movie that was released only 2 years ago. Directed by David Fincher, it doesn’t over-scream Hollywood; it has much more of a European feel to it, for reasons other than it being set in Scandinavia. And whilst, for some, it may seem unnecessarily [...]

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Ana Silvera at The Roundhouse, Reviewed

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Whilst I am here tonight to indulge in and feed my addiction to beauty, I am not expecting to find a beekeeping ally. But I do.

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Janie Dee – Home Grown Award Winning Actress

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“I’m so thrilled. I really love coming to Windsor. It’s my home. It just seems like yesterday that my friend Kay and I used to walk down Peascod Street on a Saturday afternoon and get our pictures taken in Woolworth’s.”

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Monica Ward keeps Bez and Domino Bones from toppling

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“Stand up Windsor!” shouted Bez as he began ranting like a pill-popping preacher. At the same time Ward was using that instrument of hers to great effect, splicing together the songs in a chaotic rollercoaster ride of an arrangement.

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Goodbye Nine, Hello Ten.

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Sound-hound Duncan Gordon looks back at the bands that made 2009 and forward to 2010 to see what will be blowing your ears clean off your head in the months to come.

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Matt Beaumont’s E Squared reviewed

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To a small dash of political spin and verbal thuggery, with a sprinkle of shallow self-absorption and image obsession (think Ugly Betty and The Thick of It), add a bowlful of clever writing, razor sharp humour, and precise comic timing, and the end result is E2, a 21st century, electronic-age satire.

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Rick Wakeman – reviewed

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Imagine meeting up with an old friend after many years and being regaled with stories of what they’ve been up to all this time. Reading Rick’s reminiscences is like sitting in the pub with a mate who tells a great yarn exceptionally well.

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It’s Not What You Say, Joanna Neary

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Joanna seems to shine brightest when she is performing dance routines using literal translations of songs

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Hot Gear And Bear Woman

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the downside to this incessant delivery, of course, is the difficulty of getting your breath back having laughed solidly for an hour

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