Caught the blockbuster disaster movie 2012 last night having been attracted by the wall-size cut-outs of California tipping into the sea on display at my local Odeon. Hollywood does the date-sensitive apocalypse predicted by various sects and dishes up a full meat feast for the eyes. Unfortunately, this is a film realised by giants and […]
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That master incarnator of exotic uber-villainy, Christopher Lee (87) — Dracula, Scaramanga (The Man With The Golden Gun), Saruman (Lord Of The Rings), Hammer’s first Frankenstein’s monster, Lord Summerisle (The Wicker Man), Willy Wonka’s scary Dad and Dr Fu-Manchu (erk!) — gets his richly deserved gong at long, long last. No relation to Bruce, Stan, Ang,
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For those of you who missed it first time around, here’s me looking for a boyfriend. Gimme a ring. You have seven days … Madam Miaow says … visit Anna Chen’s website here: Home Anna’s food blog here: http://annacheneats.blogspot.com/
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Luise Rainer in The Good Earth Every so often I get together with friends for a day of culture. This generally entails snuggling up in my flat over a movie, a bottle (or more) of cava and munchies. Chocolate will invariably make an appearance, as sometimes does proper Jewish cheesecake from the bagel bakery, far
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Have you ever had one of those moments when suddenly you realise you’ve been following the wrong rule book? You think you’re playing one game, but then you see you’re caught up in something very different? And maybe something much darker than you’d imagined. You’ve been pouring your energy, intellect or emotions into one task,
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I know one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter, but it’s enlightening to unpack the process in 55 Days at Peking by which noble aims are turned into evil acts, and heroes and villains reversed. This cultural manipulation is still with us today as the US shapes the narratives to get the public on board for its imperialist war on China.
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