Culture
Film review: Trance
If there is one thing director Danny Boyle excels at it is creating tension. Following the fantastic success of his films Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours comes Trance, starring Glaswegian James McAvoy (X-Men: First Class) alongside exotic New York beauty Rosario Dawson [Read More]
Film review: They Go to Die
“Not every public health disaster can be described in numbers,” says epidemiologist-turned-filmmaker Jonathan Smith, director of They Go to Die. The gold mines in South Africa have the highest incidence of TB and HIV in the world, employing migrant workers from small [Read More]
Restaurant review: Brickoven Milano in Chiswick
Directly behind a bus stop with traffic teeming from all sides, the setup seems a little incongruous – but Brickoven Milano, already with five branches in its eponymous hometown, is clearly serious about bringing something of that city to its first international outpost. [Read More]
Film review: Good Vibrations
Directed by Glenn Leyburn (Cherrybomb), Good Vibrations is a biopic about “the godfather of the Belfast punk scene”, Terri Hooley. Hopeful and eccentric, but by no means clownish, Terri opens a record shop on Great Victoria Street in Northern Ireland – an area [Read More]
Restaurant review: Brasserie Chavot in Mayfair
Step inside Mayfair’s Brasserie Chavot and you are transported to Paris, confronted by sumptuous chandeliers glistening magnificently, beautifully detailed tiled flooring, elegant ruby sofas and mirrored walls: it exudes class and makes for fantastic first [Read More]
Exhibition review: Designs of the Year 2013
Do you remember when you were interested in everything? When you wanted to know how everything worked? The Shad Thames Design Museum has brought this inherent curiosity back to life with Designs of the Year 2013. The competition judges the year’s best designs from [Read More]
First Light Awards celebrate young filmmakers at Odeon Leicester Square
Multitudes of photographers and journalists gathered on Tuesday at the Odeon in Leicester Square for an event that provides vital support for junior filmmakers across the UK. This was the prestigious 11th First Light Awards, a ceremony dedicated to showcasing and nurturing [Read More]
Futuristic Sony Xperia Z launches at Victoria House Basement
Last night London was treated to the release of Sony’s new smartphone the Xperia Z, with its media capabilities, wide angle camera, mini HDMI port and waterproofing. The chinwagging crowd were treated to luminous cocktails, an array of flamboyant amuse-bouche and [Read More]
Restaurant review: The Novel Diner does The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar was published in 1963; a month later the poet committed suicide. Though half a century has passed, last night, in the newly renovated Bush Theatre, both Plath and her only novel were resurrected. Ted Hughes’ wife and her book were brought to [Read More]
Ryan Adams and Beth Orton support the Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall
The Teenage Cancer Trust helps improve the lives of adolescents suffering with cancer. A series of events takes place every year in order to raise awareness and funds to keep the charity’s precious work going, and last night Beth Orton and Ryan Adams were onstage at the [Read More]
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