Cosmopolis is flawed but compelling June 14, 2012 FILM COSMOPOLIS Cert 15 | By Steve Dinneen **** In the future, nobody will move their face. That is, at least, in David Cronenberg’s dystopian vision, adapted from Don DeLillo’s novel Cosmopolis. Through billionaire finance whiz-kid Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson), Cronenberg seems intent on building an American Psycho for the 21st century, with Pattinson essentially [...]
How to escape from the rain June 14, 2012 Seemingly in reaction to the recent weather, an abundance of new watering holes have cropped up in London. The Collection, one of Chelsea’s choicest ventures on Brompton Road, relaunched with Kitchen 264, which includes a swanky new lounge bar designed by maestro of interiors Tom Dixon. He utilises his signature hanging metallic lighting alongside scorched [...]
The RSC’s Comedy of Errors is no classic but it’s still an enjoyable slapstick romp June 14, 2012 THEATRE THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Camden Roundhouse | By Steve Dinneen *** THE Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of The Comedy of Errors at Camden’s Roundhouse is nothing if not ambitious. The seedy markets of Shakespeare’s Ephesus become a rundown dockland reminiscent of the Baltimore Docks from the second season of The Wire. Antipholus and Dromio [...]
Our guide to the best events to see in the world of the arts June 14, 2012 • Invisible at the Hayward Gallery is the kind of exhibition your grandpa would hate. As the name suggests, it’s a celebration of art that isn’t there – the intangible and the hidden. White-on-white paintings, pencil lines meticulously – almost imperceptivity – drawn around the cracks on the ground. It is highly recommended you’re a [...]
Cook serves up new MacBook range June 13, 2012 It is testament to how much Apple has evolved over the last decade that the launch of its new range of Mac laptops is seen as a warm up event for the arrival of the iPhone 5 later this year. But the new range is worthy of more than a footnote. Here is the lowdown [...]
Why the Greek government could soon be taking tips on its economy from Diablo June 13, 2012 How much can you charge for something intangible? Rather a lot, it seems. Games manufacturer Blizzard yesterday launched a real money Auction House for its hit title Diablo 3, meaning you can sell the stuff you find on the charred corpse of a ghoul for actual cash, that you can spend in the real world, [...]
Father’s day Get it right! June 13, 2012 Rugged dad Make sure you have the most stylish dad in town with this check shirt ‰ Gant ‰ £75 ‰ www.gant.co.uk Posh dad Socks with an expensive twist ‰ Pantherella cashmere socks ‰ £35 ‰ mrporter.com Green dad For the green-fingered gent with little time on his hands: an allotment – in a box [...]
Mazda’s immensely likeable SUV June 12, 2012 Usually when a motoring hack is invited up to Scotland to drive a new car it is to test a sportscar or an SUV. The Scottish Highlands are the perfect combination of twisting roads and dramatic backdrops for sporting road cars, and provide off-road high jinks for rugged off-roaders on some private estate or other. [...]
CAR TALK June 12, 2012 Meet Rolls’ Phantom Series II Last week Rolls-Royce Motor Cars introduced 100 of its customers to the latest Phantom Series II by turning its Goodwood assembly line into a dining room. For the “dine on the line” event, guests arrived in chauffeured Rolls-Royce Phantoms or by helicopter, then tucked into a banquet in the red carpet-lined [...]
British house prices fall at slower rate in May June 12, 2012 British house prices fell at a slower pace in May, although the outlook worsened as the Eurozone crisis intensified according to a survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. The seasonally adjusted house price balance rose to -16 from -19 in April, beating economists’ forecasts for a -18 reading. London was again the only [...]