A waste of talent January 27, 2011 FILM REVIEW HOW DO YOU KNOW Cert: 12A I WANTED to like this film, I really did. It’s the work of James L Brooks, the Simpsons’ producer. It’s got talented stars in Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd, and it’s been praised for being an intelligent romcom. Well, it may be intelligent and it has the [...]
City A.M. exclusive: Michael Douglas on Gordon Gekko January 27, 2011 IN THE character of the Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko, Michael Douglas created one of cinema’s most memorable scoundrels, writes Timothy Barber. That was in the 1987 film Wall Street, made at the height of the 1980s boom years. In last year’s follow-up, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (released on DVD on Monday) Gekko [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND January 27, 2011 FILM TANGLED The fairy tale of Rapunzel gets the 3D Disney treatment, with pretty enjoyable results. HEREAFTER Clint Eastwood ponders the afterlife in this portentous drama starring Matt Damon. BIUTIFUL Javier Bardem earns an Oscar nomination in this tale of a Barcelona man trying to get by. DVD THE OTHER GUYS Mark Wahlberg and Will [...]
From midlife podginess to lean, mean jockey machine January 26, 2011 FROM JUMBO TO JOCKEY: ONE MAN’S JOURNEY TO BATTLE HIS WEIGHT AND AGE TO LIVE OUT HIS CHILDHOOD DREAM BY DOMINIC PRINCE Fourth Estate, £10.99 “Most people said I was mad. Others thought I’d get myself killed. The rest just howled with laughter at the idea that I – 16st 7lb and aged 47 – [...]
VEXED IN THE CITY January 26, 2011 SOLVES YOUR LOVE PROBLEMS DEAR VEXED: I was out to dinner with a client and told him I was single. Next thing he’s trying to set me up with his sister. Should I go out with her? Tim, 34, investment banker IN general, my advice regarding dates – so long as you’re in the mood [...]
OUT OF OFFICE January 26, 2011 VALENTINE’S BURLESQUE AT PROUD Proud Cabaret, known for its evenings of seductive glamour, is pulling out the stops for Valentine’s Day. Expect a star line up of performers, with the BBC’s “Queen of Swing” Kai Hoffman as compere and hot young dancers in situ to bewitch with their own 1930s take on the genre. A [...]
Digital radio docks January 26, 2011 INTEMPO RETRO True to its name, the wooden casing and fuzzy front resemble a 1970s hi-fi speaker – just the thing to pump out a bit of lounge jazz in your groovy bachelor pad. The tech is bang up to date though, with a clear 20 watt speaker output, iPod and iPhone compatibility and DAB [...]
WHAT’S NEW IN GADGETS AND TECHNOLOGY January 26, 2011 A DIGITAL WATCH REVOLUTION The watch world brimmed with barely-concealed contempt last year when Apple released its newest iPod Nano complete with a digital clock face option and the serious suggestion that you could strap it to a wristband and wear it as a watch. But watchmakers of Switzerland will take a more wary interest [...]
Keep your tech side secure with these gizmos January 26, 2011 TECH TALK THERE are millions out there who envy the City and its wealth generators. With mobile theft and hacking on the rise, you’d better secure yourself. Phone hacking is a case in point. A “hack’” can only hear your mobile messages if you don’t choose a new password. If you keep the default password, [...]
APP OF THE WEEK January 26, 2011 ALBUMS – £1.19 Albums is a very smart music controller application, offering a brilliantly tactile alternative to the iPhone or iPod Touch’s normal library system which will appeal to anyone who misses the days of handling real CDs. In the old days, after you bought a new CD it would likely sit around on your [...]