A true blue sci-fi classic December 17, 2009 Film AVATAR Cert: 12a It’s the most expensive and technically ambitious film ever made, and the most hyped – and wouldn’t you know it, it’s also pretty good. Avatar is a compendium of director James Cameron’s familiar themes – aliens against soldiers, futuristic technology, bone-crunching sci-fi action, corny romance and an epic pomposity that, as [...]
Knightley shines in biting satire December 17, 2009 Theatre – First Night THE MISANTHROPE Comedy Theatre FOR HER theatrical debut, Keira Knightley plays a Hollywood starlet accused of the same beauty-over-talent deficiencies with which Knightley herself is regularly charged. And boy does she give it back. Her character, megastar Jennifer, is happily surrounded by toadying sycophants in her London hotel. The misanthrope of [...]
WHAT TO ENJOY THIS CHRISTMAS FILMS, MUSIC, GAMES December 17, 2009 FILM NINE Daniel Day-Lewis leads Chicago director Rob Marshall’s star-studded tribute to Italian cinema. NOWHERE BOY Former YBA Sam Taylor-Wood’s biopic of John Lennon’s early years. DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS? Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker rom com. Nuff said. DVD IN THE LOOP Malcolm Tucker takes on the White House in the [...]
Getting to the BOTTOM of ladies’ underwear December 17, 2009 You know the feeling. It’s two days before Christmas and there is a creeping sense of dread threatening to ruin your festive spirit. So far seasonal cheer has extended to quaffing too many glasses of strong lager and trying not to abuse your boss at the office party. But now there’s no more putting off [...]
Say pants to those dull boxers December 17, 2009 Paul Smith Striped boxer shorts Price: £30 www.paulsmith.com Ted Baker Soball printed trunks Price: £18 www.tedbaker.com Topman Turquoise bright check trunks Price: £6 www.topman.com Calvin Klein Botanical Deco print trunk Price: £18 www.underu.com
MEN: IT’S TIME TO SAY YES TO THOSE MOOBS December 17, 2009 Jeremy Hazlehurst Style Counsel FOR men, there are sure-fire signs that you are getting older. You start getting an urge to ruffle the hair of young boys. Everybody in the England football team is younger than you. And then there is the inevitability of getting fatter. In their 20s, many men can’t put on weight [...]
Q&A: RENTING December 17, 2009 Russell Hunt MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROPERTY HUNT Q.We’ve been putting off upscaling to a bigger family home, but don’t want to wait much longer. When should we move? AIt’s probably a mistake to wait too long and over-predict the market. If you look back to the first quarter of 2009 there were lots of good deals [...]
Cosy up in your house this winter December 17, 2009 1 Louis Philippe Day Bed, Grange, from £3,489, 020 7935 7000 2 Stag head candelabra, Joanna Wood, £94, www.joannawood.co.uk 3 Traditional balls wreath, Quintessentially Flowers, £75, www.quintessentiallyflowers.com 4 Ravello five arm candelabra, Heal’s, £220, www.heals.co.uk 5 Little red dot teapot, Fairmont and Main, £22, www.johnlewis.com 6 Grey shetland throw, John Lewis, £130, www.johnlewis.com 7 Hot [...]
FOCUS ON: NOTTING HILL December 17, 2009 SHREWSBURY MEWS, W2 Price: £695,000 Located near the junction of Westbourne Park Road and Chepstowe Road, this 900sq ft traditional mews house has a first floor reception, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms, one en suite. It is close to bars and restaurants, and Westbourne Grove Tube station. Contact: Hamptons Notting Hill, 020 7034 0404 KENSINGTON [...]
Camden: an urban hotspot with leafy streets December 17, 2009 THOSE who consider Camden a gritty choice may want to think again. “Prices dipped in the credit crunch,” says Ed Robinson, of the year-old Camden office of Foxtons. “But they’re already higher than they were before it, and they’re going to rise next year. There’s limited stock and a lot of demand.” The spring opening [...]