NOW SHOWING SIX OF THE BEST July 23, 2009 FILM: Soul Power Terrific documentary about the concerts that accompanied the Foreman-Ali Rumble in the Jungle boxing match. THEATRE: A Little Night Music Trevor Nunn’s charming revival of Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical, at the Garrick Theatre. ART: Per Kirkeby Tate Modern’s survey of the lauded Danish artist. theatre: Phedre Dame Helen Mirren delivers the towering [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS July 23, 2009 FILMTHE PROPOSAL Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock star in a rom com desperately short on com. SKIN Sophie Okonedo stars in this true story about racism in South Africa’s apartheid years. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST Sergio Leone’s classic western rereleased, with Charles Bronson. DVDWATCHMEN Tiresome adaptation of the famous comic, starring Billy [...]
The tech sector recovery will leave some behind July 23, 2009 WHEN Apple sneezes, the whole technology industry catches a cold. That’s why its stunning results earlier this week saw analysts reaching for their rose-tinted spectacles. With the news coming hot on the heels of a bullish outlook from chipmakers Intel and Texas Instruments, several pundits called an end to the technology sector’s woes. Yesterday’s Gartner [...]
The tech sector recovery will leave some behind July 23, 2009 WHEN Apple sneezes, the whole technology industry catches a cold. That’s why its stunning results earlier this week saw analysts reaching for their rose-tinted spectacles. With the news coming hot on the heels of a bullish outlook from chipmakers Intel and Texas Instruments, several pundits called an end to the technology sector’s woes. Yesterday’s Gartner [...]
Best beach reads July 22, 2009 MY SOUL TO TAKE by Yrsa SigurdardottirHodder, £11.99This Icelandic thriller is cooler than most from the get go. Where else could you find a ballsy Reykjavik lawyer with little time for nonsense called upon to investigate a haunting at a plush but doomed new age hotel on the wild Icelandic coast? A gruesome murder kicks [...]
Best beach reads July 22, 2009 MY SOUL TO TAKE by Yrsa SigurdardottirHodder, £11.99This Icelandic thriller is cooler than most from the get go. Where else could you find a ballsy Reykjavik lawyer with little time for nonsense called upon to investigate a haunting at a plush but doomed new age hotel on the wild Icelandic coast? A gruesome murder kicks [...]
In a bubbly mood July 22, 2009 BAB – short for “bonuses are back” – has replaced “doh” as the word on the City’s streets, following revelations that bankers raked in end-of-year payouts like the credit crunch was all just a bad dream. But whatever the reality for those outside the gilded top offices of the Square Mile and Canary Wharf, there [...]
In a bubbly mood July 22, 2009 BAB – short for “bonuses are back” – has replaced “doh” as the word on the City’s streets, following revelations that bankers raked in end-of-year payouts like the credit crunch was all just a bad dream. But whatever the reality for those outside the gilded top offices of the Square Mile and Canary Wharf, there [...]
WHERE TO DRINK CHAMPAGNE IN THE CITY July 22, 2009 VERTIGOTower 42, EC2NShowy and high glam, this is a devoted champagne bar with the best views in town – perched right at the top of Tower 42 (pictured right). There is a fantastic choice of bubbly, including Veuve Delaroy Brut (£46), Georges Vesselle Bouzy Grand Cru (£66), two Bollies, a Krug (£385) and several Laurent [...]
Falling for a Romeo July 21, 2009 HAVE YOU ever seen anything so beautiful you could cry? For me, it’s this object before me, Alfa’s drop-dead gorgeous 8C Spider. So here I am, at Balocco circuit, Alfa Romeo’s private test facility between Milan and Turin. It’s 35 degrees. Test tracks, no matter where they are in the world, are not known for [...]