Hit the right note June 20, 2015 This self-playing piano can recite 1,700 masterpieces of classical, jazz and contemporary music, all to concert standard Digital music is made to be heard but not seen. Once, huge brass gramophones added an element of theatre to playing music at home, and the resurgence in sales of vinyl records shows there’s still a desire to [...]
Summer Igloo June 20, 2015 Forget freezing blocks of ice; the coolest igloo in town is ideal for lazing around a pool in the blistering sunshine Whatever the season, this Garden Igloo will improve your entertaining credentials. The “convertible greenhouse” is available in a choice of materials: the open-fronted “canopy cover” (pictured above) and a fully rain proof plastic sheeting [...]
Something for the weekend June 18, 2015 SING! BLUR IN HYDE PARK See the britpop quartet perform their full roster of 90s classics as well as some tracks from their well-received latest album. They never disappoint in front of a large crowd. Saturday, get your tickets now from bst-hydepark.com. FEAST! LOBOS TAPAS New Borough tapas restaurant promises to deliver a perfect blend [...]
Theatre review: We Want You To Watch June 18, 2015 NT Temporary Theatre | ★★☆☆☆ We need to talk about pornography. Since the internet allowed it to profligate, it has become as instantly accessible as television. Acts of reprehensible violence, criminal outside the medium, are available for easy consumption. In We Want You To Watch, dance-performance duo RashDash and playwright Alice Birch have collaborated to [...]
Film review: Entourage is a harmless cinematic victory lap June 18, 2015 Cert 12a | ★★★☆☆ What better way to end a series about Hollywood than with a movie adaptation? Movie star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) and his trio of friends are trying to keep Chase’s directorial debut from spiralling out of control while managing their own frantic personal lives. From the start, Entourage falls into the [...]
Film review: Accidental Love June 18, 2015 Cert 15 | ★☆☆☆☆ Accidental Love was supposed to be David O Russell’s follow-up to 2004’s I Heart Huckabees, but he bailed on the project in 2010, perhaps after finally getting around to reading his own script. The story is daft: when Alice (an insignificant Jessica Biel) gets shot in the head by an errant [...]
Film review: Mr Holmes is an elementary character study of elderly Sherlock June 18, 2015 Cert PG | ★★★★☆ A century and a quarter after his literary debut, Sherlock Holmes has never been more popular. Given the renewed interest caused by two hit TV series and a Guy Ritchie movie franchise, it was only a matter of time before we got a film adaptation of A Slight Trick of [...]
Murray ready for last-eight trial by serve June 18, 2015 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray expects a barrage of big serves when he faces Gilles Muller in today’s Aegon Championships quarter-final after sealing his last-eight spot by cruising past Spain’s Fernando Verdasco at Queen’s Club yesterday. Top seed Murray dispatched Verdasco in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4, to record his first victory on grass over the world No42 [...]
Johnson makes perfect start to US Open assault June 18, 2015 AMERICAN Dustin Johnson produced an eye-catching opening round as his quest to land a first Major title started in impressive fashion on day one of the US Open at Chambers Bay yesterday. World No7 Johnson, who earlier this year returned from a six-month leave of absence from golf, carded a five-under-par round of 65, which [...]
U21 European Championship: Southgate urges young lions to bounce back from early setback June 18, 2015 ENGLAND 0 PORTUGAL 1 ENGLAND boss Gareth Southgate urged his side not to dwell on the disappointment of slipping to defeat against Portugal in their opening group clash of the European Under-21 Championship last night. The decisive goal came 12 minutes into the second period when Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Mario forced the ball home [...]