Film review: Mommy March 20, 2015 Cert 15 | ★★★★☆ Consider this sequence in Mommy. Steve, a hyperactive teen fresh out of a correctional facility, walks sulkily down a corridor behind his mother Diane. Cut to a point-of-view shot – presumably Steve’s – of Diane’s bum wiggling as she sashays along. In one neat edit we learn many things about this [...]
Theatre review: Stevie is too bloated, too stiff and too long March 20, 2015 Hampstead Theatre | ★★☆☆☆ At the end of the Piccadilly Line, in a spindly fortress made of words, sat Stevie Smith; poet, secretary, inscrutable figure on the peripheries of the literary establishment. Smith lived her entire life within the confines of a padded melancholy. She was comfortable there, and productive, producing over twenty volumes of [...]
Film review: Time for Sean to Penn an apology after The Gunman March 19, 2015 Cert 15 | ★★☆☆☆ There is a sad country called Africa where people live in misery because of evil Western mining companies and military contractors that care only about money. That’s The Gunman’s message, and it’s not shy about hitting you about the head with it. Sean Penn plays a mercenary-turned-aid worker, who discovers he [...]
Something for the weekend March 19, 2015 SIP! GIN AND JAM AFTERNOON TEA AT HUSH The Pink Rabbit cocktail at Hush incorporates their own London distilled Gin, lime, cranberry, vanilla and – yes –strawberry jam. The afternoon tea menu at Hush pairs cocktails with different conserves as well as the usual array of sweet treats. Everyday between 3-6pm £35, visit hush.co.uk WATCH! [...]
Hodgson: Euro failings nothing to worry about March 19, 2015 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson has attempted to douse fears that the repeated failure of Premier League clubs in European competition is evidence that they have been left behind by continental rivals. Manchester City’s schooling by Barcelona on Wednesday saw them follow Arsenal and Chelsea out of the Champions League and, allied to Everton’s Europa League [...]
Wenger calls for outdated away goals mechanism to be shelved March 19, 2015 EUROPEAN football’s away goals rule is an anachronism and should be scrapped or overhauled, according to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. The Gunners and Chelsea both tumbled out of the Champions League this month after falling foul of the rule, which favours teams who have scored more goals away from home in the event of scores [...]
Europa League: Martinez shields defence as Everton crash out of Europe March 19, 2015 DYNAMO KIEV 5 EVERTON 2 (Dynamo Kiev won 6-4 on aggregate) EVERTON boss Roberto Martinez downplayed his side’s defensive failings as the Toffees crashed out of the Europa League after suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of Dynamo Kiev last night. An equaliser from striker Romelu Lukaku on the night maintained Everton’s lead in [...]
Qatar World Cup final confirmed for 18 December March 19, 2015 FOOTBALL’S world governing body Fifa has confirmed that the final of the controversial 2022 World Cup in Qatar is to be held on 18 December. Fifa’s all-powerful executive committee yesterday met in Zurich to rubber-stamp the tournament schedule put forward by the organisation’s task force last month. The World Cup is expected to start in [...]
Allardyce cools talk of switch to Sunderland job March 19, 2015 WEST HAM manager Sam Allardyce has dismissed suggestions he could return to former club Sunderland in the summer but admits his Upton Park future hinges on agreeing terms on a new contract. Allardyce’s current deal expires at the end of the season and has been allowed to run down despite engineering what has been, despite [...]
Sport Comment: Hoddle is right, Friday fixtures can reverse English teams’ Champions League struggles March 19, 2015 SKY Sports turned their cameras on one of their own last weekend with a revealing profile of Glenn Hoddle, a fabulously talented footballer who was mistrusted by England managers and then mistreated by the Football Association when he took charge of the national team himself. Hoddle never quite got over the shock of being forced [...]