Seth MacFarlane: wanted dead or alive for making dreadful Western spoof May 29, 2014 FILM A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST Cert 15 | One Star THERE are a million ways to die in Hollywood, but being one of the worst ever hosts of the Academy Awards apparently isn’t one of them. Seth MacFarlane survived his Oscars nightmare with enough star quality intact to attract a number [...]
Theatre review: A Human Being Died that Night May 29, 2014 Among the secret service personnel working for the apartheid government, no one used the word “kill”. Instead people were “dealt with” or “taken for a drive”. Such linguistic sleights of hand are steadfastly avoided in A Human Being Died That Night, a taut, brilliantly acted play that looks with a scientific eye at the politics [...]
Should have stayed in bed: Sleeping Beauty update is luke-warm May 29, 2014 FILM MALEFICENT Cert PG | Two Stars DISNEY’S live action remake of Sleeping Beauty is an inversion of the fairytale told from the perspective of Maleficent. The cackling horned villain, who spends most of the animated version glowing green and plotting with a raven, is reimagined as a vengeful fairy who curses princess Aurora to [...]
Just the right balance of brains and silliness May 29, 2014 FILM EDGE OF TOMORROW Cert 12a | Four Stars IRON MAN, Saving Private Ryan and Groundhog Day complement each other surprisingly well as inspiration for the latest Tom Cruise blockbusting sci-fi epic, Edge of Tomorrow, in which Hollywood’s smallest titan fights and dies and fights and dies over and over again. Humans are locked in [...]
Rooney and Sturridge too good not to gel – Hodgson May 29, 2014 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson has quashed fears that strikers Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge may struggle to form a potent partnership at this summer’s World Cup. In Rooney’s 89 England appearances he has only started alongside Sturridge five times. With three friendlies to come before the World Cup opener against Italy on 14 June, beginning [...]
Murray opens door to Mauresmo after marching on in French Open May 29, 2014 WIMBLEDON champion Andy Murray revealed after breezing into the French Open third round yesterday that he has held talks with both men and women about becoming his new coach. Seeded seventh at Roland Garros, Murray took less than two hours to see off Marinko Matosevic 6-3, 6-1, 6-3, but fellow Briton Heather Watson was beaten [...]
Liverpool close to Lambert deal May 29, 2014 LIVERPOOL were last night closing in on a £4m move for Southampton and England striker Rickie Lambert. The 32-year-old hit 16 goals last season, including the winner against Scotland on his England debut in August. Brendan Rodgers’ men, who finished as Premier League runners-up scoring 101 goals, are hoping to fast-track the deal before Lambert [...]
Sagna set to leave Arsenal May 29, 2014 ARSENAL right-back Bacary Sagna has confirmed he has played his last match for Arsenal and will search for a new club this summer. The 31-year-old has not accepted the offer of a new contract to extend his seven-year stay in north London. He said: “It’s no longer a secret, I will leave Arsenal for sure. [...]
Keane held talks over Celtic job May 29, 2014 REPUBLIC of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has revealed his assistant Roy Keane has been contacted by Celtic over their managerial vacancy. Keane, 42, spent the final season of his playing career at Celtic, before managing Sunderland and Ipswich. O’Neill said: “I had a call the other day from Dermot Desmond [Celtic’s main shareholder] wanting to [...]
Wawrinka gets Queen’s invite May 29, 2014 REIGNING Australian Open champion and world No3 Stanislas Wawrinka has been given a wild card to next month’s Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club. Wawrinka, who lost his first round match at the French Open earlier this week, is set to warm up for Wimbledon at the grass court event in west London, which begins on [...]