The Hex Files May 28, 2009 DRAG ME TO HELLCert: 15 BACK in the mists of time – or the early Eighties – Sam Raimi invigorated the schlock horror genre with the first Evil Dead movies, before moving on to hit pay-dirt with Spiderman. At the moment, fifteenth-rate horror films are 10-a-penny, the genre disappearing up its own, highly ironic backside. [...]
‘POLO IN THE PARK’ FOUNDER PUTS HIS CITY BROKERAGE ON THE BLOCK May 28, 2009 EXCITEMENT is hotting up around next week’s Polo in the Park extravaganza at Hurlington Park – the brainchild of Daniel Fox-Davies, founder of the City broking firm of the same name. Fox-Davies – or Foxy, as some cheeky colleagues like to call him – recently set up the World Polo Association with the intention of [...]
Summer Is Here, And It’s Time To Go For Gadget Broke May 28, 2009 A BACHELOR pad is not a bachelor pad without a good dose of dark wood, shiny chrome and unusual electronics. After a long winter of frugality and penny-pinching, if you still have a job then this is the time to splash out on some gizmos to brighten up your home. Every single man worth his [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS May 28, 2009 FILMOBSESSED Ropey drama with Beyonce Knowles and The Wire’s Idris Elba. 12 ROUNDS Former wrestler Jon Cena takes on the action hero mantle. JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE Goody goody teens get the Miley Cyrus treatment. DVDSLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Danny Boyle’s epic, Indian-set Oscar triumph. THE WRESTLER Mickey Rourke on blistering form as a past-it wrestler. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA – FINAL [...]
Artists and Nazis in collaboration game May 28, 2009 COLLABORATIONDuchess Theatre COLLABORATION is part of a pair of plays by Ronald Harwood at the Duchess Theatre (the other is Taking Sides), both of which tackle different sides of the subject of the Nazis’ persecution of the Jews, and the roles of artists fulfilled in the regime. It’s a subject Harwood has focused on several [...]
Original Sixties rockers prove they are still Pretty after all these years May 28, 2009 WHEN you are talking with Phil May, the lead singer of the Pretty Things, the classic tales of Sixties rock excess come thick and fast. There’s the story of how he and the band rented a house from the Duke of Westminster on Chester Street overlooking Buckingham Palace. “All the local lords and ladies made [...]
FOCUS ON: BETHNAL GREEN, E2 May 28, 2009 CITY PAVILION, CHILTON STREET, E2Price: £650,000Located just off Brick Lane and near Spitalfields market, this large three-bedroom apartment offers plenty of space for your money. It is on the second floor of a courtyard building and has a dual-aspect living room with floor-to-ceiling windows. The kitchen is open-plan and recessed to the side with solid [...]
Stoute’s Main Aim set to take Jury Stakes en route to Golden Jubilee May 28, 2009 The Derby is just over a week away and Epsom held it’s annual ‘Breakfast with the Stars’ at the course yesterday. John Oxx, John Gosden, Willie Haggas, Mick Channon and Michael Bell were just some of the trainers on hand to give us the latest news on their Classic hopefuls, while Aidan O’Brien and Jim [...]
The INSIDER May 28, 2009 I travelled all the way to Beverley on Wednesday and saw a very nice two-year-old filly win the Hilary Needler. Don’t Tell Mary is one to look out for and now I fancy her to follow-up in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot. Sadly, the evening ended on a bad note when Manchester United were [...]
Q&A: INTERIORS May 28, 2009 Alan WaxmanMANAGING DIRECTOR AT LANDMASSQ. Dear Alan, My house is small and lacking in storage space. Is there anything I can do to make the place seem larger and use the space more efficiently?A. The first thing about having a small place is that the choice of colours is crucial to maximise the space, along [...]
