Rapid responses December 6, 2012 Bank liabilities [Re: A case of lies, damn lies and our rocketing national debt, Wednesday] I’m always amazed how easily many swallow the idea that government debt and other commitments from “financial interventions” can be safely separated. By doing so, we hide the fact that the true debt figure increased from roughly £500bn to over [...]
The schlocky horror show December 6, 2012 FILM THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS Cert 18 *** Written AND directed by Wu-Tang founding member and long time buddy of Quentin Tarantino, the RZA, The Man with the Iron Fists sails dangerously close to the point at which geeky fanboy genre pastiche turns into plain, simple rubbish. The Man with the Iron Fists [...]
Meta doesn’t mean better December 6, 2012 FILM SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS Cert 18 | by Alex Dymoke ** Writing a film about writers’ block is sort of confessing you can’t think of anything to say. But writing isn’t only blocked by a lack of ideas. Blockages can also be caused by too many. The latter is a problem for Seven Psychopaths, the smart [...]
Plus: uncomfortable thrillers, indie rom coms and Miley Cyrus December 6, 2012 FILM Celeste & Jesse Forever Cert 15 | by Steve Dinneen *** Celeste & Jesse Forever opens with one of those cutesy “couple bonding” montages familiar to anyone with the constitution to regularly sit through romantic comedies. But ha! It’s not what you think! They are separated! High flyer Celeste and underachiever Jesse are one [...]
Where to Drink December 6, 2012 Warm the cockles of your heart this festive season with a beverage from one of London’s newest ventures. South Kensington’s The Brompton Club was recently rebooted as Brompton by London nightlife impresarios Antoin Commane and Diego Bivero-Volpe. The revamped private members’ club features a country chic design with Art Deco gracenotes and a nod towards [...]
Celebrate Christmas in style this year December 6, 2012 1. Slava’s Snowshow at the Royal Festival Hall 17 Dec – 7 Jan After a sell-out session last Christmas, Slava’s Snowshow returns to London’s Royal Festival Hall this month. The internationally acclaimed show is ideal for a family day out, featuring performances from clowns and musicians with a finale that leaves the audience knee-deep in [...]
Manchester giants set to cancel each other out in Sunday’s derby December 6, 2012 MANCHESTER CITY MANCHESTER UNITED Sunday 1.30pm IT has been a poor couple of weeks for Manchester City with Roberto Mancini’s men winning just one of their last five games. To add insult to injury, Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 win in midweek ended their participation in Europe altogether for the season. The outcome will have been a [...]
Allardyce to inflict a Hammer blow on Rodgers December 6, 2012 WEST HAM LIVERPOOL … Sunday 4pm WEST HAM took an important step towards relocating to the Olympic Stadium this week and victory over Liverpool would cap an excellent few days for the club. Sam Allardyce’s outfit showed their fighting spirit negotiating a tricky first half against Chelsea last time out and will need more of [...]
Sprinter Sacre is impossible to oppose in Tingle Creek December 6, 2012 THE winter weather has really kicked in and both Sandown and Aintree are going to need some luck if they are going to stage two fantastic cards tomorrow. There is no doubt that the Sportingbet Tingle Creek Chase (3.05pm) is the highlight of the weekend with the showdown between SPRINTER SACRE and Sanctuaire sure to [...]
Time After Time can land Hong Kong Sprint for the locals December 6, 2012 HONG Kong stages its biggest race meeting of the year at Sha Tin on Sunday and early rising punters in the UK will be treated to a feast of top quality international racing. The Europeans have sent over a strong party, but they don’t have a runner in the Hong Kong Sprint and the Australian-trained [...]
