Love triumphs on the road to hell January 7, 2010 Film THE ROAD Cert: 18 IT’S hard to imagine a less happy future than the one conjured up by this adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. In last month’s disaster flick 2012, we had the ultimate Hollywood apocalypse, in all its vapid, digitally-created stupidity. Now we have the serious, literary version of the end [...]
SIX OF THE BEST January 7, 2010 THEATRE – Red Alfred Molina stars as expressionist painter Mark Rothko in John Logan’s two-hander at the Donmar Warehouse. FILM – Tokyo Story Japan’s Yasujiro Ozu is thought by some to be cinema’s greatest director, and his masterpiece is showing at the BFI and Curzon Mayfair MUSICAL – Blood Brothers Former Sporty Spice Melanie Chisholm [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND January 7, 2010 FILM SEX AND DRUGS AND ROCK & ROLL Andy Serkis puts in a sterling performance in this biopic of Blockhead-in-chief Ian Dury. DAYBREAKERS Willem Dafoe and Ethan Hawke – no, come back – battle world-dominating vampires with crossbows. Okay, don’t. IT MIGHT GET LOUD Documentary on the electric guitar, with axe-wielders Jimmy Page, the Edge [...]
Liverpool to begin their climb back up the table January 7, 2010 LIVERPOOL vs TOTTENHAM SUNDAY – 4.00PM SKY SPORTS LIVERPOOL put in another lacklustre display when they were outplayed by struggling Reading in the FA Cup last weekend and things are still not right at Anfield. However, they notched back-to-back Premier League successes for the first time since September when they won at Villa Park over [...]
13/2 Go Native and 16/1 Weapon’s Amnesty look likely Festival types January 7, 2010 OVER the next nine or so weeks between now and the start of this year’s Cheltenham Festival, we will continue to add to our ante-post portfolio that already contains Somersby for the Arkle at 20/1 (now as short as 13/2 with Boylesports). With heavy snow decimating this weekend’s racing action, I have picked out a [...]
the INSIDER January 7, 2010 The chances of racing this weekend at any racecourse in the UK must be slim. However, if they do go ahead at Lingfield tomorrow, the most appropriate winner will be Melt in the 3pm. Unfortunately Melt’s running ability must be called in to question and RUBENSTAR could be the horse to have a few pounds [...]
Cheltenham Festival Trading Strategy January 7, 2010 I got food poisoning over Christmas because my mother got her timings muddled up when it came to cooking the stuffing. Funnily enough, I got my timings muddled up a few days later by not locking in a profit on Double Dizzy as it jumped the last at Cheltenham with a clear lead and then [...]
Onions makes South Africa weep again as England draw January 7, 2010 ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss last night slammed South Africa’s “malicious” actions in the ball-tampering row after his side battled to a hard-earned draw in the third Test in Cape Town. Tail-ender Graham Onions saw off a fierce Proteas bowling onslaught for the second time in the series to help the tourists protect their 1-0 lead [...]
Venter: I did not mean to say ref was dishonest January 7, 2010 SARACENS director of rugby Brendan Venter last night told City A.M. he never intended to question the integrity of referee David Rose, after landing himself in hot water with post-match remarks at last weekend’s Premiership defeat to Leicester. Venter has been summoned to appear before a Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel on 19 January after [...]
I’ll prove I’m still a great at Man City, says Vieira January 7, 2010 FRANCE legend Patrick Vieira has vowed to show he is still one of the best midfielders in the world by playing a starring role for Manchester City. The Inter Milan enforcer, 33, flew to England yesterday to undergo a medical and put the finishing touches to a deal set to be for an initial six [...]
