Film Review June 9, 2011 Cert: PG SOMETHING of a surprise megahit back in 2008, the original Kung Fu Panda film turned out to be one of the best animated films of the past decade. The mix of loveable animals, Oriental mythology and martial arts fun proved irresistible to kids – plenty of family households have reverberated to “hi-YA!” cries [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK | FILM, MUSIC, GAMES June 9, 2011 FILM KABOOM Bizarre, eventually apocalyptic look at life, sex and the universe, from director Greg Araki. MOTHER’S DAY Remake of the Eighties horror flick, with Rebecca de Mornay as a psychotic mommy. POINT BLANK Not the legendary Lee Marvin film, but a run-of-the-mill French action caper. DVD 127 HOURS JAMES Franco stars in Danny Boyle’s [...]
Night Carnation will be hard to beat in Scurry Stakes for in-form Balding June 9, 2011 WITH Royal Ascot on the horizon, unsurprisingly this weekend’s racing action isn’t the hottest. But that isn’t to say that there aren’t some good betting opportunities to try to get some money in the bank ahead of next week. Sandown hosts a competitive card tomorrow and the highlight is the Listed Scurry Stakes at 3.30pm. [...]
The Moore winners the merrier June 9, 2011 THE Royal Ascot ante-post markets are really starting to warm up and it’s going to be a fascinating first day with the likes of Canford Cliffs, Goldikova and Frankel all lining up. All of the jockeys will be desperate to get a winner on the board early and RYAN MOORE will be trying to win [...]
OIL SURGES AFTER OPEC STALEMATE June 8, 2011 THE PRICE of oil jumped yesterday after cartel Opec failed to agree a deal to increase its output, making future supply uncertain and raising concerns over the economic recovery. Brent crude spot prices rose 2.1 per cent to $117.84 a barrel after Opec’s meeting in Vienna ended without deciding whether the 12 members should raise [...]
Berlin sets in for fight with ECB June 8, 2011 GERMANY has made an audacious attempt to seize the initiative in Greek bailout negotiations, telling the European Central Bank (ECB) that private investors in Athens’ debt must accept a seven-year increase in the maturity of their bonds. In a letter sent to the ECB, German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said: “Any additional financial support for [...]
Soaring wages endangering football clubs, Deloitte warns June 8, 2011 ENGLAND’S leading clubs are jeopardising their futures by spending increasingly dangerous sums on player wages, one of the country’s most prominent football finance experts warned last night. Premier League teams forked out a record 68 per cent of their income on pay packets during the 2009-10 season, according to research published today by Deloitte’s Sports [...]
Four directors to leave ENRC June 8, 2011 KEN Olisa, one of two directors yesterday voted off the board of resources group ENRC after voicing corporate governance concerns at the FTSE 100 company, said the firm must be “pretty vulnerable” to an investigation by the UK listing authorities. Olisa told City A.M.: “When we went public the people selling shares made commitments that [...]
Rejoice: Opec’s days are numbered June 8, 2011 THERE was a time when the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), the cartel of oil producing nations, was the world’s Enemy Number One. The group wielded terrifying powers: it could make or break economies by increasing or reducing the supply of oil, sending its price rocketing or crashing. No longer: Opec, while still [...]
PM cheers UK cars boost June 8, 2011 NISSAN is to make a £192m investment to build the new version of the Nissan Qashqai car in the UK. Prime Minister David Cameron, who invited Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn to Downing Street to announce the decision, is keen to present the company’s decision as a coup for UK car manufacturing. Nearly a million Nissan [...]
