OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS July 30, 2009 FILMCROSSING OVER Drama about US immigration issues, with Harrison Ford and Ray Liotta. G-FORCE Animated fun for the kids, about a crack team of specially trained guinea pigs. LAND OF THE LOST Will Ferrell’s latest spoof (of the old TV show) misses more than it hits. DVDKNOWING Nicolas Cage finds out what happens when the [...]
NOW SHOWING SIX OF THE BEST July 30, 2009 FILM: Antichrist Lars Von Trier’s makes brutal viewing, but it’s intriguing and beautiful too. ART: Radical Nature The Barbican Centre’s look at 40 years of art inspired by nature and the environment. EXHIBITION: Exquisite Bodies Creepy look at wax models used for medical training in the Victorian era, at the Wellcome Collection. THEATRE: Forbidden Broadway [...]
The making of a French fashion icon July 30, 2009 FilmCOCO BEFORE CHANELCert: 12A SOME bad PR about Gabrielle, aka Coco, Chanel emerged on the release of this film, namely that she was anti-Semitic and homophobic (traits she pre shared with her Nazi live-in lover during the Occupation of Paris). Audrey Tautou herself, who plays Chanel, prattled on about it in interviews. But when did [...]
Studio flats mean convenience and access to Zone 1 July 30, 2009 A COUPLE of decades ago it was common enough for City executives to keep a small flat in London to stay in during the week, returning to their family homes in the country at weekends. The heyday of the pied a terre may have passed thanks to improved commuting links and the soaring costs of [...]
FOCUS ON: BRENTWOOD, ESSEX July 30, 2009 THE GALLERIES, WARLEYPrice: From £285,000 for a one-bedroom apartment. This unusual conversion of a derelict Grade II-listed Victorian hospital offers buyers high quality properties within a period setting, which have been developed in keeping with the style of the property. Set on the outskirts of Brentwood, the nearby mainline station has direct services into London [...]
NOMURA WALL CANDY IMPRESSES ART-LOVING FORMER LEHMANITES July 29, 2009 AND SO it emerges that Lehman Brothers is preparing to sell 650 of its prized modern and contemporary artworks at auction in the States this winter, hoping to raise a total of $1m for its creditors. (Not that the piddling amount will contribute much to levelling its $250bn debt pile, but every little helps, as [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS July 29, 2009 CadburyCharles Stanley upgraded Cadbury to “Accumulate” status. The launch of Fair Trade-certified Dairy Milk in the UK and Ireland could result in further share gains which would be a significant hurdle for competitors, it said. The broker also believes Cadbury can achieve its anticipated revenue growth and hit margin targets. LancashireExecution Research continues to support [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS July 29, 2009 Kreab Gavin AndersonTom Grimmer has joined communications firm Kreab Gavin Anderson as managing partner, China. Grimmer will be based in Beijing and will advise multinational companies as well as Chinese corporations with international growth plans. He has worked and studied in Asia since 1985, previously working as senior communications advisor, Asia Pacific, to Credit Suisse [...]
AIC’s respected boss Godfrey quits as he searches for another big challenge July 29, 2009 DANIEL Godfrey, the popular director general of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), is stepping down after 11 years in the job. Godfrey, 48, is best remembered for steering the industry through its darkest hour when the split capital investment trust scandal broke and thousands lost their savings. He said he was leaving to seek [...]
Lupus Capital upbeat on outlook for construction July 29, 2009 LUPUS Capital, the construction investment group that ousted City entrepreneur Greg Hutchings earlier this month, said yesterday that tough trading conditions in the building products sector have started to ease. Lupus said yesterday its chief executive Keith Taylor had commenced a review of operations, and that the business is currently performing in line with expectations. [...]
