Movie buzz is like a sickness. It’s able to mutate a wildly imaginative B-movie into some kind of epic and transformative cinematic experience. It makes you think, if it wasn’t for a dearth of decent sci-fi this could have gone so very wrong. But as it is, taking the hoary old conceit of alien invasion, [...]
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There are two moments in Kathryn Bigelow’s new movie, the cinematic sledgehammer that is ‘Hurt Locker’, that articulate better than anything else the dehumanising effect of war. The first comes when Staff Sergeant James (Jeremy Renner), newly recruited leader of the EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) unit, rejects the use of a robot device to monitor [...]
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Barbie is back in the limelight this month, and not only is she back with a bang, but she is back to make a difference! Catapulted to success over fifty years ago, Barbie herself has seen many transformations over the years. She has thrived in the work place, proving that not only [...]
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Famed for his ability to design exactly what people want to be wearing, it comes as no surprise that Marc Jacobs has gained massive respect amongst discerning fashionistas. He has created a spectacular set of labels from the original Marc Jacobs line to his sister line Marc by Marc Jacobs, as well as breathing new [...]
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Let’s get one thing straight: WW2 isn’t a forgotten sub-genre. Some dusty narrative caught on film reels, archived in the back of a trendy video store and ready to be unearthed to the squeals of movie geeks everywhere. It doesn’t need to be sanitised, given a visceral remix and then consumed like takeaway, replete with [...]
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Sod an Apple a day – A pair of these a day would rid me of any need for a doctor! You might not have heard of Kandee, but I can assure you, they’ll be one of your favourite brands soon. With a fabulous range of candy inspired shoes, this new brand have given us [...]
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‘No one kills me until I say so’.
Mention the name Jacques Mesrine to French people of a certain age and you’ll get instant recognition, a nostalgic frisson comparable to a Brit’s reaction to the names Ronnie and Reggie Kray. He was a loose cannon whose exploits as an international man of violence left an indelible [...]
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If you would like to be kept up to date with the latest motorsport news and articles please visit my brand new website -http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/
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Day Two of Rally Finland saw Kimi Raikkonen move up the field to 15th place but now on the third day he is struggling with the conditions and his car.
After SS13 he commented on the wet weather and a possible developing problem with his Tommi Makinen prepared Fiat Abarth S2000.
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