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ROCKETMAN : a celebration of Elton John’s life with all the highs and lows
This is a behind the scenes look at the highly anticipated ROCKETMAN movie that tells the story of ELTON JOHN’S breakthrough years with a respect that was never accorded to Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. The story shows this larger-than-life story of how a shy young Reginald Dwight transformed into one of our generation’s…
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Sister Aimee : The Disappearance of the US’s most famous religious charlatan.
Sister Aimee is a bonky film about an even bonkier character Aimee Semple McPherson whose story is too ridiculous to be real. In fact filmmakers Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann make a point of telling us that only 5.5% of their film is true and the rest is pure (and slightly warped) imagination. They focus…
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Peterloo : Mike Leigh’s take of one of the UK’s darkest moments from the past
Veteran British Filmmaker the 7 time Academy Award Nominee Mike Leigh’s latest film takes a look back at a disgraceful part of English history that most people are totally unaware of. This epic length drama is from one of the most lauded auteurs in indie cinema whose work however never really enjoys mush commercial success,. …
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Jonathan Kemp reviews Linus Karp’s flawless performance in ‘Awkward Conversations With Animals I’ve F*cked ‘
Awkward Conversations With Animals I’ve F*cked ☆☆☆ Kings Head Theatre, Islington, London Following a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe last summer, LINUS KARP brings his performance of Rob Hayes’ one-man show, ‘Awkward Conversations With Animals I’ve F*cked’ to London’s Kings Head Theatre. KARP gives an engagingly vulnerable performance as Bobby, as…
