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A modern-day spin on one of Shakespeare’s lesser known plays, Coriolanus is an ambitious and lyrical Greek tragedy that has everything you’d expect from the mind of the Bard; betrayal, revenge, pride, conflict, monologues, dilemmas, death- it’s all in there. The only thing missing is a star-crossed lover or two. Both its star and director,…
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Augustly decorated in medals for conquering the critics – brandishing Golden Globes for best drama and best actress – terrorism drama Homeland arrived at Camp Channel 4 in February, audacious and determined and warranting the anticipation surrounding it. Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis), an American marine, has spent a gruelling eight years in enemy captivity; enduring brutal…
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You’ve played here in Southampton before. How does Hampshire compare to the mean streets of Surrey? Well at the mo I live in Hove, so I suppose I’m somewhere between the two. Surrey has more single malt; Hampshire more port. November is just drawing to a close and many students in particular have been growing…
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The Devil’s Double tells the unbelievable story of Latif Yahia, the proud Iraqi soldier who was forced to serve as Uday Hussein’s (the eldest son of Saddam Hussein) body double. Dominic Cooper, whose past work includes The History Boys and Mamma Mia!, steps up to the challenge of playing both of these characters with an…
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Helen Mirren overacts in this otherwise watchable fillm
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The panda with the big heart (and appetite) is back for second helpings…
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When watching Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky’s new psychological thriller, there comes a point when you reach a cerebral fork in the road. One path stretching on ahead is labelled ‘Absolute bollocks’. The other is labelled ‘Absolute genius’. No, this isn’t an advert for a new variety of vodka – I’m trying to illustrate how, though…
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After standing in the pouring rain waiting for the doors to open, the seering heat inside The Talking Heads would be an ironic punishment for anyone who’d complained about the weather outside. Tonight Fozzy, the side project of former undisputed wrestling champion, Chris Jericho and Stuck Mojo guitarist, Rich Ward, were going to play to…