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Promo Promo: Malkmus vs Explosions In The Sky
Not collaborating unfortunately, but they both have new videos out featuring animal/monster type things. Malkmus up top, EITS below.
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Tron Legacy
The rules of the original are ignored, but the boring pace remains. Utterly superficial.
11th Sep 2011
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The Social Network
Solid direction, tight script and great acting make a Facebook movie as interesting as it can be.
10th Sep 2011
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Eat Pray Love
Tedious, expensive, offensive plod through world cliches, with a self-absorbed Julia Roberts.
10th Sep 2011
Read more 1.5 star reviewsThe Birdcage
Jamie Jones' excellent short just won Film London's 90 second film competition. It's great. Watch it here.
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New York, I Love You
Uninspired collection of tepid shorts, drearily executed as a series of cliches.
9th Sep 2011
Read more 2 star reviewsAttention: I don't mean to rain on your parade, but Aliens just started on Channel 4 HD.
9th Sep 2011
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Jim'll Fix It: Galactic Picnic
Someone has unearthed a borderline creepy episode of Jim'll Fix It, where a young kid gets to visit Luke Skywalker on the set of Dagobah.
I love Empire as much as the next guy, but looking back at it from this perspective there's a lot of goofy comedy in there. Just sayin'....
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RT @RhodaBuchanan: Joggers 'before and after' from @Telegraph (looks like high level trauma) http://t.co/m3beQMY
9th Sep 2011
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The Skin I Live In
Cut me up, cut me down? Antonio Banderas returns to the Almodóvar fold for dark surgical menace.
9th Sep 2011
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Self-lacing Nikes
Since Back To The Future 2 premiered in 1989, I'm pretty sure every male that saw it has dreamed of one day owning a pair of self-lacing Nikes. Now's your chance, as Nike are producing 1500 pairs of the shoes for a special auction to raise money for Michael J Fox's Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Possibly the single best thing Nike have ever done and a possible reason to break my 20 year hiatus from buying their products.
8th Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
Real Life Angry Birds Moon Cakes
Just in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival in Asia - real life Angry Birds moon cakes. Available here
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8th Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
\#ShootingStars is on fire this season. Kate and Wills cameo this week.
7th Sep 2011
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Funny People
Engaging, accomplished comedy, blending fiction with the real world. Until it goes right off the boil.
7th Sep 2011
Read more 3.5 star reviewsNice wheels RT @WellerTime: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF RAY GORDON | BONNEVILLE-- HOT RODS IN SPACE http://t.co/9ElgiRv /via @wordpressdotcom
7th Sep 2011
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Blonde Redhead
Union Chapel
Remarkable songs and venue, unremarkable performance. Could have been a radio session.
6th Sep 2011
Read more 3 star reviewsThere's a busker on the Northern Line who has decided the guitar solo in 'November Rain' needs some additional flourishes. \#GnR
6th Sep 2011
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Star studded, self-conscious, compelling Cold War remake. Still slow and complicated.
6th Sep 2011
Read more 3.5 star reviewsTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Smith
(Paul Smith is taking the Tailor role here then) via Creative Review:
Sir Paul Smith has designed a series of four silk-screen posters to celebrate new movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, released later this month. The posters (which come in editions of 50 and are signed by Smith) will be sold for £100 each, with all profits going to Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres.
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Promo Promo: Van Morrison - Streets Of Arklow
Thanks to Dr Chimp for this excellent live footage of Van Morrison playing Streets Of Arklow from 1974, the year Veedon Fleece was released. Love the loose feel to it all, Van's timing amazing as ever
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Le Carré's mole-hunt played w class. Oldman excels at bringing Smiley's culture to life.
6th Sep 2011
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Four Lions
Edgy, challenging black comedy from Chris Morris that doesn't quite deliver, but certainly provokes.
5th Sep 2011
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Heroes will rise RT @simeonfarrar: Batman spotted in peach silk/modal. http://t.co/FpOBCZN
3rd Sep 2011
Read on TwitterRT @AriellaGogol: Put a whale on it. \#nantucket http://t.co/QGSJGo0
3rd Sep 2011
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Days of Heaven
Dated, but still majestic slice of 1970's Terrence Malick. Amazing photography and atmosphere.
Halliwell says: Visually a superb slice of period life, let down by obsessively self-important and symbolic drama; also by imperfect sound recording.**
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2nd Sep 2011
Read more 4 star reviews@pitchforkmedia: Thundercat TWICE as good as @ChiliPeppers\? What a hateful, biased, pointless review.You played yourself.
2nd Sep 2011
Read on Twitter@BDolanSFR B Dolan's Vin Diesel still doing it for me. "Lifetime achievement award for best performance in a friendship" Genius. Check it.
2nd Sep 2011
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The War On Drugs
Slave Ambient
Impressive expansion from Future Weather EP. Nicely rocking the Kurt Vile vibe.
2nd Sep 2011
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The Cool Kids
When Fish Ride Bicycles
Retro style diluted when stretched over a whole album but some nice jams
2nd Sep 2011
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We Are Augustines
Rise Ye Sunken Ships
Formed out of the ashes of Pela this is a worthy debut. Welcome back boys
2nd Sep 2011
Read more 3 star reviews#Spotted: The Bunk - stretching himself as a Homicide Detective in 'Horrible Bosses'. \#TheWire \#Chimpovich
2nd Sep 2011
Read on TwitterDEAD TV outside The Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania (c/o @steveharrisdj ) http://t.co/xjeCH1h
2nd Sep 2011
Read on TwitterSkol Skol Skol Skol RT @thecoldvein: Just been offered a can of SKOL. I declined
2nd Sep 2011
Read on TwitterJust had a truly awesome burger @TheThreeStags opposite Imperial War Museum, cooked to perfection and onion rings to die for. Check it.
1st Sep 2011
Read on TwitterMust have missed this classic album when it first popped up in 2002: http://t.co/IAEb3ew
1st Sep 2011
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