On the Road is a sprawling, messy journey October 12, 2012 FILM On the Road *** By Steve Dinneen Filming a book as iconic as On the Road is no mean task – especially after 55 years have elapsed. In the event, director Walter Salles captures some of the atmosphere but little of the spirit of Kerouac’s novel, leaving me with a nagging feeling that the [...]
A fascinating, brutal and, in this case, very personal look at a post-Leveson media landscape October 11, 2012 THEATRE ENQUIRY Barbican | *** Being close to the subject of a play doesn’t necessarily make you any better equipped to review it. A soldier may be on first name terms with the horrors of war but that doesn’t always make him the best person to appreciate the artistic merits of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse [...]
Theatre: Damned by Despair and Scenes from an Execution October 11, 2012 THEATRE DAMNED BY DESPAIR The National Theatre | By Naomi Mdudu ** THE LAST time I saw Oliver award-winning actor Bertie Carvel he was playing Miss Trunchbull in childhood classic, Matilda: The Musical. Last night we were reacquainted as he took to the stage as Enrico, a similarly vile character, in Frank McGuinness’ take on Tirso [...]
Don’t forget the batteries this Xmas October 10, 2012 Angry Birds Mega Smash £24.99 The latest creation from the makers of the all conquering smartphone game sees you destroying real-life pigs. Smashing fun. www.toysrus.com Leap Frog LeapPad 2 £89.99 Over 200 cartridge and downloadable games make learning fun for ages 3-9 – and ensure your kids are kings of the tablet generation. www.leappad2.co.uk Web [...]
Property firm PointPark eyes a London float October 9, 2012 EUROPEAN warehouse operator PointPark Properties yesterday announced plans to raise £250m in a float on the London Stock Exchange, marking the first IPO in the real estate sector for two years. The property group said it plans to use the proceeds to buy a €760m (£612m) portfolio of properties that it currently manages on behalf [...]
Aston Martin strikes the right balance October 9, 2012 “It’s the best car we’ve ever made,” says Dr Ulrich Bez of the new Vanquish. I resist the temptation to ask Aston Martin’s boss whether its new flagship GT is better than the £1.2m-plus One-77 hypercar or the less extreme, but almost as exclusive, V12 Zagato now on sale. To be fair, Bez isn’t referring [...]
Car talk October 9, 2012 The new Volkswagon Golf Volkswagen has released prices for the new seventh-generation Golf. Starting from £16,330, it will be sold with a choice of four petrol engines and two diesel engines. All will have seven airbags, semi-automatic air-con and a touchscreen entertainment system with DAB radio that’s teed up for your bluetooth phone, MP3 player [...]
Get ready for the Simons effect October 9, 2012 When it comes to setting the agenda, Dior’s Raf Simons leaves YSL in the shade The tents are down, brands have packed up and press and buyers have finally retreated back to their respective cities; fashion month is well and truly over. And with everything coming to an end, people’s attention has quickly moved from [...]
Fish Market may look a bit like an aquarium but the food is ace October 8, 2012 RESTAURANT FISH MARKET Old Bengal Warehouse, New Street, EC2 Tel: 020 3503 0790 FOOD **** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE *** Cost per person without wine: £30 The Fish Market is one of the four new creations by restaurant group D&D to have found a home in the newly renovated Old Bengal Warehouse. Alongside the fish restaurant [...]
Wild boar was extinct for hundreds of years. Now it’s back, learn how to enjoy it October 8, 2012 Head chef, Paternoster Chop House October is here and if you’re feeling adventurous, it’s a great time to try Wild Boar. Not because it’s in season (unlike most game, wild boar doesn’t really have a season), but because the accompaniments that go best with it are. Wild mushrooms, beetroot, juniper, chestnuts, apples, plums, pumpkin – [...]
