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Inglourious Basterds Film Review

Ian Pithouse — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:45:26 +0000

What is Inglourious Basterds? Is it a Western? Is it a war film? Is it a thriller? Is it a caper? Is it a screwball comedy? Well, this is a Quentin Tarantino film, so of course it’s all of the above. Set in a kind of alternative, über-camp Third Reich, it follows the exploits of the eponymous ‘Basterds’ – a group of Jewish-American soldiers led by Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) spreading fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping Nazis. Meanwhile, a young French-Jewish girl, inexplicably spared by the infamous ‘Jew ...

Bethnal Green Falls

Arta — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:13:09 +0000

Click images to view full size October’s Photography Feature: “Bethnal Green Falls” Photography by Arta Kane

The Count & Sinden: Free MP3 Mix Tape & Forthcoming Dates

Heath Stook — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:17:23 +0000

Fusing electro and techno with house, garage, R’n'B and booty bass without sounding too over stylized or Hackney-fied is no easy task, but the Count and Sinden do just that. They’ve been uniting and exciting kids in the Londres discotheques for the past couple of years since their hit ‘Beeper’ broke out on pirate radio and dance floors in 2007. Fast forward a couple years and they’re still thrilling the revellers with more recent tracks such as the refreshing “Mega”, released a few months back. We’re pleased to announce ’s ...

Alexander McQueen set to broadcast live from Paris Fashion Week

Heath Stook — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:58:55 +0000

One of our favourite designers, Alexander McQueen, is preparing to wow worldwide with his Spring Summer 2010 show, ‘Plato’s Atlantis’. The show will be broadcast live from Paris to a global audience on October 6, exclusively on SHOWStudio.com. If you tune in at 8:15pm Paris time you can catch an exclusive McQueen interview with Nick Knight too. The aim of the show is to break new ground in the way the public sees and understands fashion. Speaking to WWD, McQueen stated,“It’ll be like live theater — at home. The audience at ...

A Tough Act to Follow

Judy Johnson — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:37:30 +0000

Any real nineties kid will have seen Sister Act the movie, with Whoopi Goldberg hitting the big screen as a fake nun on the run; a Reno lounge singer hot-footing it away from her married mobster boyfriend by disguising herself as a nun. Obviously. With an outstanding sequel starring hip hop sensation Lauryn Hill, no one’s ever looked at nuns in the same way since (or at least not without singing ‘Oh happy day’ in their head). So every toe tapping, gospel chiming nineties kid’s heart would have leapt when it ...

Film Review: Looking for Eric

Ian Pithouse — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:51:09 +0000

As you might expect of a film in which a man is inspired by visions of Eric Cantona to turn his life around, there’s a more than a whiff of fromage about Looking for Eric. Not that there’s anything wrong with that per se- a bit of light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek whimsy would go down a treat right now. No, the problem is that this is a Ken Loach film: it wants to be taken seriously. Loach leavens his confection with gritty realism as Manchester postman Eric (Steve Evets) struggles to control his teenage ...

KOKO Camden: It’s Fried Gold

Kweku Ackom-Mensah — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:16:14 +0000

After an extended shisha session in Finchley last Saturday, I found myself in North London at 1:00am facing a common dilemma; is it worth making the mission back to central to hit a late club, or is this night a write-off? There’s a compelling argument for both, however luckily on this occasion thanks to some well timed bouncebackability and a healthy dose of indecision, in 2 minutes we were on the134 headed for Tottenham Court Road and in a further 10, had scrapped that idea for the overly tempting, busy ...

Film Review: Synecdoche, New York

Ian Pithouse — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:29:20 +0000

I sat down to watch Synecdoche, New York with much the same mixture of excitement and trepidation as I felt watching the Wimbledon final. You see, for me Charlie Kaufman is the Roger Federer of cinema: a genius, but prone to out-thinking himself. Federer strode out onto centre court with a chance to confirm his status as one of the all-time greats, and without arch-rival Rafael Nadal standing in his way. Kaufman, the screenwriter behind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation and Being John Malkovich, makes his directorial debut with ...

Strongrooms Shoreditch: A cheeky little boozer

Kweku Ackom-Mensah — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:08:51 +0000

The atmosphere in this bar reminds me of some of the places up in Sheffield we used to chill and watch live bands, inevitably knowing half the crowd and at least two thirds of the act. Tucked away in a cheeky little alcove off Old Street, Strongrooms is spread across two floors which, put together, still don’t amount to a large venue. But without too much explanation, it’s small in a good sense. The intimate layout makes it perfectly suited to gigs and as such it’s not surprising it found ...

Calling all British Creatives: Your Country Needs You

Heath Stook — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:28:13 +0000

If you’re just starting out in the creative industries, getting yourself noticed is an uphill battle. As part of our commitment to pushing and supporting anything in the creative fields, we’ve come across a few new angles for you to get exposure to your amazing raw untapped talent, that also come with some tasty prizes. The Playground First off, Swatch and MTV have announced the launch of their new digital playground for art and design creatives in the UK. Creatives can enter any form of art into their new ‘playground‘ for the chance ...