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2009
Articles from 14th Aug 2009
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Film Review: Aliens in the Attic (PG)
Aug 14 2009 | Liverpool Arts
A SPACESHIP full of ray gun-wielding extra-terrestrials, intent on invading Earth, meets resistance in a most unexpected form in John Schultz’s out-of-this-world family comedy. Read
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This week's DVD releases
Aug 14 2009 | Liverpool Arts
AN A-LIST cast adds sparkle to Neil Burger’s road movie with a comedic tinge, which chronicles the trials and tribulations of three Iraq war veterans as they struggle to reintegrate into civilian life. Fred Cheever (Tim Robbins), Colee Dunn (Rachel McAdams) and TK Poole (Michael Pena) are heading home to their loved ones on the same flight when some contrived dramatic turbulence forces them to head onto the road together to resolve their inner conflicts. Read
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This week's cinema releases
Aug 14 2009 | Liverpool Arts
BASED on the popular, military-themed action figures, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra is an action adventure by numbers from the director of The Mummy and Van Helsing, starring Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller and former Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston. Read
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Terry Deary's Horrible Histories: History gets horrible in New Brighton next month
Aug 14 2009 | Liverpool Arts
WITH their irreverent and often weird look at the past, Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories attract a big young readership. Read
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Calvin Harris: Never too busy to talk
Aug 14 2009 | Liverpool Arts
BY HIS own admission, he’s just a tall, socially inept lad from a small town in Scotland, but Calvin Harris is having an extraordinary year. Read
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The highs and lows of spiky-haired 80s favourites Kajagoogoo
Aug 14 2009 | Liverpool Arts
Who are they? A five-piece band from Leighton Buzzard. Originally a foursome called Art Nouveau, they were spotted by John Peel and in 1982 advertised for “a good-looking, talented frontman.” Enter spiky-haired Limahl, a change of band name and a whole load of support from Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes. Read
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Mod for it – Pete Townshend’s Quadrophenia goes on stage at the Liverpool Empire
Aug 14 2009 | Liverpool Arts
EVERY Tuesday and Saturday, actor Ryan O’Donnell looks out over a sea of Parker coats and skinheads. Read
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Film Review: The Time Traveler's Wife (12A)
Aug 14 2009 | Film & Cinema
UNFOLDING over the course of 35 years, The Time Traveler’s Wife recounts a heart-breaking romance between two people who were always destined to meet and fall in love. Read
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Film review: Bandslam (PG)
Aug 14 2009 | Film & Cinema
BANDSLAM hopes to woo the same pre-teen crowd as the High School Musical series and HSM’s Vanessa Hudgens is cast in a key role, which includes a full vocal work-out in the grandstand finale. Read
