Oct
2009
Articles from 2nd Oct 2009
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Twopence To Cross the Mersey playwright Rob Fennah on his first meeting with author Helen Forrester
Oct 02 2009 | Liverpool Arts
Rob Fennah, writer of smash hit musical Twopence To Cross the Mersey, charts the show’s success with Laura Davis Read
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Artist Michael Landy on his Joyous Machines exhibition at Tate Liverpool
Oct 02 2009 | Liverpool Arts
A 19-year fixation with another artist’s work caused Michael Landy to destroy all his possessions, he admits to Laura Davis Read
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Eliza Carthy on being part of the Waterson Family and playing the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Oct 02 2009 | Liverpool Arts
FOUR generations of Britain’s first family of folk have been playing together for years, but on their current tour there’s a new member sharing the dressing room. Read
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Everlasting Moments (15)
Oct 02 2009 | Film & Cinema
WHAT a wonderful film this is. Billed as a triumphant return for Swedish director Jan Troell – Oscar-nominated in 1972 for his best-known film The Emigrants – it is a beautiful piece which feels genuinely life-enhancing. Read
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PANDORUM (15)Rating: ll
Oct 02 2009 | Film & Cinema
THE nightmare is as much for the two-dimensional characters as for us because Pandorum is a headache-inducing game of cat and mouse in a labyrinth of dimly lit tunnels that pales next to Alien and its sequel. Read
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FAME (PG)
Oct 02 2009 | Film & Cinema
THE update of the 1980 smash hit, remade by young choreographer-turned-director Kevin Tancharoen, begins with Debbie Allen’s classic line: “Fame costs. And right here is where you start paying... in sweat.” Read
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THE INVENTION OF LYING (12A)Rating: lll
Oct 02 2009 | Film & Cinema
THE truth about Ricky Gervais’ new comedy, co-written and co-directed by Matthew Robinson, is that it is mean-spirited, misconceived and starved of big laughs. Read
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Nia’s big fat Greek tragedy
Oct 02 2009 | Film & Cinema
ORIGINALLY titled My Life In Ruins, Donald Petrie’s bumbling romantic comedy marks the long-awaited return of Nia Vardalos to the big screen, seven years after her self-penned, Oscar-nominated smash My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Read
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Former Friends star Jennifer Aniston on love, life and her new film
Oct 02 2009 | Film & Cinema
EVER since her very public split from Brad Pitt in 2005, there’s been a special place in the gossip columns reserved for speculation about Jennifer Aniston’s love life. Read
