The world-famous German composer Richard Wagner was born on May 22nd 1813 and City Connect remembers his music today, which has inspired millions of people around the world. He was [...]
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Happy Birthday Victoria Wood
On 19 May, City Connect celebrates the birthday of Victoria Wood CBE, the English comedienne, actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and director. Wood has written and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live comedy act is interspersed with her own compositions, which she accompanies on piano. She is noted for her skills in observing [...]
DVD Review: Into The White
Into the White stars Rupert Grint. He was the only face I recognised. I do try and not judge a film on an unknown cast, it’s hard to put on hold my feelings of ‘uh-oh’. I should’ve have listened. This for me wasn’t so much a film, but a reconstruction on how fighter pilots survived [...]
Kickstarter: A Game-Changer for Independant Film Makers?
For a new unheard of film maker starting their career with no contacts and even less funds there are two routes to take. Route one, send their script to major film companies in the hope that someone will like their idea enough to create it, or route two, be funded by a private investor who [...]
Festival Guide 2013: Glastonbury
This year we see the return of Glastonbury after taking a year out last year. It is sure to be an epic comeback from the family friendly festival set in the beautiful backdrop of Somerset in the West Country. This year the stars set to grace the famous pyramid stage are rock legends The Rolling [...]
Happy Birthday Gabriel Byrne
On 12 May, City Connect celebrates the birthday of the actor Gabriel Byrne who has starred in over 35 feature films, such as The Usual Suspects, Miller’s Crossing, Stigmata and End of Days. As a film producer his credits include the Academy Award-nominated In the Name of the Father. More recently, Gabriel Byrne has received [...]
Film Review: Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 stars the charming Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man/Tony Stark and the gorgeous Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts. I actually only became interested in Iron Man through watching the Avengers Assemble last year. I love the Hulk so that’s why I watched that one. The trailers for Iron Man 1 and 2 [...]
Film Review: Bernie
There are times when it just works. There are times when the soufflé rises just right. Sometimes it’s explainable, but if we’re being honest, it’s best when it happens miraculously. That’s how I felt when I watched “Bernie.” It’s difficult to describe – as a complete work – what it is that makes it such [...]
Film Review: The Look Of Love
Whilst watching “The Look Of Love,” it’s hard not to think that it would be better suited for a Sunday night on BBC Four than a Friday night at your local cinema. There’s nothing fundamentally wrong with it; it’s solidly made by people who know how the game is played, and has moments of humour [...]
Happy Birthday Adele
On 05 May, City Connect celebrates the 25th birthday of Adele, the superstar singer who in 2013, she received an Academy Award as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for her song “Skyfall”, written for Skyfall, the twenty-third James Bond film. After suffering from a vocal cord haemorrhage in October 2011, [...]
Happy Birthday Penélope Cruz
On 28 April, City Connect celebrates the birthday of Penélope Cruz, the Spanish actress. She made her feature film debut in Jamón, jamón (1992). She was the first Spanish actress in history to receive an Academy Award for her supporting role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and the first Spanish actress to receive a star at [...]
Film Review: Spring Breakers
“Spring Breakers” is the best film Harmony Korine has ever made, but that’s not really a compliment. Up until now Korine’s films have been nothing more than self-indulgent and overly self-conscious tripe. However, with his first feature film since “Trash Humpers” in 2009, he seems to be a changed man. Is that for better? Moderately, [...]
Album Review: Alex Day – Epigrams & Interludes
Three years since the release of his last album and now with three Top 40 singles under his belt, Youtuber & Musician Alex Day is back with a brand new collection, Epigrams & Interludes. The album consists of a vast mixture of his older work, brand new tracks, chart toppers, collaborations, and songs he’s produced [...]
Festival Guide 2013: Wireless
If you can’t get to T in the Park this summer perhaps Wireless festival could be the one you go to? Also running from 12th-14th July like T in the Park this is perfect for those in the South. With Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z headlining over the weekend and an additional day added this year [...]
Film Review: The Paperboy
After its recent slating at the Cannes Film Festival, with audiences mooing (yes, mooing!) after seeing the initial screening, I went in to The Paperboy with a lot of trepidation. Indeed, with a cast that includes Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman, and the consistently terrible Matthew McConaughey, there was nothing more than the appeal of seeing [...]
Happy Birthday James McAvoy
On 21 April, City Connect celebrates the birthday of James McAvoy, the Scottish actor first known for his role as Steve McBride in the Channel 4 TV series Shameless. James McAvoy has also starred in the films The Last King of Scotland (2006) and Atonement (2007) amongst others. Most recently James McAvoy played Charles Xavier [...]
Film Review: The Host
The Host is another work of art by Stephanie Meyer of Twilight fame. The main plot is ‘nice’ aliens are taking over humanity by living inside them, so the body becomes ‘the host’. (Not sure what’s nice about that!) When they get the host, their eyes become bright, so there’s no mistaking when someone has [...]
Monsters University: Pixar & the Prequel
After Toy Story 3′s massive success, despite the trilogies ten year hiatus, Disney Pixar has decided to breathe life into yet another of it’s best creations, Monsters Inc. However will this be a lovingly told, long awaited new chapter? Or is it merely a shameless ploy to exploit nostalgia of the company’s older fans? My [...]
Festival Guide 2013: T in the Park
The time has come when you are beginning to make your summer plans. Depending on what stage you are at in your life, these plans will vary from person to person. One thing that happens every year is the music festival. We have an extensive choice of festivals worldwide, so whether you stay here in [...]
Film Review: Safe Haven
Safe Haven is another book to film adaptation. Now not all adaptations are good. This was okay. I would say the film was middle ground. Interesting but it felt like nothing new. In fact it struggles from the word go. Josh Duhamel (New Years Eve, Transformers, Life As You Know It) is one of the [...]
Happy Birthday Sarah Michelle Gellar
On 14 April, City Connect celebrates the birthday of Sarah Michelle Gellar, the American actress & producer famous for her leading role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and most recently appearing in the well-received drama series Ringer. She has been married to Freddie Prinze Jr. since 2002. The couple have two children. Biography After being found by [...]
Film Review: The Guilt Trip
The Guilt Trip stars Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand. Stand by to be amazed. Although the basic of the plot (a man who ends up on a road trip with his mother) sounds lame and something reminiscent of a National Lampoon film, this is far funnier. Seth plays the son Alan Brewster. Barbra plays the [...]
Six Nations Review – 2013
March 2013 saw the exciting climax of the Northern Hemisphere’s most prolific rugby event – RBS Six Nations Rugby. Albeit the final table shows a vast range in class between certain teams, for example Wales’s four wins to France’s one, it cannot be said that the quality of rugby in the 2013 tournament has not [...]
Film Review: Trance
“Trance” is a film about a man having fun. It’s not one of the characters though. It’s not even one of the three main cast members, who are clearly enjoying being part of a quick-moving puzzle. It’s the director, Danny Boyle. He gets everything he wants; the stylish music video-like visuals, the pumping soundtrack, the [...]
Theatre Review: Midnight Tango
Midnight Tango, starring Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone from Strictly Come Dancing, is a great show from start to finish, from the breathtaking dance scenes right through to the comedy of the two bar owners. They used every inch of the stage, even an upstairs balcony. There was also a real band. Miguel Angel was the main singer, [...]
Roger Ebert: In Memoriam
I first became aware of Roger Ebert when I was 17. I was studying film studies at college, and was required to do a presentation on a particular director or genre. I chose to do my presentation on Steven Spielberg. Given that it was to be my first time speaking alone in front of an [...]
Happy Birthday Russell Crowe
On 7 April, City Connect celebrates the birthday of Russell Crowe, the Australian actor, producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator (2000), directed by Ridley Scott, for which Russell Crowe won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Recently Crowe portrayed Javert in Les Misérables (2012), [...]
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Suits – The Three Main Fittings
Recently, I was contacted by a potential customer informing me he wanted to meet for a fitting at Savile Row, next Tuesday. This was news to me as I had never [...]
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Made in Chelsea… Deconstructed by City Connect
City Connect has chosen to follow the love, intrigue, gossip, bitchiness and glamour of one of E4′s latest shows – Made in Chelsea. With its many love triangles demonstrating the twists and turns of real-life [...]
