It seems like we can’t stop talking about musicals, even though we prefer our theatre with fewer songs and more interesting restrictions. However, yet another new musical has been announced for September this year and we think it’s worth a mention. Wicked will transfer from …
The line up for the 2006 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival has been announced. This year from the 15th to the 25th of March you’ll be able to see a host of worthy cinema across some of London’s better arty venues, namely the Ritzy, …
And you’ll have to be quick about it. On Monday night Raison D’Etre celebrate their fourth anniversary at the Jazz Cafe in Camden and they’ve very kindly offered to put the names of two Londonist readers on the guest list for this now sold out …
Since the tube map of music failed to give Heavy Metal it’s own line, even though we Brits practically invented the bloody thing, we thought we’d redress the balance by concentrating this week on a couple of shows that will echo as much to the …
Charlize Theron is up for her second Oscar for her performance in North Country and while the smart money seems to be on Reese Witherspoon for Walk The Line we wouldn’t be surprised if she’s the one holding the little chap by the neck at …
This week: Walk the Line, Grizzly Man and Derailed plus the week’s film news and gossip. The first two month’s of 2006 have seen almost an embarrassment of riches as far as cinematic offerings are concerned… and it’s pissing us off. When are we supposed …
Re-reading this before putting it live, we’re struck by how many very fine gigs and events there are on this week (as well as how bad our spelling is) and that’s just the ones we know about. Promise us you’ll go to at least one …
The British film industry has been a load of old pants for as far back as we can remember. “The British are coming!” Colin Welland once declared after being given a small statuette for a film about men running faster than other men and boy …
Dudley Moore and Peter Cook will be resurrected to return to the West End where their comedy careers started. Not, we hasten to add, in resurrected corpse / zombie form (though who wouldn’t want to see a zombie Dudley Moore choking on brains as an …
Just a quick, friendly heads up for the gazillion or so of you who’ve been buying the Arctic Monkeys album. If you have nothing better to do at 6pm this evening, you could try adding to the online meltdown that will be the scramble for …
It’s all gone a bit Suzy Wong in London lately; it seems the city has gone mental for the Oriental this February and London Underground has not been immune. As part of the China in London season, and as part of its 20th birthday celebrations, …
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