When Londonist told friends that we were going to see Kiss of the Spider Woman, they immediately got very excited. “Awesome!” they said, “with that hot Sonia Braga chick?” They were thinking, of course, of Hector Babenco’s 1985 film, which was itself based on the …
This week – rage causes a lot of trouble in 28 Weeks Later and the memoirs of Nelson Mandela’s prison guard are opened in Goodbye Bafana. In 28 Days Later the Rage virus spread throughout Britain leaving it full of dead people and those that …
Hackney mum admits killing her children. Traffic wardens must do more to ticket and clamp offenders, claim councils. Meanwhile, Mr Panayiotou pleads guilty to driving in an unfit state. Charlton ripe for takeover? Prince, or “The foreman, principally known as artist”, or whatever he was …
Burlesque entertainment. It’s been with us for a century and a half, giving us provocative glimpses of female flesh, more nipple tassles than are strictly necessary, and performers with names that teeter on the thin line between cartoon characters and porn stars. After its recent …
Oh god. Make it stop. Please. Just. Make. It. Stop. Hundreds of misguided youths have been giving it everything they’ve got in recent auditions, in order to land a part in a new musical following the adventures of a fictional Take That band. Young men …
This week – Spiderman gets into more bother (Spiderman 3) and a film that features Avril Lavigne (Fast Food Nation). Peter Bradshaw begins his review of Spiderman 3 thus, Global warming continues. The magnolias are blooming obscenely early. The sky is an unseasonable blue. The …
That most eclectic of musical festivals, the South Bank Centre’s Meltdown, has announced its line-up for 2007. After a hiatus last year while the Centre was undergoing a much needed facelift, the festival is back with a bang – and this year it’s being curated …
You may remember the Vortex Jazz Club in Dalston for its inspired football World Cup sessions last summer where the on-screen action from Germany was accompanied by two competing free jazz ensembles. This time the club has turned to blues in the shape of South-East …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 23rd April 1979: 33-year-old teacher Blair Peach dies from head injuries following outbreaks of fighting with police at an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front meeting in Southall, West London. Tuesday – 24th April 1993: A massive …
This week – Adam Sandler’s family were killed in 9/11 (Reign Over Me) and Ryan Gosling is a crack addict high school teacher (Half Nelson). Before we push on, it is only right that we warn you that Peter Bradshaw hasn’t written any reviews for …
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