New Movies For January, And Where In London To See Them
We pair the month’s best films with the most apt London cinemas.
Phoenix
London’s Top 10 Comedy Clubs
Our pick of the best chortle zones in town.
Cinefile: Phoenix Cinema Restoration Project, East Finchley
Poking around London’s independent cinemas.
Live Music Review: Field Day
“Arm yourself.” That’s what we were told as Beta Band frontman Steve Mason finished his set at this year’s Field Day, which saw an estimated 25,000 revelers cram into Victoria Park at the weekend. “Bomb the banks, get rid of the whole lot. The longer …
Belgian Film? You Don’t Even Know You Want It
A Belgian Film Festival starts tonight at the beautiful Phoenix in East Finchley. As they say, “Most English people probably wouldn’t be able to name even three Belgian films, but we can assure you that this is mostly due to our nation’s tenuous grasp on …
London On The Cheap
It’s getting to that time of year. The city’s shutting itself in for a nice quiet winter beside the radiator, and can’t be bothered with laying out quite as much entertainment as in the past months. Unfortunately, our budgets are only growing tighter, and we …
Dance Dance : NYE Special!
New Years Eve is a funny one. Some people think it’s the best night ever, and those who don’t are kind of forced into thinking maybe they should be thinking that and invariably end up having a rubbish night. But how about you just think …
Thrice Spice Baby
Lasers, screens, explosions, giant mutant zombie mummies (hmm, we may have inadvertently made a cruel pun there), apparently the latest gig gizmo is to parade your offspring, as opposed to The Offspring, which in this case might actually have been better. Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz …
Crap Crappers In Croydon
Croydon Council want businesses to rent out their toilets to the public and display signs to alert passers-by that they can relieve themselves in those very spots. The badness of this idea starts in the very notion of ‘renting’ toilets – after the Joe Orton …
Bandwatch: Tits of Death
It’s not everyday you come across a band with a name like Tits of Death, so it was about time we took 10 minutes with a band we’d formerly christened a ten-breasted rock machine. Playing Kinki at Madame Jo Jo’s tomorrow night (Thursday), they’ve promised …
Review: Harry Potter at the BFI IMAX
Unless you’ve been hiding under a very large rock, you’ll be aware that July is the month of Harry Potter. Not only is the seventh and final book released on Saturday, but the film version of the fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order Of …
