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Hackney Gazette - Text only page News Cyclist who died in Hackney collision has been namedThe woman cyclist who died in a collision with a lorry in Hackney yesterday morning (March 11) has been named as 28-year-old Shivon Watson from Bow. She collided with a black and orange tipper truck on the Victoria Park Road roundabout, between the Lauris... Woman cyclist killed was 'Hackney charity worker'The woman cyclist who died in a collision with a lorry in Hackney yesterday morning (March 11) is thought to have been a 27-year-old Hackney charity worker living in Bow. The cyclist, who has not yet been named, collided with a black and orange tipper tru... Shoreditch fire began in Sosho Restaurant leaving roads closed offA HUGE blaze which tore through a number of buildings began in a Shoreditch restaurant, police say. Sosho Restaurant on Tabernacle Street was the starting point for the fire which needed 100 firefighters to get it under control after it began at around 4.... Update: Shoreditch fire is under control but area under wraps as brigade works out what happenedA BLAZE in Shoreditch which hit a number of buildings is under control thanks to 100 firefighters who battled it from the early hours. Offices and a bar on Tabernacle Street were engulfed in flames as the fire, which began around 4.30am, severely damaged... Council go-ahead brings hope for Hackney Empire meeting tonightBy Jasmine Coleman The Hackney Empire has been granted a new ray of hope ahead of the public meeting into the theatre s future tonight March 11). Hackney Council s planning sub committee last night... Huge blaze tears through Shoreditch buildingMORE than 100 firefighters have been battling a blaze in a Shoreditch restaurant and office block since the early hours of this morning. Flames tore through the four-storey block in Tabernacle Street, on the border between Shoreditch and the City, at 4am... Residents invited to 2012 community meetingHackney Council is inviting residents to a 2012 community meeting on Thursday 18 March to find out about the impact of the Games such as job opportunities and transport issues. It is being held at Hackney Wick Community Centre in Eastway, from 4pm to 8pm,... Calendar celebrating women's work on the Olympics go under the hammerHackney s London Assembly Member, Jennette Arnold, is holding an auction of special edition calendars celebrating the women involved in building the 2012 Olympic site on Thursday (March 11). Seventy five copies of her Women making the Olympics calendar... Burglars tie up couple in raidA COUPLE were tied up when a gang of thugs raided their home. The couple, both in their 30s, were left with minor bruising after the mob of five burgled their home in Castlewood Road, Upper Clapton, at around 6.16am on Tuesday March 9. The suspects, all s... Hackney youth to take a look at Olympic legacyHackney pupils are going behind the scenes of the London 2012 Games to help shape the future of the Olympic park. Five young people from the borough have joined existing members of the Legacy Youth Panel, made up of 22 youngsters from the Olympic host bor... Letters Earth polluted with radioactive waste ‘being buried under housing’WE LEARN through documents obtained by a resident that 7,300 tons of earth from the Olympics site, polluted with radioactive waste, are to be buried in a vast container near the River Lea and under housing... Does anyone remember Harry Aplin, my dad?Dear Ed, I AM trying to trace anyone in East London in the 1940s and 50s who knew a Harry Aplin who lived in Stepney around 1947 and was a musician at the Hackney Empire. This is my last hope as I have exhausted every channel over the years in my search for my father... ANARCHY IN THE UKI was interested to read Edward Case s take on the G20 demonstrations of April 1 (Gazette ], April 9). There were a number of surprising aspects to the article, not least the complete omission of any mention of the death of Ian Tomlinson...... CONCERN SHAREDYour correspondent highlights anomalies in the law governing lap dancing clubs (lap dancing loophole, April 9)...... EXPRESS YOURSELFThe Council wholeheartedly agrees with Jose Martin (Hackney Gazette, Letters, April 9), that creative writing is a valuable way for young people to express themselves...... PRIZE TO HONOUR PINTERI have in the past suggested to the mayor that the borough might wish to honour Harold Pinter through the establishment of an annual literature prize in his name...... NEW MONEYNow there s a funny thing! The Gazette article (April 2) headlines that there are now grants of up to £30,000 up for grabs via Hackney Council for voluntary service in partnership with The Learning Trust...... AVERT A SECOND CRISISIt is good news that 18 nations vetoed President Obama s and Gordon Brown s mad idea to pour an extra trillion dollars into the World economy to get it out of recession...... SCHOOL REPORTYour report on primary school tables mentioned that St Mary s Stoke Newington Primary School was (again) the highest performing school in the Borough...... BAD EXAMPLEI ve just clapped eyes on the front page of the Council s Hackney Today (March 23)...... Sport Phillips Idowu is back with a bang at British Grand PrixPhillips Idowu landed back in Britain with splash after winning the Aviva Grand Prix triple jump at rain-sodden Gateshead... Phillips Idowu targets Olympic gold after world title triumphPhillips Idowu has set his sights on Olympic gold in 2012 after ending his long wait for a major title by leaping to World Championship glory in Berlin... VP&TH stay top with fourth straight winVICTORIA Park & Tower Hamlets AC emerged as top dogs in the Southern League Div 1 as they won their fourth league match in a row to stay top of the table. With three successive victories in the final meetings of last season s promotion season, VP&TH h... VP&TH pipped by half a point in opening meetVICTORIA Park & Tower Hamlets AC lost their opening Southern League match of the season by the slenderest of margins at Ilford. VP&TH were pipped by .5 of a point by a strong Nene Valley AC, finishing on 120 points in their first match in Division 1. Havi... Perri targets berth in squad for BerlinLONDON 2012 hopeful Perri Shakes-Drayton has set her sights on reaching this summer s World Championships finals in Berlin, as she bids to become the country s leading 400m hurdler, writes JONATHAN CLEGG. Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets AC athlete Shakes-Dr... Marathon takes toll on women's team for league openerTHE London Marathon, the following day, will have a detrimental effect on Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets AC s women when they compete in their first meeting in the new Southern League season at Bournemouth on Saturday. VP&TH women won promotion from Divisi... VP&TH men find it easy goingVICTORIA Park & Tower Hamlets AC teams found last week s Physical Shield races around Loughton not too much of handicap as their men s A team won the event by a distance. VP&TH put out a very strong four man line-up that included Paul Martelletti, Tony La... Where they finished in the Victoria Park Open FiveTHE full list of finishers in the Victoria Park Open Five:- 1 B Tickner, 2 F Neuschwander, 3 P Martelletti, 4 R Clarke, 5 H Raidi, 6 J Poole, 7 S Major, 8 R Prout, 9 D Nevins, 10 D Agustus, 11 A Whitwam, 12 A Bruce-Littlewood, 13 M Saloman, 14 M Claff, 15... Vicky Park Five is won by Somerset runnerTHE biggest field to run the Victoria Park Open Five of recent years – around 400 runners – toed the start line in the park on Saturday morning. Just under 25 minutes later, Somerset athlete Ben Tickner of Wells City Harriers, brother of international cro... On your marks for the Vicky Park FiveFIVE hundred runners will toe the start line in Victoria Park on Saturday morning in the annual running of the Victoria Park Open Five. Among the biggest entry to date for the race, is expected to be a large contingent of African runners, who dominated th... Hackney basketball tournament attracts over 50 playersOver 50 young people turned up to participate in the first B2B basketball competition at the Space in Hackney last week.... Pops Mensah-Bonsu poised for lift-off with Houston RocketsPops Mensah-Bonsu will return to the Great Britain basketball squad this week after agreeing a one-year contract with the NBA's Houston Rockets... London win is sweet after national defeatHACKNEY Community College s senior and under-19 men s basketball teams didn t allow losing the British Colleges title for the first time in six years to affect their quest for other titles. The senior men s team bounced back to reclaim the prestigious Lon... Hackney College lose national title in first loss for six yearsBy Phil Ravitz HACKNEY Community College s all-conquering basketball teams fell short of defending their British Colleges national titles, when their mens team failed to secure the crown for the sixth year in succession and the women for a fourth consecut... Raptors will extend Pops' stay in TorontoPHIL RAVITZ reports POPS Mensah-Bonsu, the former Hackney White Heat youngster making his name in both the Great Britain team and in the NBA in the USA, would seem to have impressed sufficiently in six weeks with the Toronto Raptors, for the Canadian club... Pops lands a new deal with TorontoPOPS Mensah-Bonsu, the former Hackney White Heat youngster making his name in the NBA in the USA, would seem to have impressed sufficiently in his six weeks with the Toronto Raptors, for the Canadian club to offer him a new deal. Mensah-Bonsu, joined the... Hackney players are so crucial to Met successHACKNEY basketball coach Sol Ayinla is not only continuing the remarkable success of Hackney Community College s programme that has seen them British college champions five seasons in succession, but he is nuturing the Falkirk Street college s talent in t... Hackney Girls retain junior league titleHackney 54, Newham 46 HACKNEY Girls retained the title of London Junior champions when they beat the previously unbeaten NSSA, Newham, 54-46 in a meeting of two unbeaten sides at Britannia Leisure Centre, Hoxton. While it was Newham s first time in the... College teams keep that winning habitIT S been business as usual – in the trophy-winning stakes – for the basketball teams of Hackney Community College. Although the Falkirk Street college have lost the inspiration of GB assistant coach Tony Garbelotto, who led the Community College programm... Hackney's Heat bring down the AngelsEastside Ht 74, Haringey Angels 73 HACKNEY s Eastside Heat girls basketball team became the first side in two seasons to defeat the all-conquering Haringey Angels team, by a single point, in the London Met Womens League, last week. Heat, lying fourth in... Haggerston fighter Danny Arnold is hoping for his second national schoolboys titleHackney fighter Danny Arnold is hoping for glory as he takes part in the National Schoolboys final this Sunday at the Brentwood Leisure Centre... Lion BC fighter Tony farmer wins on ring returnHackney boxer Tony Farmer showed rustiness, but was still too strong for opponent Mark Osbourne at the Lion BC open show last Friday in Pitfield Street, Hoxton... Clapton's Larry Olubamiwo completes comfortable winClapton fighter Larry Olubamiwo completed a comprehensive points victory over savvy Bulgarian Yavor Marinchev in Nottingham on Friday night... Lions Boxing Club looking for glory in MaltaHackney-based Lions ABC will send a strong squad to Malta on Friday for a highly competitive inter-club tournament... Clapton heavyweight Olubamiwo's opponent is announcedClapton heavyweight Larry Olubamiwo's trainer James Cook believes he will be too strong for his Bulgarian opponent Yavor Marinchev when they fight on Friday, November 20 in Nottingham... Hackney's El Maachi next fight is announcedHackney-based Moroccan fighter Yassine El Maachi s has told the Gazette that his next fight will take place on Saturday, November 28 at Brentwood Leisure centre... Ramie 'Pablo' Ben forces Tommy Kelly into submissionIt was all smiles for Hackney cage fighter Ramie 'Pablo' Ben after he eased to victory over Tommy Kelly with a second round submission as part of the UCMMA S Dynamite event... Napa regains Bantamweight titleClapton fighter Ian Dapa Napa regained the British Bantamweight title as he outpointed St Helens fighter Gary Davies in a dominant display in Bolton on Friday... Pablo Ben believes he will be too good for Tommy KellyHackney cage fighter Pablo Ben believes recent improvements in his game will help him to victory over Tommy Kelly this Saturday... Ian Napa hopes to regain British Bantamweight titleClapton fighter Ian Napa will be aiming to win back the British Bantamweight title when he takes on Gary Davies at the Bolton Arena on Friday night... Clapton Falcon soar to league title winClapton Falcon were crowned Greater London Cricket League champions on Sunday after clinching the title with a comfortable win over Simba... Ducks double up with defeat of Caledonian Conquerors in Victoria Park Community Cup finalThe Ducks have clinched a remarkable Double in the Victoria Park Cricket League this week after lifting the Community Cup with a comfortable win over Caledonian Conquerors. The Ilford outfit, who were crowned Division One champions last... Juniors make last eight as openers find a wayVICTORIA PARK JUNIORS cruised into the quarter-finals of the Victoria Park Community League Cup with a dominant six-wicket win over Tower Cavaliers. In a high-scoring clash, Cavaliers had appeared on course for a place in the last eight of the competitio... One less competition for Academy sideTHERE will be the usual list of challenging cricket fixtures for the young prospects of Hackney Community College s Cricket Academy, who are about to begin their new season. Among the fixtures the HCCA first team will play between now and early September... Top form Tigers tear Island apartBy Jonathan Clegg ISLAND COMMUNITY CC have suffered an early setback to their Victoria Park Community League title hopes after a damaging defeat against championship rivals London Tigers. The Isle of Dogs side, who are bidding to improve on back-to-back t... Hopefuls East London take out the ContendersVictoria Park Community League LEAGUE newcomers East London Community CC are targeting championship glory following a dominant victory on the club s Victoria Park Community League debut. East London recorded a comfortable five-wicket win over Contenders... New boys in roaring start in Tigers battleVictoria Park Community League LONDON TIGERS have issued a powerful statement of intent after the opening week of the Victoria Park Community Cricket League season. The league newcomers recorded a crushing 98-run win over Bengal Tigers in their first fixt... Chambers underlines potential against the WindiesMAURICE Chambers, the promising young Essex paceman, who is on the threshold of a big season for the county, gave notice of his potential by taking four wickets in the county s game with the touring West Indies side at Chelmsford. Chambers bowled 14 pac... Essex pace pair join call for green spacesTHEIR s was hardly the conventional route into county cricket. Both went to Hackney comprehensives, during which time they hardly ever played on a grass pitch, but the Essex pair of Maurice Chambers and Tony Palladino still made it onto the county circuit... Sporting Hackney's quest for three trophies continues after Indian Gymkana victorySporting Hackney continued their three-pronged search for silverware on Saturday, with a penalty shoot-out victory over Indian Gymkana in the Middlesex County Senior Open Cup... Hackney & Leyton League: Gascoyne knock out Bancroft in the Dickie Davies CupThe horrific weather over the past week in east London meant that only games on the East Marsh could take place and Gascoyne will be thankful after pulling off a major upset in the Dickie Davies Cup... Hackney & Leyton League postponementsAll Hackney & Leyton League fixtures at Victoria Park and the South Marsh have been postponed this weekend (Feb 28) due to waterlogged pitches. At the moment all East Marsh fixtures are going ahead.... Sporting still pushing for titleEast End side Sporting Hackney continued their excellent form with a 4-3 win over St Johns Deaf to stay second in the Middlesex County League Division One... Hackney & Leyton League: Cosmpolitan knock Metwin out of the cupDivision Two leaders Cosmopolitan beat free-scoring FC Metwin of Division One 4-3 to move into the semi-finals of the Dickie Davies Cup.... East London Sunday: Goggin treble helps Meath to victoryDean Goggin smashed a hat-trick as Meath United continued their excellent recent form with a 4-2 Premier Division win over Crownfield... Hackney & Leyton League: Black Meteors progress to Dickie Davies Cup semiPremier League outfit Black Meteors are through to the semi-finals of the Dickie Davies Cup after they beat Division One side Vio Romania 5-3 in a thrilling game... Hackney & Leyton League: Jack Walpole Cup holders Clapton progressJack Walpole Cup holders Clapton Rangers progressed to the third round after a convincing 5-1 victory over Division Two outfit Midfield... East London Sunday: Queensbridge win epic cup tieIn the last outstanding first round Jubilee cup tie Queensbridge Rangers and Stoke Newington treated those in attendance to a real nail biter as both sides took the lead just to be pegged back to 3-3 at the end of normal time... Hackney & Leyton League: Wounded Knee are knocked out of the London CupBrave Wounded Knee went out of the London FA Junior Cup at the third round stage after losing 3-2 to Camden side Red Star... Bergor boy R-mani collectd gold medal haulA talented Hackney gymnast is the London Region Two champion after capturing an impressive medal-haul in the Regional Competition at Harrow Gymnastics Club... London Cobras secure Britbowl triumphThe London Cobras were crowned BAFL Division One champions thanks to key contributions from the club's Hackney contingent... Cyclists bring back gold to the boroughTHERE was no improvement for the Hackney team in the weekend s London Youth Games. Last week, the Gazette reported that the borough team were lying 25th going into last weekend s finale at Crystal Palace sports centre, south London. With 13 events complet... Fighter Ben makes light of leg fracturePABLO BEN has vowed it will be third time lucky when he continues his quest for a first professional MMA win next month. Ben, from Central Hackney, whose real name is Ramie, has bravely battled back from a fractured leg to take his place in the line-up fo... Harry skates his way to national finalsBy Lee Peart A HAGGERSTON schoolboy has qualified for the British Figure Skating Championships. Harry Andrews, 14, of Weymouth Terrace, booked his place in the prestigious competition after winning his two qualifying rounds, close to home, at the Lea Val... 'Success is all in the name' says fighter PabloBy Jonathan Clegg HACKNEY fighter Pablo Ben is out to make a name for himself when he features in the latest mixed martial arts show from Ultimate Challenge UK next weekend. Former Taekwando specialist Ben made his cage debut in a first-round defeat by Dy... Lea Bridge teams land two golds and a silverPhil Ravitz reports THREE synchronised skating teams from the Lee Valley Ice Centre, Lea Bridge Road, came away from the recent British Synchronised Championships with two gold medals and a silver. The three teams, packed with skaters from the borough of... Golden haul for skaters from the boroughTHREE synchronised skating teams from the Lee Valley Ice Centre, Lea Bridge Road, came away form the recent British Synchronised Championships with two gold medals and a silver. The three teams, packed with skaters from the borough of Hackney, made the tr... Lee Valley Lions lose last home game of the season to Solent & Gosport DevilsLee Valley Lions last home game of the 2009/10 season ended with defeat after they were easily beaten by Solent & Gosport Devils.... Lee Valley Lions are hammered by BasingstokeLee Valley Lions recent solid performance against Bristol Pitbulls sadly wasn t repeated in this match against Basingstoke Buffalo who were far too strong for the Hackney club, winning 15-1... Lee Valley Lions mauled by BristolAgainst a tough Bristol outfit, Lee Valley put in their best performance of the season, but still lost 7-3 on Saturday... Great Britain skipper Angela Taylor scores five as Lee Valley Lions thrash StreathamGreat Britain captain Angela Taylor scored five goals on her Lee Valley debut as the Lions heaped more misery on struggling Streatham... Nick Braithwaite return is unable to save Lee Valley LionsNick Braithwaite was unable to save the Lee Valley Lions from a heavy defeat in their opening game of the season... A sad end to the Lions' campaignChelmsford Chieftains 12, Lee Valley Lions 0 LEE Valley Lions ended their season with a double defeat and won t want to remember their final game of the season – a 12-nil hammering by newly crowned champions of EHL Div 2 Chelmsford Chieftains. The Lea Bri... Lions can't hold on after super startL Valley Lions 5, Invicta Mustangs 10 LIONS made a storming start to this visit from opponents from Kent, scoring twice in the first 10 minutes, but due to being short-handed they couldn t maintain the pressure. In the opening minute, Michael Ranby slot... Ex-Lion Jacobs scores two to add to defeat at RomfordRomford Spitfires 7, Lee Valley Lions 2 LIONS made the short journey to Romford for their final meeting with the home Spitfires this season. Both sides were short-benched and as a result of this, the game began slowly. Lions had an early chance, Stas Pro... Lions outgunned as Devils prosperLee Valley Lions 4, Solent & Gosport Devils 6 THIS was Lions third loss on the run and it was caused by an inability to effectively clear their lines and a failure to put sufficient shots on opponents Solent & Gosport s goal. In fact, just a two goal mar... Hackney Karate club pick up nine trophiesHackney-based outfit Olympic Karate picked up a very impressive nine trophies at the Toyakwai International Open Championships last Saturday in Dagenham... Old Streetonians defeat to West London loosens grip on London North West IIHackney outfit Old Streetonians had their grip on the London North West II league loosened on Saturday after a 9-6 defeat to West London.... Old Streetonians hammers Old A'sStreet turned in their most clinical performance of the season on Saturday to move into the 3rd round of the Intermediate Vase after winning 46-0 against Old Ashmoleans... Old Streetonians game abandoned after referee taken illOld Streetonians lost top spot of London Three North West on Saturday in bizarre circumstances when their match against Datchworth was abandoned after an injury to the referee... Old Streetonians are streets ahead of rivals in winning start to seasonOld Streetonians have made a winning start to the new season after back-to-back wins have left the club in second place in London Division Three North West... A second season's promotion for Griffins to celebrateBy Phil Ravitz TWO successive promotions and you would think that Hackney Rugby Club s rolling captaincy, where the Spring Hill club changed their leader every month, was an unqualified success. The idea to allow players who weren t likely to be skipper t... Griffins win chance to play at TwickenhamHACKNEY Rugby Club are going to Twickenham – to play. The Griffins – the Spring Hill club s first XV and the Gargoyles ( the seconds) will play in a pipe-opener to the Guinness Premiership final on Saturday week, in an amazing Cinderella story for a club... Streets win sevens in final with borough rivalsOLD Streetonians won the Plate final at the first sevens tournament of the summer, held at Hendon RFC and beat borough rivals Hackney in the final. In the first meeting between the borough rivals, both of whom have won promotion in the Herts-Middlesex Lea... Promotion-winning skipper could face leadership challengeBy Phil Ravitz IT wasn t the way they wanted to round off a season that had brought a second successive promotion, Old Streetonians celebrated at their headquarters of the Bricklayers Arms, Shoreditch, without playing a final fixture of their Herts-Midd... A hollow way for Streets to be promotedOLD Streetonians made absolutely sure of second place in the Herts-Middlesex 1 and of playing in London League 4 North-West next season on Saturday, but not in the way they wanted. The Hackney side were awarded the points from their final league fixture,... Streets in a shock loss to Kilburn CosmosKilburn Cosmos 30, O Streetonians 27 ALTHOUGH Streets have promotion assured, as second placed team in Herts-Middlesex 1, this defeat by Kilburn was a real blow. The damage was all done in the first 40 minutes as the Brent side scored all their points in... Otters in their element as they win Hackney tourneyWater Polo special THE Otters women s water polo team were winners of the first tournament in the sport hosted in Hackney, when the borough s Clissold Swimming Club staged the event. Their new, unique two metre deep pool at Clissold Leisure Centre, Stoke... Brilliant Brielle Koulen nets Middlesex County clean sweepHackney tennis starlet Brielle Koulen celebrated a clean sweep at the Middlesex Championships after lifting both the Under-16 and Under-18 titles... Brilliant Brielle Koulen nets Middlesex County clean sweepHackney tennis starlet Brielle Koulen celebrated a clean sweep at the Middlesex Championships after lifting both the Under-16 and Under-18 titles... Brilliant Brielle Koulen nets Middlesex County clean sweepHackney tennis starlet Brielle Koulen celebrated a clean sweep at the Middlesex Championships after lifting both the Under-16 and Under-18 titles... Brilliant Brielle Koulen nets Middlesex County clean sweepHackney tennis starlet Brielle Koulen celebrated a clean sweep at the Middlesex Championships after lifting both the Under-16 and Under-18 titles... Brilliant Brielle Koulen nets Middlesex County clean sweepHackney tennis starlet Brielle Koulen celebrated a clean sweep at the Middlesex Championships after lifting both the Under-16 and Under-18 titles... Brilliant Brielle Koulen nets Middlesex County clean sweepHackney tennis starlet Brielle Koulen celebrated a clean sweep at the Middlesex Championships after lifting both the Under-16 and Under-18 titles... Brilliant Brielle Koulen nets Middlesex County clean sweepHackney tennis starlet Brielle Koulen celebrated a clean sweep at the Middlesex Championships after lifting both the Under-16 and Under-18 titles... Brilliant Brielle Koulen nets Middlesex County clean sweepHackney tennis starlet Brielle Koulen celebrated a clean sweep at the Middlesex Championships after lifting both the Under-16 and Under-18 titles... Brilliant Brielle Koulen nets Middlesex County clean sweepHackney tennis starlet Brielle Koulen celebrated a clean sweep at the Middlesex Championships after lifting both the Under-16 and Under-18 titles... Brilliant Brielle Koulen nets Middlesex County clean sweepHackney tennis starlet Brielle Koulen celebrated a clean sweep at the Middlesex Championships after lifting both the Under-16 and Under-18 titles... What's On Shutter Island (15)Shutter Island (15) IN Shutter Island, Scorsese doesn t just tip his cap to Alfred Hitchcock. He removes it, bows right in front of a projector playing The Birds (1963) so that the film is beamed directly onto his cranium, and remains there in the hope o... REVIEW: AVATARBy Peter Sherlock AVATAR is one of the most hotly anticipated films of the decade. It is James Cameron s first feature film since the record-breaking Titanic, back in 1997. It reportedly c... DORIAN GRAYAFTER his adaptations of The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband, director Oliver Parker goes for an Oscar Wilde hat-trick with Dorian Gray – but fails to find the back of the net. Like its good-looking lead character, who stays forever y... (500) DAYS OF SUMMERA ROM-COM tends to fall down when you would rather garrotte the two leads than see them find marital bliss. (500) Days of Summer has this central flaw, despite its thin veneerof indie cool and early promise, While it affects to be as offbeat, charming... INGLOURIOUS BASTERDSNO one makes films quite like Quentin Tarantino. No one makes films remotely like him, in fact, and by the time the end credits roll on Inglourious Basterds you have to hold your hands up to the sheer audacity of the man - whatever you make of this grap... A PERFECT GETAWAYDespite its B-movie plot and predictable twists and turns, A Perfect Getaway remains an entertaining, popcorn-munching thriller. Straight-laced newlyweds Cliff (Steve Zhan) and Cydney (Milla Jovovich) embark on a backpacking holiday in a remote part of... HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCEFour Stars 12A By Peter Sherlock During a newspaper interview at the weekend, Daniel Radcliffe talked about his love for old man s pubs , the books of Vladimir Nabokov and the films of French filmmaker Francois Truffaut. The boy wizard, who first st... YES, NO, MAYBE MINISTERIn The Loop (15) The lost art of swearing is revived in comedian Armando Iannucci s film directorial debut...... RUNNING ON EMPTYFast And Furious (15) IT S remarkable that a film which purports to be all-action can end up being so tedious...... A REAL FLOATERThe Boat That Rocked (15) THE creator of Four Weddings and A Funeral and Notting Hill, Richard Curtis, gets lost at sea in his woefully misconceived new comedy...... Restaurant review: The Real Greek, Spitalfields MarketSPITALFIELDS Market s burgeoning restaurant offering has seen chains pop up left, right and centre since its glass and steel makeover was completed early last year. The branches of Wagamama, Las Iguanas and La Tasca give the market building the feeling of... Pub Spy: The Approach Tavern, Bethnal GreenLured by the promise of a top notch pub garden, my chain-smoking friend Kate is leaving her Highgate hideaway to join me in Bethnal Green for a drink. Since the smoking ban, she has developed an encyclopaedic knowledge of the capital s best pub gardens, b... Pub Spy: The Half Moon, Mile End RoadJD Wetherspoons, everyone s favourite friend during a recession. Whilst pubs across the capital increasingly resemble ghost towns, The Half Moon is positively credit crunch proof. With its proximity to Queen Mary University s sprawling campus, the Genesi... Former Suede frontman rocks Jack Daniels B'day bashBy Peter Sherlock Do you remember Bouncer s satisfied, smug look when he dreamt of getting married to Rosie the sheepdog in Neighbours? I wore the same expression at the Jack Daniels birthda... Review: Paco Pena at Sadler's WellsBy Will Davies FLAMENCO superstar Paco Peña certainly broke boundaries with a brave new show at Sadler s Wells this week. Flamenco Sin Fronteras, or flamenco without borders, blended the passion and purity of the traditional Spanish music and dance with... Review: Asylum Hill at Shoreditch Town Hallby Victoria Huntley IT was with more than a little trepidation, and after several stiff drinks, that we entered the dark, vaulted cellar of Shoreditch Town Hall. Reading... CLASSICAL GASFANS of classical music with a comic twist will not want to miss The Rosemary Branch Festival – Big Music, Small Space...... DAYS IN THE LIFETHE diaries of iconic gay playwright, Joe Orton, murdered by his lover and mentor in 1967, are being brought to life at the Arcola Theatre.... |