MOVIES
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Stylish Films: Moonage Daydream
Bowie. The prettiest Star of all, the brightest, boldest and best. The world has never really been the same since his light was extinguished in January 2016, just days after the release of what was to be his last album, Blackstar. But now he’s back, lighting up big screens in the gloriously weird and wonderful documentary film Moonage Daydream. If you are a fan of Bowie, this is absolutely not to be missed. Written, directed, produced and edited by Brett Morgen, Moonage Daydream is an absolute labour of love. Taking it’s name from the Ziggy Stardust era song that had once been gifted to Arnold Corns, the group that Bowie…
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Stylish Films: Death On The Nile (2022)
It is safe to say that the Kenneth Branagh version of Agatha Christies’s Death on the Nile has had its fair share of problems. With a release date that has been delayed again and again due to the global pandemic, it has then seen leading man Armie Hammer face allegations of rape and serious sexual misdeeds that could see this being his last film. But Friday finally saw the release of the troubled production, and, as a huge Agatha Christie fan, and with it being Valentine’s Weekend, I had a date night and finally got to have a look at the film we’ve been waiting so long for. And, I…
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Short blasts of me time
There are so many different ways to take time out today, especially with the internet providing on-tap entertainment in multiple forms. The problem isn’t really what to do with free time – it’s more about finding that free time in the first place. Mums who are at home with kids full-time are probably one of the worst groups of people for making time for themselves. When your kids don’t need you for five minutes, what do you do? If you’re like most mums, you’ll rush around doing some boring chores that you don’t’ have time to do otherwise, but that hardly constitutes a break! The problem with breaks around the…