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AMERICA HONORS LED ZEPPELIN IN STYLE

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April 16, 2013

“One is rather fond of a whole lot of love”

One thing the Yanks do better than the Brits is to celebrate stars of stage and screen in style.

The tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center Awards was a case in point. It helps of course to have Obama in the White House. Any other US President would have sounded like he was simply reading a prepared speech – he gave the impression that he was a fan who knew what he was talking about.

Compare this to Robert Plant’s visit to Buckingham Palace in 2009 to collect a CBE where all he got was a formal handshake from stuffed shirt Prince Charles. Continue reading →

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HUNGER GAMES MOVIE HITS THE TARGET

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August 20, 2012

THE HUNGER GAMES directed by Gary Ross (USA, 2012)

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Evergreen

Katniss Evergreen takes aim.

As far as ‘young adult’ fantasy fiction is concerned, you only have to look at what a pig’s ear was made of the adaptation of Phillip Pullman’s Northern Lights for The Golden Compass to know that there’s never any guarantee that a great book will make a great movie.

So Suzanne Collins is probably pinching herself over the fact that director Gary Ross has brought her vision to the big screen with such style and assurance. Continue reading →

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