Liam Neeson stars in a new take on the Watergate scandal, flipping the perspective from journalists-on-the-street to an examination from the highest offices of power. FBI second-in-command Mark Felt had an unparalleled view on the US government at the time that Richard Nixon was implicated in Watergate, and his vantage point shows that the scandal was just icing sugar on a deeply corrupt cake. Based on a true story of the most famous anonymous man in American history, Felt became...
From April 16th beggars will be slapped with a £100 fine in the Dorset town of Poole, which has drawn criticism for being “cruel and pointless.” Under the rules, fines could also be given to those found sleeping in car parks and doorways. Labour MP David Lammy labelled the fines as “cruel and pointless.” He Tweeted: “Fining people who are homeless and sleeping on the street is one of the most cruel and pointless policies I have ever seen,” he...
Clueless Brits don’t know their Maewyns from their miracles when it comes to the patron saints of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, it has emerged. A study revealed gaps in Brits’ collective knowledge surrounding the UK’s patron saints ahead of this weekend's St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Just nine per cent of Brits knew St. Patrick's birth name – Maewyn Succat - with 35 per cent mistakenly attributing the moniker to the patron saint of Wales who is actually St. David....
It may have taken almost three years for My Golden Days to make its way from the Cannes Film Festival to British cinemas, but this affecting drama is more than worth the wait. It opens with a middle-aged anthropologist called Paul (Mathieu Amalric) preparing to leave Tajikistan where he has been working for almost a decade. As he gets off the plane in Paris, he is taken to one side and is questioned by a French intelligence agent (André Dussollier). Paul...
No matter what anyone tells you – it’s never easy to run your own business. And this is especially the case in the beginning. So, what are some ways in which you can go about the creation of a great business of your own? The first thing that you will need to do is to have an idea to base your business on. You will have to find something to sell. A mistake that many people make here is they...
Films that fall under the banner of ‘Biblical Epic’ tend to follow the rule that for every Last Temptation of Christ there is a Passion of The Christ. Mary Magdalene is the latest film to fit comfortably under the banner of ‘Biblical Epic’, and it’s from the director Garth Davis of last year’s heartstring twanger, Lion. Rooney Mara plays the titular character, and for the first forty-five minutes she is in every single frame. Mara’s performance is composed and engaging....
If there’s a city in America that’s renowned for its incredible nightlife and atmosphere, it’s New Orleans. Known as the jazz capital of the world, this is the place to be if you’re looking for a trip full of life and excitement. Once you’ve applied for your ESTA via estaregistration.co.uk, the opportunities are endless! Therefore, rather than jetting off to the conventional New York City or Florida this year, we’d definitely suggest heading off to New Orleans, and here’s why....
For the first time in his probe into Russian interference in the US election, special counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed the Trump Organisation for documents. The move brings the net of the investigation ever closer to the President who had warned his FBI chief that meddling in his financial affairs would be crossing a red line. The report that Robert Mueller has asked Donald Trump’s business organisation for documents relating to Russia emerged in teh New York Times. According to...
I was just thinking that, you know, it has to have been at least twenty years since I last read five hundred pages of porn. Oh, so I’ve got your attention, do I? Well, don’t get your hopes up and your shutters drawn, we’re not talking about that kind of porn. The name of this novel is Agent in Place not Aching in Lace, and it is definitely not the memoir of that carefree courtesan-dominatrix known so fondly to one...
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