Get Out: Film Review

By Linda Marric @linda_marric Jordan Peele’s Get Out is a smart, socially conscious, funny and genuinely terrifying horror movie. Made by Blumhouse, who were also responsible for the Insidious series, the film has been one of the most eagerly awaited genre movies of the year, on the strength of its trailer alone. Dealing with issues of race in the post-Obama era, Get Out cleverly pays homage to a whole host of films from Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner (Stanley Kramer,...

Duckwrth Gets Aesthetic in Video for ‘I’M DEAD’

Last year, Duckwrth not only supported Anderson .Paak and Syd of The Internet but he introduced an arsenal of artistic ingenuity with his debut solo album, I’M UUGLY, a unique representation and celebration of individuality with encouraging themes and stimulating rhythms that made you smile and groove. It even making its way onto the best of 2016 lists for Indie Shuffle, NPR and XXL. This year he opens even stronger with the highly anticipated release of his new video for one of...

The Salesman: Film Review

By Wyndham Hacket Pain The Salesman beings with what at first appears to be an earthquake. A high-rise building is at risk of collapse and those within it are escaping, fearing for their lives. The opening sequence may be an obvious visual metaphor for events to come, but brilliantly sets the tone for a film that is meticulously constructed. The plot twists with precision and brilliant calculation, so that events feel believable but never predictable. The film moves between an...

Brit Blokes Impress the Missus by Wearing Aftershave and Holding Farts

Everyone knows the feeling of 'the honeymoon' period in a new relationship. It is a time where bettering yourself for the love of another feels like a simple task. Vices are expunged, flab is exercised/exorcised away, and rowdy nights out with the boys are replaced by long evenings of conversation, getting to know your other half. Unfortunately the honeymoon period is as its name suggests - lovely, but fleeting. Still, that doesn't mean it's not prime time to get impressing...

Two refused London schemes given green light by Mayor

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Two developments set to deliver affordable housing was given the go-ahead by The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Both offer high density schemes near well-connected transport hubs. Both applications were refused planning by their local borough councils. Deemed too high, Palmerston Road development was refused planning by Harrow Council. A short three-minute walk from Harrow & Wealdstone station in Zone 5, it will rise to 17 storeys....

7 Questions you should ask before buying a house

For most of us, buying a house is the most expensive thing we will ever purchase. Getting onto the property ladder is a huge step in life. So what do you need to consider? Location This is crucial. Location has a huge impact on the price of the property. For example, if you were to buy a 2 bedroom apartment in Bristol BS1 you could spend around £800,000. Yet the same sort of property just over the bridge in Chepstow...

Amazing! Pics of Barn Owl taken by amateur photographer

These fantastic pictures of were taken by an amateur wildlife snapper in Norfolk, who caught the iconic creature in all its glory. Vince Burton, 40, who works as an accountant, began feeding mice on a small piece of land belonging to a local farmer. He was hoping to attract kestrels that he had seen hunting there previously, but ended up with a barn owl moving in, much to his amazement. Over time he introduced a hide and started taking pictures...

Watch – Mega Comic Book fan changes his middle name to ‘Superman’

A man whose middle name is Superman now holds the world record for the largest collection of memorabilia dedicated to the superhero. The enthusiasts collection currently amounts to nearly 2,000 items. Marco Zorzin's collection started seven years ago with some small metal figurines and has expanded over to include posters, clothing, action figures and a 6ft 10" tall statue of Superman. Marco Zorzin, whose two young daughters are named after characters from Superman comics, started collecting seven years ago with...

My Country, a work in progress- National Theatre

There’s an air of expectancy in the National Theatre's Dorfman, a buzz back grounded by nervous laughter. No wonder, this is the NT’s response to leaving the EU and they have made a verbatim play taken from hundreds of interviews from people of all ages and backgrounds from the UK about the issues around it. The stage design by Katrina Lindsay looks like any we would expect to see on an election night (except this is the EU referendum) :...

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