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Scheherazade.2

John Adams' Scheherazade.2 is a moving powerful symphony but how it would work without the woman for whom it was written is beyond me.  Leila Josefowicz is a marvel and her performance on Thursday at the Barbican with the London Symphony Orchestra one that elevates the form and contempory music to a new level.

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Nothing Lasts Forever

What happens when Saturday Night Live's star writer gets a shot at writing and directing his first feature?  He casts an 18 year old unknown alongside Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd and unleashes the crazy.  Nothing Lasts Forever is wonderful madness and I have to thank The Prince Charles and Zach Galligan for a great Sunday night out.

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Son of Saul - LFF Review

You never walk into a film cold.  You always carry something with you.  These days, with them interwebs, it is even harder not too.  Trailers tell every bit of a film, the days of mystery are gone.  Yet, when you walk into a film about the Holocaust, no matter what the film's pedigree, there is a sense of foreboding.  When you are walking into a Cannes Grand Prix winner and your fellow festival goers troop in with buckets of popcorn, frankly, I thought I was in the wrong cinema.  I'd opted for a beer, which, as it turns out, was not strong enough.

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Cinderella

Nearly twenty years ago, I settled down to watch Kenneth Branagh's unabridged adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet.  I'd only ever read Hamlet in its entirety and getting comfy, I settled in for the four hours of what turned out to be one of the most beautiful films I've ever seen.  Branagh's Hamlet is utter gorgeous to look at and the cast are on top form.  Alex Thomson's camera uses every millimetre of the frame to great effect, capturing the opulence and the squalor that only nestle in great adaptations of Hamlet.  So why am I prattling on about a film that is older than most of the audience of Branagh's live action take on Disney's 1950 crown jewel, Cinderella?  Well, frankly, there are moments in Cinderella that blow me away the same way Hamlet did. 

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Big Hero 6

Everyone need a Big Hero.  Every once in a while, six come along together!  Thanks to Den of Geek and Disney, Ellie and I were treated to a day out at Dolby HQ with co-Director Don Hall and producer Roy Conli.  We got to see the film too!  Here is what we thought.

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