The four-wheeled stars of the Bond films are gearing up for a new show at the London Film Museum. The cars, including the white Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me which famously doubled as a submarine, will feature in the Bond in Motion exhibition. Also on show will be the Rolls-Royce Phantom III from Goldfinger and the Aston …
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Movie Review: Mr Peabody and Sherman 3D (U)
Dreamworks delivers two characters from a 1960s’ TV series and thrusts them into the 21st century digital spotlight. And what’s not to like for children… when the world’s most accomplished dog in a bow-tie has legally adopted a boy? Ty Burrell voices Mr Peabody, a bespectacled Nobel prize-winning scientist, world-renowned explorer and double Olympic gold medal winning athlete. Ten-year-old Max …
Read More »Ad and Wal Hain: A love story of duty, values and sacrifice
Love, affection, and the ties that bind are characteristically strong beyond all imagination. But there are some love stories where the testing times and constant strain pushes love’s very boundaries to the limit. Bringing up a young family and keeping a household together can make or break a marriage, but for Adelaine and Walter Hain, the usual concerns of daily …
Read More »Review: Cate Le Bon, The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff
This sold-out gig in the intimate and rather plush surroundings of The Gate Arts Centre, a former church in Roath, was Cate Le Bon’s first on home-soil since the Carmarthenshire- born songstress decamped to sunnier climes to record her third album in Los Angeles last year. With the record garnering rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic there was …
Read More »Outrageous dressing Welsh singer Danie Cox teams up with 80s legend Boy George
She’s the Welsh glam punk hoping to hit the heights thanks to a helping hand from the ‘80s pop icon who has become her mentor. With her electrifying red hair, extravagant make-up and outrageous dress sense, 23-year-old Danie Cox and her band The Featherz look every inch pop stars. And fittingly enough the eye-catching singer from Bridgend met the equally …
Read More »Strictly Come Dancing star Anton du Beke brings new show to Cardiff
It’s just a few weeks since the glitzy grand final of Strictly Come Dancing, but there’s been no time for charismatic performer Anton du Beke to put his feet up. For he’s on a UK tour which has taken him from Southampton to Liverpool and now he’s heading to Cardiff with the show called Ballroom to Broadway. “There was a …
Read More »Review: Fiddler On The Roof at the New Theatre, Cardiff
Tradition… One little word that provides the basis for this popular stage musical, which has become something of a tradition itself since premiering in 1964. And while it may be Israeli actor Chaim Topol who is renowned for playing leading man Tevye in both film and stage versions, Starsky And Hutch actor Paul Michael Glaser certainly gives him a run …
Read More »Welsh movie Benny and Jolene wows top London film festival
The world premiere of a Welsh filmed and directed comedy drama had film festival fans in awe. Benny and Jolene, directed by Porthcawl’s Jamie Adams was chosen as the headline movie of the Loco Comedy Film Festival at the BFI on London’s South Bank. It stars Submarine actor Craig Roberts from Maes-y-Cwmmer, Charlotte Ritchie from top comedy show Fresh Meat …
Read More »Ryan Giggs scores star-studded opening for new eaterie
Football L legend Ryan Giggs is hoping to taste success in a new field – after the star-studded opening of his new restaurant. The Manchester United and former Wales ace welcomed soap celebrities, footballers and top musicians to the launch of George’s in Worsley, Manchester. Among the guests were former Reds team-mates Gary Neville and Nicky Butt, along with Bryan …
Read More »Singing star Laura Mvula to perform at Brecon Jazz 2014
Singing star Laura Mvula will help celebrate the 30th birthday of Brecon Jazz this summer. The Mercury Prize nominee will be making her debut at the international festival as it marks its milestone during a three-day extravaganza from August 8 to 10. While the full programme is due to be announced on February 26 – two days before tickets for …
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