Great cast but the plot needs a slap: who vomits on your coffee table then stays for a chat?
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG)
Friday 03 February 2012
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine
Simon Munnery: Hats Off To The 101ers, And Other Material, Soho Theatre, London
Thursday 12 January 2012
“The arch of limited triumph” says the mild-mannered Simon Munnery in the direction of a concertinaed piece of metal on stage.
Hannah and Her Sisters (15)
Friday 30 December 2011
Starring: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine
Michael Caine wants Harry Brown sequel
Tuesday 19 July 2011
Sir Michael Caine wants to star in a sequel of 'Harry Brown'.
Delicious genius: Duffy exhibition
Monday 20 June 2011
"I don't give a f*** what anybody thinks about me...I never wanted to be famous. Why? For what? So the doorman at Harrods can recognise me? What I care about is what my kids think about me, and what my grandchildren think of me - the fact that they think I'm a genius is delicious." - Brian Duffy
The Elephant to Hollywood: The Autobiography, By Michael Caine
Sunday 19 June 2011
It's all in the sea salt...not a lot of people know that
The men, muscle and money in homegrown blockbusters
Friday 10 June 2011
As The Professionals and The Sweeney get big-screen reboots, Geoffrey Macnab asks if British action movies can take on Hollywood
The Dark Knight Rises: More fiendish than the Joker
Tuesday 24 May 2011
The high-concept viral campaign for 'The Dark Knight Rises' might be the smartest film marketing yet
Culture Club: The Trip, Mondays, BBC2
Thursday 09 December 2010
Readers review this week's big TV series
Frank Jarvis: Actor who helped Michael Caine rob a shipment of gold in 'The Italian Job'
Saturday 06 November 2010
A square-jawed character actor who took bit-parts on screen for almost 50 years, Frank Jarvis was never a household name but will be remembered by fans of the cult film The Italian Job and aficionados of Doctor Who.
Shirley Valentine/Educating Rita, Trafalgar Studios, London
Thursday 29 July 2010
Willy Russell's scabrous Scousers, Shirley Valentine (Saint Joan of the fitted kitchen units, with all her nosy-neighbour voices) and hairdresser Rita of the Open University, are still going strong after a quarter of a century. They are now as engraved in the national consciousness as Maggie May, resilient streetwalker of the Liverpool docks, or the battling socialist MP Bessie Braddock. This Menier Chocolate Factory transfer, for a summer season at the Trafalgar Studios, presents Russell's two plays in all their wit and vivacity.
Inception, Christopher Nolan, 148 mins (12A)
Sunday 18 July 2010
Christopher Nolan had the concept, the budget and the CGI – what a shame he fell asleep at the wheel
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