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Quite like this one by new band The Amazing Snakeheads. Novel hearing Cramps-style rockabilly sung in a thick Glaswegian accent. -
It seems to me that there's less interaction going on between the central characters these days, probably as a result of all the coastal hopping. Hopefully, Don going back to work will centralise everything a bit more, in keeping with the show's usual consistent, slow build-ups at the beginning of each season, and acceleration towards the end. Poor old Ginsberg, I knew his instability had been hinted at previously, but I wasn't expecting that. I fear that'll be the last we see of him. Terribly poignant too when Freddie pointed out to Don that the other partners wanted him to kill himself, especially after giving him Lane's old office. Does anyone else think that the hints about the Manson murders are nothing more than red herrings? I mean, the show has always been so faithful in referencing current events (that is to say, the events of the time), it'd be tremendously weird if they suddenly started altering real-life incidents for storyline purposes.
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Latest performances from the Jools show: Kasabian, St. Vincent ( ), George Ezra, Eno-Hyde, Ibibio Sound Machine and Kasabian again.
Anna Calvi covers Bruce Springsteen in another track from the new EP.
Haven't thought about Hana in such a long time, I used to really like her. Thanks for the reminder, Andy.
Seems like this is the 'Man of Steel' of 2014 in terms of how divided critical opinions and fan reactions have been, which is a shame as I'd hoped for it to generate some real momentum for the series. I personally really enjoyed it, not a perfect film by any stretch of the imagination, but a bold, punchy and generally likeable one. The amateurish quality to Spidey's crime-fighting antics is such fun, and the perfect casting of Garfield helps. Thought the new additions to the cast fit their roles very well too, despite reservations I had about some of them. Honestly thought either DeHaan or Foxx could have easily carried the movie as the sole villain. Worth making a quick plug for 'Chronicle', another superhero film that DeHaan shines in. It'll test your tolerance for the irritating and unnecessarily distracting 'handheld footage' format, but there's a little gem of a movie beneath it.
Emily Berrington is an English actress who plays Simone Al-Harazi in 24: Live Another Day. Berrington studied Development Geography at London's Kings College and worked as an aide to Labour Party MP Siobhain McDonagh before auditioning at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. While at Guildhall, she made her stage debut in the lead role of Children's Children and appeared in Michael Winterbottom's film The Look of Love, also starring Stephen Fry. After graduating in 2012, Berrington starred as Jane Shore, one of Henry VIII's mistresses, in the BBC2 miniseries The White Queen, opposite James Frain. Berrington also appeared in the comedy series Outnumbered and is soon to star in the upcoming thriller The Last Showing and the comedy sequel Inbetweeners 2.
I too think storytelling is Nolan's strong suit. He brings far more quality to the mainstream than it’s usually afforded, more often than not through the strength of his plots. There probably will come a point where his name gets him more recognition than his work does, but at the moment, it's not so much a case of him being overly hyped, he just so happens to be one of the few populist directors that people can regularly expect something decent from.
Bregje gets more impressive every day. I can't wait until tomorrow.
I don't see Nolan as being quite the visionary artist that some folks do but equally, I've never not liked one of his movies. I think if you compare the Dark Knight trilogy to the average comic book fare (pre-Whedon, especially), then go on to compare Inception, Memento, The Following and The Prestige to other films in their respective genres, they're all standouts. To find another big studio filmmaker who marries quality with mass appeal as consistently as Nolan, you'd probably have to look towards the realm of animation. Pixar or Miyazaki, perhaps.
Best Swimsuit/Lingerie: Kate Best Cosmetics/Face: Esther Best High Fashion: Crista Best Catalogue/Clothing: Charlie
Everyone should start bracing themselves for an overload of smugness from the media rogues gallery, it's a rare occasion when they can say "that kind of thing wouldn't happen in the Premier League" without it being a load of pretentious rot.
Great game to finish the Spanish season and an outstanding achievement by Atletico to take the title away from two of the highest-spending teams anywhere. Martino's strategy of blasting crosses in the general direction of one of the world's smallest forward lines rendered Barca unrecognisable on the day, although I suppose it was a bit of an injustice for them to be in with a shout at all. It's no surprise Hull didn't win the cup final, Brucey is a geordie and they're no longer interested in trophies. Arsenal have undoubtedly progressed this year, proving their resilience on many occasions throughout the season and that the anti-Wenger brigade don’t know they're born. Seventeen years in the job, not a single finish outside the top four.
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Another new one by White Lung. Apparently, it's one of the slowest songs on the album.
Anna Calvi covers FKA Twigs for forthcoming EP 'Strange Weather'. https://soundcloud.com/annacalvi/papi-pacify/ And here's the recently revealed new track from 'Are We There' by Sharon Van Etten. https://soundcloud.com/jagjaguwar/sharon-van-etten-your-love-is-killing-me
Balotelli, Cassano, Osvaldo. You'd have been hard pressed to think of a more eccentric forward line. Shame for Giuseppe Rossi though, he seems to have such rotten luck with major international tournaments. This makes it three in a row where he's been within touching distance of the squad, only to be left out at the last moment.
So, much to the chagrin of Ashley Cole, Mario Gomez, Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri's girlfriend, the squad announcements for the tournament are starting to roll in. Full lists and general overview can be found here... Group A Brazil Croatia Mexico Cameroon Group B Spain Holland Chile Australia Group C Colombia Greece Ivory Coast Japan Group D Uruguay Costa Rica England Italy Group E Switzerland Ecuador France Honduras Group F Argentina Bosnia-Herzegovina Iran Nigeria Group G Germany Ghana Portugal United States Group H Belgium Algeria Russia South Korea
Cracking Europa final tonight, at least until extra time kicked in. Beto was so far off his line for the two (admittedly woeful) penalties he saved that I thought he was going to jump into my living room. How such things aren't spotted by officials when they're so glaringly obvious is beyond me. You have to hand it to Sevilla though, their run from the qualifying rounds to the final is one of the stories of the season, and they did it all with a midfield pairing on loan from QPR and Reading.
I'd imagine that if he does end up making the move, it'll be more for financial reasons than footballing ones. Atletico manage their huge debt and stave off the taxman for a while longer, Costa potentially triples his current weekly wage.
Thread cleaned. Since we're about to start a new page, I’m using the last post on this one to draw a line under the current discussion. It's okay to express opinions, but in future please do it constructively and in a respectful manner, without resorting to bashing or baiting. Personal insults will not be tolerated.
