A film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Richard Curtis and featuring lashings of Beatles music seems like a failsafe recipe and while musical rom-com Yesterday has some fine moments, it never quite lives up to its promise. In a scenario that sees speculative history meet Sliding Doors-style ‘what if’ urban fantasy, failed British singer-song writer Jack Malik (Himesh Patel)
Read moreFollowing the disappointment of his last film, the plot-free and mostly laugh-free comedy The Boat that Rocked, Richard Curtis, who also wrote and directed the very fine Love Actually, returns to what he does best: charming, witty rom-coms with sensitive, floppy-haired Englishman. As with all Richard Curtis’ films, his latest effort, About Time is set in an alternate universe where
Read moreOne of the most loved songs of the 1980s was the Dream Academy’s “Life in a Northern Town“. Join Nick Laird-Clowes, the lead singer of the Dream Academy, as he discusses his long & successful career commencing with early bands Alfalpha (mentored by Marc Bolan) & The Act & his work as Trashmonk & also his very successful work as a film composer. Nick Laird-Clowes latest film is the UK #1 film, “About
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