"You're all absolutely rocking cagoule chic," KT Tunstall declares as the rain absolutely lashes down on a packed main stage crowd. By this point on Saturday, Kendal Calling is 12 hours in to a relentless downpour, but in true British festival fashion a bit of a deluge and a lot of mud isn't going to stop the masses having a good time. An on-form Tunstall is the perfect tonic, wearing metallic red leggings and a silver jacket as she plays hits such Black Horse and a Cherry Tree and Other Side of the World. Fellow Scottish singer Gerry Cinnamon and his blend of urgent-acoustic guitar and harmonica-led tracks gave everyone renewed energy before the pure class of Doves made sure the crowds soggied it out until the bitter end. There was barely a colourful cagoule in sight for Years & Years' set on Friday, instead it was a scene which was a cross between a safari park and a drag show. Glorious lead singer Olly Alexander, who is an avid LGBTQ advocate, picked out a "giraffe woman" in the … [Read more...] about Kendal Calling 2019 review and pictures
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FILM REVIEW: Pokemon Detective Pikachu
POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU (PG) SHOWCASE CINEMA DE LUX PETERBOROUGH, OUT NOW CAST: RYAN REYNOLDS, JUSTICE SMITH, KATHRYN NEWTON, KEN WATANABE, RITA ORA & BILL NIGHY RUNNING TIME: 1 HR 44 MINS DIRECTOR: ROB LETTERMAN I recently overheard someone say that the only reason people are watching Pokémon Detective Pikachu is due to the involvement of Deadpool himself Ryan Reynolds.But I disagree as Pokémon is the highest-grossing media franchise of all time (with $90 billion in total franchise revenue) thanks to computer games, card games, TV shows, movies, etc. So it would seem that people were going to flock to see this film regardless of the actors in it – because it’s all about the Pokémon themselves, right?!Clearly there is an audience for Pokémon Detective Pikachu, and a lot of pressure on the filmmakers to get it right for the fans. Did they succeed in doing so? I’ll give my opinion shortly.The story sees 21-year-old Tim (Jurassic World: Fallen … [Read more...] about FILM REVIEW: Pokemon Detective Pikachu
Tottenham reach Champions League semi-final with breathtaking win over Manchester City
Pep Guardiola had called for an atmosphere but he did not expect there to be total, utter silence. That was the most eerie thing inside the stadium in this most incredible and almost unreal of Champions League ties as Tottenham Hotspur knocked out Manchester City on away goals. That bare fact does not tell the story. How could it? It does not tell the story of five goals in an 11-minute first-half frenzy, of City, at one point needing three goals to progress, and achieving just that, before facing an exit, and the extraordinary scenes when Raheem Sterling thought he had then completed a hat-trick deep into injury time to send City through only for it to be ruled out after the Italian VAR Massilmiliano Irati asked the Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir to review. The dream of the quadruple is over for City and as the wild celebrations were brought to an abrupt halt – Sergio Aguero was clearly offside before he set up Sterling – they were replaced by, well, that silence. It was … [Read more...] about Tottenham reach Champions League semi-final with breathtaking win over Manchester City
Tottenham reach Champions League semi-final with astonishing, breathtaking, dramatic win over Manchester City
Pep Guardiola had called for an atmosphere but he did not expect there to be total, utter silence. That was the most eerie thing inside the stadium in this most incredible and almost unreal of Champions League ties as Tottenham Hotspur knocked out Manchester City on away goals. That bare fact does not tell the story. How could it? It does not tell the story of five goals in an 11-minute first-half frenzy, of City, at one point needing three goals to progress, and achieving just that, before facing an exit, and the extraordinary scenes when Raheem Sterling thought he had then completed a hat-trick deep into injury time to send City through only for it to be ruled out after the Italian VAR Massilmiliano Irati asked the Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir to review. The dream of the quadruple is over for City and as the wild celebrations were brought to an abrupt halt – Sergio Aguero was clearly offside before he set up Sterling – they were replaced by, well, that silence. It was … [Read more...] about Tottenham reach Champions League semi-final with astonishing, breathtaking, dramatic win over Manchester City
Universal Studios Hollywood new ride: ‘Secret Life of Pets’
Bryan Alexander USA TODAY Published 3:35 AM EDT Apr 11, 2019 "The Secret Life of Pets" has fully arrived as the ultimate showbiz alpha dog now that the animated film has an upcoming ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. The Los Angeles-area theme park announced Wednesday that it will unveil “The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!" ride in 2020, naturally based on the 2016 animated hit and "The Secret Life of Pets 2" sequel coming in June. Like the movies featuring star pets Max, Snowball, Gidget, Chloe and Duke, the ride will explore the most profound question when it comes to pets: “What do they do when you're not at home?" The ride will allow guests to zip along a track aboard pet adoption cardboard boxes through bustling vivid recreations of New York City streets toward an adoption event and the ultimate happy ending: forever homes. More: Universal Studios Hollywood reveals new 'Jurassic World' ride details He said 'poop joke': Our … [Read more...] about Universal Studios Hollywood new ride: ‘Secret Life of Pets’