Film

Pick bones out of that

DERBYSHIRE film director Nick Whitfield's feature debut, Skeletons, is one of the highlights of what's looking like a busy year for East Midlands screen agency EM Media.

Skeletons premiered last week at the Rotterdam Film Festival.

Whitfield's Derbyshire-made movie develops themes and characters first explored in his short film...

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Audience is in on the action

ALFRED Hitchcock did it in 1948 and the arthouse hit Russian Ark had a go in 2005. Now, Derby's Dominic Burns has been added to a...

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Review: Invictus (with trailer)

cup triumph: Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar holding aloft the Rugby World Cup.

By Nigel PowlsonAS Morgan Freeman is the natural choice to play Nelson Mandela on screen and Clint Eastwood is about as reliable as...

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Review: A Prophet

stars: Hichem Yacoubi and Tahar Rahim in A Prophet.

By Neil WhiteIT'S this year's Gomorrah. And A Prophet, Jacques Audiard's tale of a toe rag's triumph of expediency in the prison system...

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Review: The Princess and the Frog (with trailer)

By Chris JonesREMEMBER when cartoons were drawn by hand? When people sat down with pens and paper, with brushes and pencils and crafted...

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Review: Youth in Revolt (with trailer)

Convincing: Justin Long, left, as Paul Saunders and Michael Cera as Nick Twisp.

By Nigel PowlsonAMERICAN Pie meets Nouvelle Vague seems an unlikely marriage of cinema styles. Jean Paul Belomondo doing disgusting...

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Review: Astro Boy (with trailer)

kids' movie: The robotic hero in Astro Boy wins hearts... even in 2D.

By Nigel PowlsonIT'S a sign of the rapidly changing times that the biggest surprise about Astro Boy is that it's not in 3D. The stereos...

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Review: Unmade Beds

Drifting together: Quirky drama Unmade Beds

By Neil WhiteUNMADE Beds is a quirky low-budget film centred around two young Europeans who are independently drifting around London....

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Review: Edge of Darkness (with trailer)

THRILLS: Mel Gibson in Edge Of Darkness.

ACCLAIMED British TV dramas are providing food for thought across the pond in Hollywood. Last year, Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and...

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Toy Story 2 gets the 3D treatment (with trailer)

by Nigel Powlson TOY Story 2 was always first among sequels – a follow-up so good it actually knocked a few spots off the first...

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Review: I'm Going To Explode

TEEN DRAMA: I'm Gonna Explode has a gripping finale.

by Neil White TWO disillusioned and rebellious teenagers run away from home together in the Mexican drama I'm Gonna Explode. Roman...

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Music

Single of the Week: Alicia Keys (with audio)

SINGLE OF THE WEEK

With J from Ram FM

Listen to J weekdays 7-10pm and Saturdays, 12-4pm

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND (PART II) BROKEN DOWN - Alicia Keys

I HAVE to admit, I have the best job in the world sometimes. The other day being a prime example, when I had the...

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Dawn follows dream with new venture

joining forces: Steve Jones and Dawn Rogers.

RIPLEY musician and song writer Dawn Rogers has teamed up with a Leeds singer to produce a dance/trance album which, she says, has...

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Pop legend Colin's still happy to hit the road

sixties icon: But Colin Blunstone says The Zombies enjoyed more success in the United States than their home country.

AT 64, Zombies singer Colin Blunstone is busier than ever. Whether it's touring under his own name, in partnership with Rod Argent or...

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A monster of a festival

mad for it: Crowds at last year's Download festival. Promoters hope to beat the 90,000-plus record attendance for a single day.

ANDY Copping is looking pretty pleased with himself these days, as well he should after signing up one of the world's biggest bands for...

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Swedish singer plays Derby gig

SWEDISH singer Peter von Poehl will be appearing in Derby with his co-writer and backing vocalist Marie Modiano. Paris-based Peter was...

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Single of the Week - JLS (with audio)

SINGLE OF THE WEEK with J from Ram FM Weekdays 7-10pm and Saturdays, 12-4pm ONE SHOT JLS SO let me get this right: two No 1...

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Live scene is best for Simon

touring: Ocean Colour Scene with Simon Fowler (centre).

AS BEFITS a man in his 40s, Simon Fowler is out walking his dog, enjoying the winter sunshine in the Cotswolds village he calls home....

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Iron Door Club single release (with audio)

influences: Derby band Iron Door Club, left, with the Searchers, top right, and Noah and the Whale, above right.

By Nigel PowlsonNAMED after the Liverpool venue where the Beatles first performed, Derby's Iron Door Club clearly have a love for 1960s...

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Show cancelled

Musicals in Motion: Above and below, the atmosphere and spectacle of the West End.

THE show Musicals in Motion that was due to take place at Derby Theatre on February 6 has been cancelled. A preview of the show appears...

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Elton John's favourites in city

swing: The Bootleg 60s Show; Den Pugsley centre.

ELTON John describes them as the "best band of their kind in the world" and had them perform at his civil partnership party. So The...

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Next best thing to the real deal?

UNLESS you are prepared to be extorted for cash by parasitic ticket touts, then getting to see Coldplay can be hard work. But if you...

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Theatre

T'S been described as "Bouncers for the crinklies" – and if you are a fan of John Godber's classic comedy play about four nightclub doormen then you are unlikely to be disappointed with Men of the World.

The two plays share a similar format – a small cast play a multitude of parts. But...

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