From the X Factor to Homeland, Corrie to The Apprentice, we just can’t get enough of great TV. But who are the people who make it happen? The telly industry is made up of dozens of different roles – too many to even begin to talk about – and employs over 50,000 people right across… Continue reading Lights, Camera, Action!
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REVIEW: Django Unchained
Denounced in some quarters as the blood spattered corpse of Hollywood’s adherence to the social contract, lauded in others as a daring attempt to dragoon America’s legacy of slavery back to the public sphere; Quentin Tarantino’s Western epic has proven every bit as provocative as any of his previous projects. However, stripped of the usual… Continue reading REVIEW: Django Unchained
Spring Beauty Trends for 2013
While we might have only just finished with our Christmas and New Year celebrations, the world of beauty and fashion is moving quickly into spring as designers begin to showcase their collections for the new season. So how can we skint students afford to rock the make-up the models in Vogue are wearing? Source’s beauty… Continue reading Spring Beauty Trends for 2013
8 ½ Jobs which could help you win an Oscar
With awards season well and truly underway, Gregor Cubie takes a look at where our favourite Oscar-winning actor-types started out in the world of work… Sailor Humphrey Bogart – Voted America’s greatest film star by the American Film Institute, Bogart’s reasons for joining the US navy as an 18 year-old are hotly disputed. Theories range… Continue reading 8 ½ Jobs which could help you win an Oscar
The Best and Worst Comebacks in Music
Destiny’s Child and Justin Timberlake recently announced their return to the bright lights of the music world and we couldn’t be more excited! It’s going to be one heck of a year for comebacks in music, however there is a good possibility not all of them will survive in the current market. With so many… Continue reading The Best and Worst Comebacks in Music
Oscar Nominations 2013: The Ones That Got Away
Amidst the bitter cold of these winter evenings, not much is bringing me comfort except my hot water bottle. Writing that sentence was genuinely the first time in my life I have ever felt really old, but anyway. The point is; it’s dark, it’s cold and getting out of bed becomes increasingly more difficult with… Continue reading Oscar Nominations 2013: The Ones That Got Away
How To Meet Your New Year’s Resolutions
We’ve all said it before; I’m going to eat more healthily, stop biting my nails and study more. But do any of us actually stick to our new year’s resolutions? When you set yourself a resolution make sure it’s firstly doable, and secondly, realistic. To give you a bit of inspiration, we wondered what the… Continue reading How To Meet Your New Year’s Resolutions
We’re all mad diarists…
Research by E4 reveals personal pen-and-paper diaries more popular than ever as teens take comfort in private journals over social networking sites Research conducted by E4 to tie in with brand new British 90’s-set series My Mad Fat Diary, based on the real-life teenage diaries of Rae Earl – starting Monday 14th January, 10pm 83% of… Continue reading We’re all mad diarists…
REVIEW: Les Misérables
Famously trashed by critics when it first appeared on the stage in 1985, the film version of Les Misérables has arrived. However, loosely based on Victor Hugo’s immense novel set among the poor in 19th century France, the production has thrived ever since. It now stands as the longest- running musical in the West End… Continue reading REVIEW: Les Misérables