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Books on cinema - round-up

How the Movie Brats Took Over Edinburgh, Tough Without A Gun, The Faber Book of French Cinema

23 May 2011

As is always the way in Scotland, summer is kind of here, and now is the time to lie in the grass with that growing pile of tosh novels. But let’s face it, you are going to win a lot more kudos from your film-obsessed mates if you create a tower of…

Books roundup: the best music books appearing on shelves near you

New music books: Luke Haines - Post Everything, Andy Kershaw - No Off Switch,

Simon Reynold - Retromania, Scott Weiland - Not Dead & Not for Sale

23 May 2011

Semi-absent fans of former Auteur and Black Box Recorder man Luke Haines might have received something of a jolt on suddenly Googling him. The words on the second entry would have immediately caught the eye: ‘It is with deep regret that we have to…

Yunte Huang - Charlie Chan

27 Oct 2010

(WW Norton) Chinese-American academic Yunte Huang’s biography of the popular Oriental sleuth, star of six bestselling novels published from the mid-1920s on and upwards of 50 Hollywood films that followed, proves to be a pretty solid piece of…

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi by Andrew McConnell Scott

15 Oct 2009

This sprightly biography of Britain’s most famous clown is inevitably prefaced by the Grimaldi family tree. This is a particularly handy illustration, given the Olympic appetite of his father, ‘the Signor’ – a true bastard it seems – for copulation.

Falling and Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins

9 Jul 2009

‘I witter on like a budgie, as my mum would say.’ Lanarkshire-born writer Grace Maxwell is chuckling as she talks about Falling and Laughing, her story of partner Edwyn Collins’ miraculous rehabilitation from two devastating brain haemorrhages in 2005.

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The Two Most Perfect Things
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The words, music and letters of Noel Coward and Ivor Novello are used to great effect, in this musical play conceived by the actor and opera singer Adrian Fisher. Featuring co-writer Stuart Barham, Darren Bennett, Margaret Preece and Nova Skipp. View full details
27 Jun–21 Jul From Jun 27, Tue–Sat 7.45pm, mats Wed, Sat 2.45pm (press night Jul 3), ends Jul 21	Riverside Studios, London W6

Anton Corbijn: Inside Out
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This deft and insightful film offers an intimate and revealing view of the life and creativity of the celebrated photographer and filmmaker. Thoughts from Bono, Metallica, Lou Reed and others, together with footage taken on the set of The American, starring George Clooney, fill out a portrait of a sensitive and reticent artist. 'A thoughtful film that is as much an homage to the creative process as it is a tribute to a man'. (Jessica Kiang, IndieWire). View full details and ticket info
29 Jun 8.40pm 28 Jun 6.30pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Films on Film	Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh

A Dangerous Method
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Cronenberg’s investigation of psychoanalysis, seen through the relationship between the two main proponents, Freud (Mortensen) and Jung (Fassbender) makes for a fascinating insight into a moment in history when the world of thought, and the way that we think about ourselves, was being fundamentally reshaped. View full details
31 May 7.45pm	Odeon Chatham, Chatham

Dancing Queen
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Celebrating timeless hits from the pop phenomenon Abba and hot on the heels of the huge success of the Broadway Musical Mamma Mia, this outrageous glittering production is a non-stop, fun-filled party for everyone. Featuring a dynamic cast of singers and dancers, beautiful costumes and dazzling choreography, this highoctane, musical extravaganza features fabulous Broadway-style production pieces, mega Abba hits, including Money Money Money, Fernando, Voulez Vous, Take A Chance and many more. View full details
31 May May 31, 7.30pm	Palace Theatre, Mansfield
31 May–1 Jun May 31, Jun 1, 7.30pm	New Victoria Theatre, Woking
2 Jun Jun 2, 7.30pm	Darwen Library Theatre, Darwen
2 Jun Jun 2, 7.30pm	Grand Theatre, Swansea
3 Jun Jun 3, 7pm	Orchard Theatre, Dartford
4 Jun Jun 4, 7.30pm	Buxton Opera House, Buxton
8 Jun Jun 8, 7.30pm	Marina Theatre, Lowestoft
9 Jun Jun 9, 5pm & 8pm	Pavilion Theatre, Worthing
9 Jun Jun 9, 7.30pm	Villa Marina Royal Hall, Isle of Man
10 Jun Jun 10, 7.30pm	The Auditorium at Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
11 Jun–16 Jun Jun 11–15, 8pm, Jun 16, 4.45pm & 8pm, mat Jun 14, 2.30pm	Theatre Royal, Windsor
21 Jun Jun 21, 7.30pm	The Harlequin Theatre And Cinema, Redhill
22 Jun Jun 22, 7.30pm	Beck Theatre, Hayes
23 Jun Jun 23, 7.30pm	Alban Arena, St Albans
24 Jun Jun 24, 7.30pm	Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
27 Jun Jun 27, 7.45pm	Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
28 Jun Jun 28, 7.30pm	Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
28 Jun Jun 28, 7.45pm	Auditorium at Corn Exchange, Newbury
29 Jun Jun 29, 7.30pm	Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
1 Jul Jul 1, 7.30pm	Corn Exchange, King's Lynn
5 Jul Jul 5, 7.30pm	Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford
6 Jul Jul 6, 7.30pm	The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare
7 Jul Jul 7, 5pm & 8pm	Princess Theatre, Torquay
8 Jul Jul 8, 7.30pm	Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
12 Jul Jul 12, 8pm	The Hexagon, Reading

Fengming: A Chinese Memoir (He Fengming)
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An elderly woman walks along a snowy street to her apartment. She makes herself comfortable in her armchair and speaks to the camera. Her name is He Fengming. As night slowly falls, she tells her life story, which spans the history of the Cultural Revolution. Once idealistic young journalists, Fengming and her husband were denounced as counterrevolutionaries, separated, and thrust into labour camps. A moving testament to human endurance, an extraordinary piece of oral history and a landmark in… View full details and ticket info
23 Jun 1.45pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Spotlight on Wang Bing	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

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