Cinema Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Posted by on December 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

A warm welcome to guest reviewer Jack Furness, who delivers his verdict on Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. Currently on General Release at UK Cinemas. How many times can one ‘reinvent’ a franchise before it becomes totally unrecognisable compared to the original? At least once more, Guy Ritchie seems to think.  Set in late-Victorian England it may be (unlike the BBC’s 21st Century rehash) but any... Read More

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Interview: Cosmo Jarvis

Posted by on September 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The extraordinary songwriter and aspiring filmmaker talks to Mark Butler about his inventive new album, the hypocrisy of Radio 1, and how his lifetime ambition is to act in a Coen brothers’ movie. Unconventional is a term that seems to fit Cosmo Jarvis like a glove. When applied to his highly original music the word certainly seems apt – but it’s also a good way of describing his outspoken responses to certain questions too. For a 22-year-old... Read More

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