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Film review | Hunky Dory – Minnie Driver puts on a show to gladden Shakespeare & Bowie

Shakespeare meets David Bowie in Hunky Dory, a joyful, uplifting musical drama set in a Swansea secondary school during the long hot summer of 1976. Minnie Driver stars as the school’s idealistic, mildly bohemian drama teacher, Vivienne, who decides to … Continue reading

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London Film Festival Awards… and some alternatives

The 55th London Film Festival reaches its climax tonight with the gala screening of Terence Davies’ screen adaptation of Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea. Last night, however, was the festival’s occasion to hand out its gongs. Comedian Marcus Brigstocke … Continue reading

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