New Moon is nothing if not an international advertisement for the hungry virtues of virginity and young people can’t get enough of it
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Theatre
A smart, prickly and rewarding view of sexual and emotional confusion
Cock
Restaurants
Kitchen W8 is a bargain for this area, if such sophistication is what you crave
Kitchen W8
Too long and drawn out but very entertaining with excellent special effects
This is a peculiar play and does not work for me. Some of it is very funny but there are real flaws
Alex has a strong powerful voice and was faultless, she is far better now than she was on the X-Factor
London,
Derek Malcolm's rating
Reader rating
Dir: Gil Kenan.
Cast: Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Saoirse Ronan, Mackenzie Crook, Martin Landau, Toby Jones, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mary Kay Place, Harry Treadaway, Liz Smith
Description: Deep beneath the earth's surface lies the city of Ember, a crowded metropolis powered by a massive generator for the past 200 years, which is slowly falling into eternal darkness. Students Lina and Doon discover coded papers that could save Ember and its inhabitants. Thus Lina and Doon embark on the adventure of a lifetime to restore light to their beloved city.
Country: US. 2008. 94mins
Dark doings: Bill Murray plays the corrupt mayor of an underground city
Something weird has happened to Planet Earth: it’s in pitch dark. But builders have constructed an underground city that will last for precisely 200 years with a huge generator that will give its inhabitants light. Unfortunately, it is getting old and frail. Escape is the only option. But how?
Gil Kenan’s fantasy has two doughty teenagers, one a pipework assistant, the other a messenger, trying to find a way out into a world where, one day, the sun will rise again.
They are played by Soairse Ronan and Harry Treadaway with some elan. Bill Murray does a cameo as Ember City’s corrupt mayor, while Mackenzie Crook, Martin Landau and Tim Robbins are among the older members of a doomed populace.
Alas, for all the rich production values and well-known cast, City of Ember falters because of both a very ordinary screenplay and dramatic detail that turns around as if there was no tomorrow. You admire the way it looks but it is a penance to get through.
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