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A-Team

Film: Guns and grunts from The A-Team

Cult Eighties TV series The A-Team has been updated to Iraq — it’s still as daft but with added firepower  Comments (1)
Rating: 3 out of 5
Katy Perry

Music: Sound check: Why Katy Perry's new album actually stinks

Katy Perry’s new CD cover is infused with the scent of candyfloss in the latest attempt to win back some sales from the download market — but is it really necessary?  Comments

Arcade Fire

Music: CDs of the week: Arcade Fire, Herbie Hancock and Best Coast

Suitably for an album titled The Suburbs, there’s a feeling of newfound space on Arcade Fire’s latest effort.  Comments

Frontier Blues

Film: World Class director at work for Frontier Blues

The unmissable feature debut from Babak Jalali, a graduate of the London Film School, puts the beautiful smallness of life on the big screen  Comments (1)
Rating: 5 out of 5

karate kid

Film: The Karate Kid fails to pack an emotional punch

The Karate Kid pairs martial-arts legend Jackie Chan with 12-year-old Hollywood princeling Jaden Smith  Comments
Rating: 2 out of 5

Bolshoi

Theatre: The Bolshoi sweep all before them

Superlatives seem in short supply when it comes to describing the Bolshoi.  Comments (1)
Rating: 5 out of 5

Ellie Goulding

Hot Tickets: What to do in London - This weekend's hottest events

Underage, iTunes and Field Day festivals are in town. Plus, this weekend's best comedy  Comments


Where to eat and drink

Dishoom

Restaurants: Biff! Bang! Dishoom makes a noisy start

Ceiling fans, marble-topped tables, bentwood chairs and a version of a huge railway clock are all present and correct but nostalgia and atmosphere must be sought at Dishoom.  Comments
Rating: 3 out of 5

The Capital

Events: A Bite Out In London - The Capital in Knightsbridge

The Capital has been running for 40 years and still maintains an impeccable standard.  Comments

 Moro

Restaurants: Five places with pavement tables

Here are some of London's best restaurants with outdoor pavement areas.  Comments

Jamie's Kitchen

Restaurants: Jamie's Italian is true to its essence

Fay Maschler doesn’t believe it is just the name and fame of Jamie Oliver that packs them in. The dishes arefresh, seemingly healthy and fairly priced.  Comments (2)
Rating: 3 out of 5

Cantina Laredo

Restaurants: Sweet service earns Cantina Laredo its only star

If asked for the definition of the word oxymoron, “gourmet Mexican” might do it  Comments (7)
Rating: 1 out of 5

The Tabard

Pubs: The Tabard has links to the Arts and Crafts movement

The Tabard was built as part of the development of the Bedford Park estate.  Comments (1)
Rating: 3 out of 5


Film
Inception
Inception

Cert: 12A

148mins

Rating: 4 out of 5
Toy Story 3

Cert: U

108mins

Rating: 5 out of 5
Shrek Forever After

Cert: U

93mins

Rating: 4 out of 5
My Night With Maud

Cert: PG

113mins

Rating: 4 out of 5
City Island

Cert: 12A

103mins

Rating: 3 out of 5
Theatre
Spur of the Moment
Spur Of The Moment

Jerwood Theatre At The Royal Court

Sloane Square, SW1W 8AS

Rating: 5 out of 5
The Beauty Queen Of Leenane

Young Vic

The Cut, SE1 8LZ

Rating: 5 out of 5
Aspects Of Love

The Menier Chocolate Factory

Southwark Street, SE1 1RU

Rating: 5 out of 5
The Railway Children

Waterloo Station Theatre

Old Eurostar Platforms (20-24), Waterloo Station, SE1 7LY

Rating: 4 out of 5
Shirley Valentine

Trafalgar Studios

Whitehall, SW1A 2DY

Rating: 4 out of 5
Arts
Sally Mann
Sally Mann: The Family and the Land

The Photographer's Gallery

The Photographer's Gallery
16 - 18 Ramillies
W1F 7LW

Rating: 5 out of 5
Francis Alys: A Story of Deception

Tate Modern

Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG

Rating: 4 out of 5
Ray Harryhausen: Myths & Legends

London Film Museum

Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7PB

Rating: 4 out of 5
Sargent and the Sea

Royal Academy

W1

Music
Kasabian
Kasabian

O2 Academy Brixton
SW9
Aug 19, 7pm

The Dandy Warhols

KOKO
NW1
Aug 8, 7pm

The Noisettes

Union Chapel
N1
Aug 12, 7pm

Jah Wobble And The Nippon Dub Ensemble

O2 Academy Islington
N1
Jul 31, 6.30pm

Naked Raygun

The Underworld
NW1
Aug 14, 7pm


What else is on

Anne Boleyn

Theatre: Seeking the soul of another Boleyn girl

Howard Brenton’s earthy script for Anne Boleyn has some snappy lines, and director John Dove manages to coax appealing shading from the supporting cast.  Comments
Rating: 3 out of 5

pirate boy

Events: What to see and do in the South East

Find out the best the South East has to offer this summer. Whether it's a day trip, a leisurely weekend or a two week holiday.  Comments

Gainsbourg

Film: Serge the seducer shows how it’s done in Gainsbourg

I want to live in Joann Sfar’s visually ravishing biopic of the songwriter, seducer and provocateur Serge Gainsbourg  Comments
Rating: 3 out of 5

Nelsons

Music: The CBSO and Andris Nelsons capture the full glory of Beethoven

Paul Lewis continued his traversal of the Beethoven piano concertos with new partners  Comments
Rating: 5 out of 5

South of the Border

Film: A look at the regimes South of the Border

Oliver Stone conducts hilariously uncritical interviews with Left-wing leaders of seven south American regimes in South of the Border  Comments
Rating: 2 out of 5

Educating Rita

Theatre: Sister acts Shirley Valentine and Educating Rita pack a punch

Skilful revivals of Shirley Valentine and Educating Rita are a salutary reminder that Willy Russell is a dramatist of exceptional warmth and humanity.  Comments
Rating: 4 out of 5


 

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