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Ripley's Game
Tom Ripley (John Malkovich) living anonymously off the fruits of his crimes in an idyllic Venetian suburb involves a terminally ill man (Dougray Scott) as the centerpiece of his latest murderous...
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Elijah Wood Weekend – The Trust (2016)
Director: Alex Brewer, Ben BrewerWriter: Alex Brewer, Ben Brewer (Screenplay) Starring: Nicolas Cage, Elijah Wood, Sky Ferreira, Eric Heister, Alexandria Lee, Ethan Suplee Plot: A pair of cops...
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Captain Fantastic (2016) Review
Ben has been raising his six children in the forest with a very different approach of a physical and intellectual education. All of that is about to be tested when they must step away from the forest...
View ArticleRalph's Top 10 Chart as played on Radio KC - 29.1.17
OK bands you know the score.....The more hits your blog gets by the fans..... The higher you go in The Chart.....So Tweet it, Facebook it.....Generally expose yourself........
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‘There’s Somethin’ Happenin’ Here’ — Songs that Celebrate a Turbulent Time...
For Pete’s SakeAmerican Folk-Rock Bank: The Byrds, circa the 1960sLong before Bob Dylan made his mark; before Peter, Paul and Mary made the folk scene a regular happening; before the Limeliters came to...
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Film Review: Split Isn’t Particularly Scary, But It Doesn’t Have to Be
This review does not give away Split' s big twist, though the simple act of acknowledging there is a twist at the end could be considered a spoiler in and of itself in which case I have already failed...
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Big Wreck brings their Grace Street Tour to the Commodore
As I walked out of the pit at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, the sounds of "that tune" still ringing in my ears, I recalled the sound from my formative years that ignited my desire to become a...
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Au Revoir Les Enfants
A young French boy yearns for home while at his forested Catholic boarding school that seems a world apart from the ongoing war and the German occupation, and befriends a similarly lonely and gifted...
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2016 Awards – Worst Film
Through the month of January, I will be looking back on 2016, I will be looking at a range of subjects where I will be picking my best or worst in separate posts.Today I will be look at Worst...
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Elijah Wood Weekend – The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
Director: Breck EisnerWriter: Cory Goodman, Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless (Screenplay) Starring: Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Rena Owen, Julie Engelbrecht, Michael Caine...
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100 Streets (2016) Review
The film takes place within 100 streets in London, we have three different stories with characters to follow over the period for a few days. As they are trying to deal with the situations life has...
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False Heads: "Gutter Press" EP, UK tour
London garage punk rock trio False Heads hit the road for a handful of dates in the UK. Their new EP Gutter Pres will be released on March 11. Live dates: 02/02 Buckinghamshire New University, High...
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Secret Life
Film: A History of ViolenceFormat: DVD from personal collection on rockin’ flatscreen. I don’t remember how I got my copy of A History of Violence. It was probably from a closing Blockbuster or...
View ArticleThe Wildhearts, Rock City, 27th January 2017 @TheWildhearts
Words: Richard MackmanPhotos: Fi StimpsonThe Main Grains bill themselves as timeless rock and roll, and they are just that. With similarities to Danny McCormack’s former project The Yo-Yos, the Grains...
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MICHAEL DILAURO – Spaghetti Western (2016)
A genre I never really covered on this blog is country — not even the “alternative” country enjoyed by people who are horrified by rednecks and would run screaming from Toby Keith. I have a sort of...
View ArticleInstruments of Change: An Editorial About Why You Can Always Sit With Me And...
The times may be a' changing, but not quite fast enough.Before Green Day won Grammies for singing of an American idiot, and Rage Against the Machine urged us to take the power back, The Clash wrote...
View ArticleRalph's Indie Show Replay - 29.1.17
Click on the coloured links to follow them on Facebook:Be Charlotte - One DropDavy Flats - SnowflakeKidsmoke - WavesL.A. Spring - PasserbyJohn Adams - See You AgainKassassin Street - Do or DieKASHMERE...
View ArticleMy Best Films of 2016
The Top TenAfter removing the layers and layers of bottom feeding comic book fantasies, bowel retching sequels, mindless comedies and overblown blockbuster trash catering to the mindless masses, 2016...
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It was 48 yeas ago today: The Beatles' rooftop concert
photo: WikipediaOn January 30, 1969 The Beatles performed their last ever concert on the rooftop of their Apple Corps Ltd headquarters on 3 Savile Row in London. Ringo Starr:There was a plan to play...
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Kim Janssen: Gouldians
Dutch singer-songwriter Kim Janssen is quick to release a follow-up for his comeback single Bottle Rockets. His new one, Gouldians, has a louder, straightforward drum beat acting as a contrast for his...
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