Apr 28 2021

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Shrek at 20: celebrating the film’s unique brand of animated anarchy and sardonic irreverence

by Kerry Rooney

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While Pixar’s groundbreaking Toy Story often achieves plaudits for the shot in the arm it gave Hollywood animation in the mid-1990s, it’s impossible to ignore the influence of DreamWorks’ 2001...

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Jan 25 2021

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Poirot at 100: the refugee detective who stole Britain’s heart

by Kerry Rooney

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A hundred years ago, Agatha Christie introduced British readers to a small man with an impeccably maintained moustache who, with the help of his “little grey cells”, was very good...

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Nov 12 2020

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Five haunted house stories to explore on those long winter nights

by Kerry Rooney

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The nights are getting longer and darker and as you hunker down in the seeming safety of your home, how about picking up a book about houses that aren’t quite...

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Nov 02 2020

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Five great books to read with children that adults will enjoy

by Kerry Rooney

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Taking the time to read with children is so important! It’s a time for closeness, laughing and talking together – and it can also give children a flying start in...

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Nov 02 2020

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Sean Connery: ‘Bond, James Bond’, but so much more

by Kerry Rooney

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Coverage of the passing of Sir Sean Connery has inevitably been dominated by his legacy as the screen’s first – and best – James Bond. Connery’s “Bond, James Bond” moment...

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Oct 29 2020

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Two of Us: inside John Lennon’s incredible songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney

by Kerry Rooney

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John Lennon was acutely aware of his place in the musical lineage, and the strengths and weaknesses of his own songwriting. His tendency to speak in bold strokes – “Before...

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Oct 29 2020

Entertainment

The Secret Garden. A place of healing during COVID-19

by Kerry Rooney

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Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 children’s book The Secret Garden has once again been adapted for the screen. Critics have noted that the film about a healing garden has come just...

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Oct 28 2020

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Five historical romances to escape into

by Kerry Rooney

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In times of stress, many of us crave a little light relief and, ideally, a happy ending. During the second world war, readers turned to historical romance for a past...

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Aug 19 2020

Entertainment

Missing Mantel? Discover four great authors of historical fiction

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The enormous success of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy has won an army of new fans for historical fiction. Whether you’re new to the genre or a devotee of Mantel’s...

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