Film review: ABOUT TIME, from Built For Speed

Following the disappointment of his last film, the plot-free and mostly laugh-free comedy The Boat that Rocked, Richard Curtis, who also wrote and directed the very fine Love Actually, returns to what he does best: charming, witty rom-coms with sensitive, floppy-haired Englishman.  As with all Richard Curtis’ films, his latest effort, About Time is set in an alternate universe where

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THE PURPLE HAZE ARCHIVE presents NICK LAIRD-CLOWES of THE DREAM ACADEMY on PODCAST

One of the most loved songs of the 1980s was the Dream Academy’s “Life in a Northern Town“. Join Nick Laird-Clowes, the lead singer of the Dream Academy, as he discusses his long & successful career commencing with early bands Alfalpha (mentored by Marc Bolan) & The Act & his work as Trashmonk & also his very successful work as a film composer. Nick Laird-Clowes latest film is the UK #1 film, “About

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