THE TWO TOWERS – LIVE

Posted on 2009-05-04

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. The journey continues…

Following on from two sold-out performances of the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, experience the second chapter of this thrilling epic trilogy. Howard Shore’s score will be performed live on stage by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ludwig Wicki, to a high definition cinematic screening of the film. Follow Frodo and Sam in their quest to destroy the One Ring and relive the epic battle of Helm’s Deep and the enchanting world of Fangorn Forest as over 200 musicians bring Middle-earth to life within the magical setting of the Royal Albert Hall.

www.royalalberthall.com

  

CHRIS CUNNINGHAM VERSUS GUCCI FLORA

Posted on 2009-05-04

The genius and ever-inventive director Chris Cunningham blends calm with maelstrom in the new ad campaign he directed and produced for Gucci. Simply beautiful.

  

AWAYDAYS

Posted on 2009-05-04

Awaydays is based on the bestselling novel by Kevin Sampson. Set in the post-punk era in the North West of England. Paul Carty is 19, good-looking, funny, clever and bored out of his mind. Carty works as a junior civil servant and spends all his wages on gigs, clubs, records and football. Its at a match that he meets Elvis. He’s part of a gang called The Pack. The Pack is legendary; they dress in a cultish, almost effeminate style thats at odds with the Boneheads and Bootboys they fight against. They have androgynous wedge haircuts worn with Lacoste tennis shirts, Lois jeans and Adidas Forest Hills training shoes. For as long as he has been going to football, Carty has been fascinated by The Pack. Now Elvis is offering him a way in…

www.awaydaysthemovie.com

  

BURIAL VERSUS FOUR TET

Posted on 2009-05-04

Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, is all about collaboration, so it’s not a surprise that he’s teamed up with shadowy English dubstep crossover Burial, aka William Bevan. The results, “Moth” and “Wolf Cub,” “Moth” finds Reichian Gamelan giving way to wooden percussion and subtle background pitch/vocal smears, with an echoing spaciousness that remains throughout. “Wolf Cub” digs into a deeper, stutter-stopping, chiming/ringing/thumping club zone. Both are super mellow: A thoroughly enjoyable mind-meld bearing the fingerprints of both makers, but that also manages to lead them someplace new.

  

SALLY IN THE SOSSUSVLEI

Posted on 2009-05-04

It’s big, it’s wild, and pictures don’t do it justice: Namibia is an unusual African destination which surprises and amazes more than any other. From the ghostly shipwrecks of the Skeleton Coast to the roaring giant red dunes of the Namib desert, the flood plains of the Caprivi Strip and the incredible game of Etosha national park, there is far more here than first meets the eye. Where else can you encounter herds of desert elephants, zebras and giraffes, spot wildebeest, hyenas and antelopes and have the chance to watch big cats in one of the world’s best wildlife sanctuaries? How about surfing sand dunes, hiking through lunar landscapes, sinking in quick sand, sleeping out under the huge African skies, seeing cheetahs at the world’s only Cheetah Conservation Fund or tracking black rhino in rugged wilderness with expert guides

For more information and to book, have a look at www.blacktomato.co.uk or call on 020 7426 9888.

  

EXIT LOVES PINKIE

Posted on 2009-05-04

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