Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the battles marked the end of the war – three years after IS militants seized a third of the country’s territory. Last week Russia said that its forces had destroyed all IS strongholds in Syria following a bombing campaign. Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoi, head of the […]
Daily Archives: December 10, 2017
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Mooney plays childish 25-year-old James who is obsessed with an amateurish children’s TV programme which chronicles the science-fiction adventures of a talking bear. The show isn’t broadcast but arrives on VHS cassette to the bunker James shares with his oddly indulgent parents Ted (Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill) and April […]
GETTY Make workouts part of your festive party to stay in shape this festive season Ring out the bells If Christmas celebrations always end up crowding out your gym time, make workouts part of your party. “Go ice-skating with friends or even hire your favourite PT and ask for a […]
There’s luxury beauty and then there’s 24-carat beauty – and the interesting thing is that the inclusion of precious metal in lotions and potions isn’t entirely for show. There is evidence to support claims that adding gold to skincare can help calm inflammation, reduce skin redness and protect against free […]
Last year there wasn’t much appetite for Patriots Day, Peter Berg’s thriller about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. And after similar attacks in London and Manchester, I doubt many will be ready for Stronger, the second film to dramatise the American attack. I suspect award panels might be more enthusiastic. […]
Black Christmas, Gremlins, Jack Frost, Rare Exports and Santa’s Slay (average film but a great title) have all attempted to blend festive cheer with grisly chills. But the clever Better Watch Out finds a fresh way to add some unwholesome fun to the holiday season. An early scene sets the […]
WENN.com Mark Hamill speaks highly of ‘space twin’ Carrie Fisher and director Rian Johnson A crucial pep talk from the director also prevented the science-fiction icon becoming a bag of nerves. The responsibility of matching the sky-high expectations of the space saga’s fans weighed so heavily on him that Mark […]
But Avenging & Bright, its words taken from the 19th-century Irish poet Thomas Moore, brings a low-key, shimmering intensity to proceedings that takes it into a different league. There are tunes here (Boston City, January Man), which bring out goosebumps, O’Kane’s beautifully low-key delivery tracing quietly melodic patterns across a […]