FOOTBALL, FILMS and FABULOUS MUSIC AT THE DOMINION OF OPINION
If there was an award for the most unusual film title of the year THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY (dir Mike Newell, 124 mins) would definitely be in the running. That said it is the only one it is…
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Trying to categorize I Tonya (119 mins, director Craig Gillespie) is rather like attempting to judge the main character of the piece, figure skater Tonya Harding – whose role in the infamous attack on skating rival Nancy Kerrigan prior to the United States naming…
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If a week is a long time in politics, then a year in football is often an eternity. On Good Friday 2017 (April 14th), I saw the Molineux fixture between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brighton & Hove Albion, the visitors running…
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‘Gotta Serve Somebody’ from ‘Slow Train Coming’ won Bob Dylan a Grammy but was lampooned by John Lennon.
‘What the clubs also had in common were managers completely single-minded in their quest for football excellence.’
‘Even for its lapses, a fine attempt to depict a fascinating chapter in rock history – Hendrix leading the gallop into uncharted territory. ‘
With my teenage years advancing into the mid-1970s and in recognition of leaving childhood farther behind, on top of being allowed to stay up and see ‘Match of the Day’ on a Saturday night my parents added the concession of being…
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Van delivers ‘Here Comes The Night,’ Real Real Gone’ and ‘Moondance’ in quick succession to an audience aware they are listening to a true original.
Tubular Bells saw Mike Oldfield acclaimed as ‘the most important popular composer of the decade.’
NY – BBC 1971. In ‘Heart of Gold’ Neil sings ‘I’m getting old’ – somewhat ironic at the age of 27…..