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Don’t you forget about him
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/04/04/don%E2%80%99t-you-forget-about-him.html Sara Veal If you watch a Robert Pattinson film at the cinema, you have to be willing to tolerate the helpless gasping that is guaranteed to afflict at least a handful of audience members. So I was fully prepared … Continue reading
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Sparkling songbird lights up the stage
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/04/03/sparkling-songbird-lights-stage.html Sara Veal It may have been five years in the making, but Imogen Heap, who dazzled the crowds at the Jakarta’s Kartika Expo Center, Balai Kartini, on Wednesday, March 31, proved she was worth waiting for. The British multiple … Continue reading
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The dragon and his boy
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/28/the-dragon-and-his-boy.html Sara Veal The ongoing battle between 3D animation studios has two main contenders: Pixar and Dreamworks. Both can astound with cutting edge graphics and triumph at the box office, but so far, Pixar is ahead, emotionally and artistically. You … Continue reading
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Sweet, stinging look at a swarm of issues
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/28/sweet-stinging-look-a-swarm-issues.html Sara Veal In this information age, we are all aware of the world’s horrors. Villages razed to the ground, in the name of oil. Starving, swollen-bellied children too frail to brush away the flies that feast on them. We’ve … Continue reading
The little war movie that could
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/21/the-little-war-movie-could.html Sara Veal Reviewing a film that has just received the highest cinematic accolade is challenging. Then again, those good folks at the Oscars don’t always get it right, and often reward dreary, self-important “Oscar-bait” that we mere popcorn-munching mortals … Continue reading
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Can you Kindle it?
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/14/can-you-kindle-it.html Sara Veal In the run-up to last Christmas, messages from Amazon suggesting I buy a Kindle began polluting my inbox. I deleted every one with gritted teeth, mentally screaming “Don’t want!”, as if the Devil was trying to pester … Continue reading
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Screen legends keep it simple
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/14/screen-legends-keep-it-simple.html Sara Veal Meryl Streep can do no wrong. She’s cheated death (Death Becomes Her), reduced Anne Hathaway to a nervous wreck (The Devil Wears Prada) and chosen between her children (Sophie’s Choice) – whatever she does, she always pulls … Continue reading
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Return to the rabbit hole
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/14/return-rabbit-hole.html Sara Veal Adapting books for the screen is tricky, even with big bucks and star power there is no guarantee of getting it right. Time and time again, audiences excited to see their favourite story brought to life have … Continue reading
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Love is a battlefield
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/28/love-a-battlefield.html Sara Veal Nicholas Sparks has perfected the formula for the 21st century weepie, with The Notebook, A Walk to Remember and Nights in Rodanthe reducing hopeless romantics of all ages to tears. Lasse Hallestrom’s Dear John, the latest cinematic … Continue reading
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Cult rockers battle the night
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/21/cult-rockers-battle-night.html Sara Veal For 15 years, alternative rock stars Placebo have set the music world alight with haunting tunes and unabashed debauchery. Last Tuesday, Jakartans finally had the chance to see the naughty Nancy Boys in spectacularly acoustic action. Since … Continue reading
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