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Star Trek Into Darkness – Review

James Ellaby — Mon, 13 May 2013 09:13:38 +0000

It's hard to find any fault with Star Trek Into Darkness, which succeeds as both a thrilling sci-fi action film and a Star Trek story, better than any since Wrath Of Khan

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James – Manchester Arena – 26/04/13 – Review

Graham — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:55:13 +0000

A triumphant and high energy homecoming show for James, complete with audience interaction and the sight of Peter Kay playing guitar, this was a special night

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Game Of Thrones Season 3 Episode 5 Review

James Ellaby — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:10:12 +0000

After last week's fireworks, this was always likely to be a lower-key affair, with little real action. And it certainly wouldn't start off with a flaming sword battle, would it?

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Counting Crows – Manchester Apollo – 25/04/13 – Review

James Ellaby — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:52:35 +0000

It was a delightful end to a great evening of really good songs by various artists performed by a group who are at the top of their talents

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Game Of Thrones Season 3 Episode 4 Review

James Ellaby — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:41:01 +0000

"I am Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen of the blood of old Valyria. Valyrian is my mother tongue" And with those words, Season 3 of Game Of Thrones exploded into life.

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Mad Men Season 6 Episode 3 Review

James Ellaby — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:28:34 +0000

Happiness is rarely an option for characters in Mad Men and this episode didn't offer much sign that things will be improving for any of them anytime soon

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Game Of Thrones Season 3 Episode 3 Review

James Ellaby — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:29:37 +0000

Everything in Game Of Thrones has a price, and this episode emphasised that more than most, and it's a show that is at its best when bringing fantasy down to earth with hard doses of reality

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Competition – Win New Counting Crows Live Album

James Ellaby — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:05:53 +0000

We've got two copies of the new live album from Counting Crows, Echoes Of The Outlaw Roadshow, to give away, ahead of their UK tour

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Mad Men Season 6 Episodes 1 & 2 Review

James Ellaby — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 07:00:49 +0000

The end is looming. Mad Men has started its penultimate season, so it's perhaps not surprising that thoughts of mortality dominated proceedings in this opening double-header

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Game Of Thrones Season 3 Episode 2 Review

James Ellaby — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:59:22 +0000

Last week's season 3 opener got us up to speed with lots of the main characters but inevitably ran out of time to feature everyone in any kind of depth, so Dark Wings Dark Words played catch-up with the rest.

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