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Editor-in-chief: Jane "dangerous shoes" Kirby Editor: Catherine "What's all this then ?" Jones Husic Editor: Paul "Tangent boy" Stokes Assista nt Husic Editor: James "Everyone's a winner baby" Tapsfield Design and Screen Editor: John "hey baby" Spacey Assistant Screen Editor: Diana "one liner" Goodman TV&Radio Editor: Amy ·~rekkie " Pierce lnter@ctive Edi tor: Stuart "subversive" Dredge Arts Editor: Milky Jack Hanauer Copy Editor: James ·~he Gopher" Goffin, Kay "groucho" Spragg Advertising Manager: Amy ·~ick list" Kingswell Special Belated Thanks: Alan and Robert Graham and Kathy Perry for their brill 80s photos Cont ributing Writers: Gemma Pitcher, Sara Elsegood , James Brown , Chris O'Neill , Daniel Bardsley, Adam Hawkins, Gareth Llewelyn , lmogen Rose-Smith, Neill Johnstone, Luke Turner, Lee McNicoll , Katie Durrant, Carolyn "glad to have you back" Boyd

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even pm on Monday, May 18, and Sunhouse are frantically soundchecking in preparation for their Waterfront performance. They are putting more effort into this than most bands would put into a capacity set at Wembley. After a while standing around the dance floor looking silly, I am eventually rescued by Tonykeyboardist and tour manager for Sun house who, in between rushing around organising tickets for the band to see Super Furry Animals later that evening, placates me with a can of Stella. Everything is suddenly looking a little better. Or, at least, it is until I am led in to a grim back room containing four of the six band members. Gavin Clarke, singer and songwriter, stares up at me from under a fringe of curly hair, and Dominic Dillon, drummer, is slouched in a corner apparently suffering from flu . Meanwhile, Rob Brooks, bass, and Paul Bacon, guitar and harmonica, are cracking into the rest of the Stella. Not that Sunhouse are really that terrifying. In fact, they turn out to be quite friendly . Their success has been meteoric. Hot on the heels of Monkey Dead (featured on the soundtrack for Twenty-Four Seven), the second single, Animal, is out at the end of this month and the debut album, Crazy on the Weekend, is due for release in June. Not bad for a group of 20-somethings who got together on a summer weekend to record songs for a friend's low budget movie and then suddenly found themselves being wined and dined by record companies. "I don't know what's going on," quips Gavin, "I'd actually never played live until we made the record ." Was it strange? "Yeah, really bad, like chucking up for three days before .. ." "And on stage," inte~ects Rob.

Enter final band member Oliver Jones clutching a freshly-ironed shirt. The idea was probably not to iron the creases in, but even if success has not taught Sunhouse the finer arts of grooming they do seem to have rapidly come to terms with the workings of the music industry. Interviews are no problem. Ask them what jobs they did before and you get the impression that this is a well worn road . Gavin was ''working at a hostel with heroin addicts," Rob worked at Marks and Spencer, Dominic worked in a guitar shop and Paul used to be a plumber. Do I want to know about festivals? In prospect are Glastonbury, Phoenix and some random events on the continent including the "popcorn film festival thing" in Sweden . "Definitely sweet though, not salted," decides Rob, "Do you want another beer?" At Paul's suggestion we skip over musical influences in favour of favourite swear words. Paul has a particular penchant for

their cheerful banter there is clearly a stormier side to Sunhouse. There is also a refreshing element of modesty. "We're not going to say that our album is, you know, the best album to come out in the last five years," says Gavin, "I mean, how many bands could say that?" As the conversation degenerates into a series of strange shrieks, I beat a hasty retreat , fearing I've actually been interviewing Martians. lt is easy to forget how much Sunhouse deserve their new acclaim . Later in the evening Gavin stands there watching The Unbelievable Truth, an expression of studious concentration on his face . For a band that was formed almost by accident,

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What do Sunhouse sound like? A lot of guitar against the distinctive rasp of Gavin's black vocals, sometimes violent, sometimes quiet, with leanings towards folk and'soul:

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First there were the Gallaghers and now there are the Yorkes. Luke Turner caught up with Yorke the younger and his band, The Unbelievable Truth ••• e all know the Fawlty Towers episode with the Germans and "Don't mention the war." Most people also remember the 8/ackadder where saying "Macbeth" sends the actors into a hot potato frenzy. Well , interviewing the Unbelievable Truth is a bit like that - there 's one word which is a strict no go area. That word , of course, is Radiohead . The lead singer of Unbelievable Truth , Andy Yorke, has a brother, Thorn, whose band is considerably more successful than his own. Cynics would argue that such success is the reason why the Truth have got where they are so quickly. Andy, following his brother's example, says hardly anything in the interview, leaving most of the talkmg to the strangely coiffured , but very nice drummer and producer, Nigel Powell. The band's debut album Almost Here entered the charts last week at number 21 , a position the Truth are quite pleased with. The album, however, attracted a series of mixed reviews from the nation's press: "it's good to cause an extreme reaction , it's better than everyone saying its an okay album. Some people want rock and some don't. There's no macho posturing and we prefer that to instant rock gratification ." To be fair Almost Here couldn't be accused of pandering to any instant desires. Instead it is a far

more mature and thought out debut album , full of subtle strings and simple acoustic guitars. In fact it's almost like an acoustic version of R ........ d's debut, Pablo Honey (though I'm not telling the band this . I don't fancy getting a beating from Andy, who's quite a big lad) . Nigel's not certain of the source of this apparent maturity: "I don't really know why that is. Usually when I hear debut albums they seem daunted by the fact that they're in a proper band and have to record an album. If our album sounds mature it's because it's happy to be itself. We felt totally in a bubble doing our own thing." The Truth do indeed exist in a bubble, claiming not to have time to listen to other music, and avoiding the egomania of the London music industry. The band have remained in the fertile plains of Oxford - territory that has produced great bands like Ride, Supergrass, and, er, R ....... d. When asked why Oxford is so productive, the Truth's reaction to the list of bands is telling. As they believe the unmentionables are about to mentioned, Andy pulls a thunderous face. Nigel believes that it is the people and not the place that is responsible for the high success rate: "In Oxford there are about five or six people who really believe in music. it's really ego free and mutually supportive." He explains that there's a

real community spirit. "All the bands know each other. We formed The Unbelievable Truth to play with all the people in other bands we knew'' This was back in 1994, just after Andy finished his degree in Russian Literature and spent time in Moscow. In fact, this is the one thing he's prepared to talk about - just when you might be thinking he was a cardboard replica put there to amuse onlookers. "Erm, yeah , Moscow was cool ," he mutters. They claim that they are not influenced by other music, but instead are inspired . As Nigel, who appears to be the main creative driving force , says : "I think that goes for anybody doing anything ," he explains. "Good music, a good book. You hear it and get a burst of creative energy which you can use yourself for your own creative things. " lt was in Nigel's own studio that the band developed the songs that led to Almost Here. Indeed , thanks to this preparation, the final cuts of the album took a mere three weeks to record . "We weren't intimidated by going into the studio," Nigel explains. '·it felt relaxed and natural, although the pre-production work took quite a long time. We did three day weeks, and two hour days. Not really a good Protestant work ethic!"

However, their confidence in the studio was not immediately repeated in their current tour. They had previously only played small acoustic pub and club gigs which weren't exactly glorified , soul searching recitals . At one recent Swansea show the band played in a pub, after hours. "There were a lot of people at the back of the hall completely rat-arsed ," says Nigel. "I prefer it when there are a few people who care really passionately about what you are doing , with space round the edges , rather than filling the place with a load of loud, leery, drunken Welshmen. it's quality not quantity." So bear this in mind if you visit any of the Summer's festivals, most of which the Truth are playing. If you stumble past a stage and hear a familiar sounding voice singing about tortured souls and the precariousness of existence, don't whatever you do, wander up to them and demand a rendition of Creep. it could be the wrong band , and it could be very hazardous for your health.

DOWNT E I:OCXI: Come with us to the land of the Local, where the people are beautiful and the music flows ••• Greetings ••• Hello and welcome to the last Down the Local of this academic year. lt's been a great month for music, and with the long hot Summer ahead things are quite literally hotting up! The Local this issue is, as usual, jam-packed with information about the diverse musical proclivities of Norwich and UEA types.

Shaft Funk-soul will be much in evidence when the excellent Shaft play Fat Pauly's on May 31. The event is being held to celebrate the release of their EP What's My Colour, which will be available from HMV and other selected outlets from June 8. Shaft will obviously be topping the bill, with support from two other as yet unconfirmed bands.

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a whole host of other indie bands playing al fresco at Wilde in the Park. The festival of music, to be held in Chapelfield Gardens, is being organised by Noisebox in conjunction with the Wilde Club and promises to be well worth a visit as you try to recover from the rigours of the Law Ball.

More Live The newly reformed Contemporary Music Society put on a gig on Sunday, May 17. The well-attended Bill Wilson room gig featured Monkeys in Human Suits, a heavy, rough-indie Mogwai-esque group who were playing their first gig, and rising Norwich stars Kaito, who pulled off a great punky performance that hinted at great things for their forthcomming gig with Crest. Both bands produced energetic performances which had the crowd on their feet for much of the gig. The CMS promise more nights like that next year so look out for them.

The Usual Suspect Fat Pauly's will also provide the venue for Hyperstation's own brand of melodic punk on June 8. The UEA act who won't play any covers will be playing several new songs on the night, the band are also looking forward to their first trip to the studio this Summer to record their contribution to a Norwich based split single later in the year

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The emotional effect of Jeff Buckley's music on the listener was staggering. Stuart Dredge examines the short life of a troubled songsmith And the rain is falling and I believe my time has come it reminds me of the pain I might leave behind • Jeff Buckley, Grace, 1994

elf Buckley is dead. In fact, he's been dead for a while now. it's just over a year since he drowned in the Mississippi River during an illised swim. Death, however, is no longer an obstacle to maintaining a healthy pop career. Just ask Tupac, Biggie, Kurt or even Linda McCartney, whose solo album is reported to be on its way soon . Such was the case with Jeff Buckley, whose face has been found plastered over pretty much every Sunday supplement in the last month, coinciding with the release of his new album . Not bad for a solo artist who during his lifetime was never that big over here anyway, at least not in terms of record sales. Most people could be forgiven for wondering what was so special about this dead guy. · His recorded output wasn't prolific. Four singles, a couple of live EPs, and just one full-length album, 1994's Grace. it's not even as if he toured regularly in this country, and when he did, the venues were on the cosy side. Yet for those who were fans, his music touched a chord that perhaps no other artist could. With the UK music scene currently favouring the intensity of bands like Radiohead, The Verve and Spiritualised, it's tragic that he isn't around to reap the benefits, as he surely would have. So, who was he? Born in 1966, he was the son of singersongwriter Tim

Buckley, although he would only ever meet his father once, backstage at a concert in 1975. Two months after that, Tim died of a heroin overdose-. This fleeting relationship would later lead to much tension in interviews, as Jeff denied that his musical talents were in any way inherited . Instead, he was brought up by his mother and stepfather. Although Jeff signed to Columbia Records in 1993, his first release was a four-track mini album , Live at Sin-E, released on indie label Big Cat. lt was recorded at a New York coffee bar, and comprised of two covers, and two original songs (Mojo Pin and Eternal Life) . lt was stark, yet mesmerising, and prepared the way for his astonishing debut album. Grace was astonishing indeed. lt didn't sell millions, or start a musical revolution, but it did provoke an extraordinarily intense reaction in those who heard it. Even cynical music journalists were wont to babble away about its qualities at every opportunity. As before, it was a mixture of original compositions and covers, including a spine-chilling version of Leonard Cohen's Hall~lujah . The title track alone combined more extravagant flights of fancy than most artists manage in a career, while Last Goodbye was the lushest ode to being dumped ever written. Amid the critical plaudits, Jeff set off on a world tour. And perhaps this was when things started to go wrong, although here we enter the realms of speculation. Maybe the pressure of this very private man being shoehorned into the role of a rock star began to tell. The performances didn't suffer, although some critics voiced reservations at Jeffs tendency to slip into extended free-jazz workouts in an effort to bring something new to the songs. During the course of the tour, he played a number of dates in England, including Glastonbury, and appeared at the London Meltdown Festival. Once the tour was over, work began on the next album, provisionally titled My Sweetheart, the Drunk. Jetf and his band decamped to New York for a series of recording sessions produced by Tom Verlaine. Although this was initially meant to be for a few test tracks, they ended up with a whole album in the can. Here the problems really started. From what his friends and fellow band

versions of those that he had already recorded . At the same time, was playing a of secret

gigs in local bars, using names such as Martha And The Nicotines, and Possessed by Elvis. Finally, it seemed like the new album was coming together. And then ... well, the bare facts of his death are this. He was playing guitar and singing along to a Led Zeppelin tape at the bank of one of the Mississippi channels with a studio engineer. Suddenly, he decided to go for a dip, fully clothed. His companion remembers him floating whilst singing, but when his back was turned, the singer disappeared. After a massive search, his body was found a few days later. Cruel accident, or suicide? If only we knew. I prefer the former, if only because he had so much more to give the world. As news trickled out about his death , small groups of fans · began to gather in Greenwich Village, playing Grace, which looked likely to be his memorial. But here we are, with the new album out, and the entire back catalogue re-issued and available for extra-specially fleecing import prices, folks. lt seems entirely possible that more people will hear his music now than in his lifetime. Hopefully this won 't detract from perceptions of his talent. He sang like an angel, and played like the devil. Hopefully he is resting his troubled soul now.

CD 1 is. to all appearances a finished album w1th ten tracks So far. so good . but"1t"s hard to forget that both Jell and his ' •. · · · banGI wanted it to be JUhked . _ Does it deserve a release? Well. yes. even if the MOR production does almost suffocate the songs in places. Taking the bad first. Everybody Here Wants You is little more than a dull Ann1e Lennox tune. Nightmares By The Sea is just as frustrating. as the vocals try to fly when the production can only plod. lt"s not all grim: Mornmg Thief and Opened Once hark back to Live at Sin-E with just vocals and guitar. Yard of Blond Girls may be hamstrung with some appallmg lyncs. but it somehow rises above them to become quietly ep1c. The brooding New Years Prayer is just fantastic. and probably the only track that could have found a place on the Grace LP. The second CD is fascrnating . although not always strictly listenable. In fact. about half the tracks are, to put it bluntly. horrible. Like In Utero. they"re the sound of a man expelling hrs internal demons by makrng a ghastly racket. Still. the other half more than make up for it. Haven·t You Heard is vintage Buckley, with his vocals given free rein to soar and swoop as they wish. Your Flesh 1s So Nice conversely, is vintage PJ Harvey. boosted with suitably fuzzy guitar. Jewel Box rs all the better for being just Jell and his guitar. lt"s obviously at an early stage of development. but the signs are all there . The best is reserved for last. Satisfied Mind is. for want of a better word, majestic. lt"s a near-perfect attempt to form a one-man gospel choir: an undertaking that"d be doomed to failure if it was anyone else. lt"s this. more than anything else. that convinces you that had Jell had just another year to complete his second album. it would have been something special. Even this collection of sketches is something to treasure .

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lt's a matter of taste, yeah ••• 60FT DOLLS Joya Magica The Newport trio couldn 't have chosen a more apt time for their return to the music scene, bearing in mind the current popularity of Britrock. On this, their follow-up to the1r wellreceived debut The Big Three, the Dollies deliver strong, irrepressible songs in the Stereophonics and Ash vein. The first single and electrifying album-opener, Alison 's Room, unequivocally sets out

their charged , optimistic game plan, and the ir characteristic directness and simplicity serves them well throughout. On Summer is Gone and Back to the Summer, the band regret the passing of the seasons, but the ir resolve and hope remain undiminished. Out of the 12, the standout track must surely be Silver Screen: sublime and uplifting, complete with falling-from -heaven harmonies - proving that all the truly great tunes are straightforward . Though one or two of the more stark tracks may leave you cold , Joya Magica is recommended to those of you who like your guitar music to be rock rather than pop,_;; orientated , and for anyone searching for an addition to the soundtrack of their youth . Gareth Llewellyn

FANTAZIA British Summer Anthems

Not being a particularly b1g fan of the Super Furry Animals, or having any great knowledge of their music, I was knocked over (quite literally: I could feel the bass banging about in my chest) by how good they were. Despite the ominous sight of support band , Granddaddy, playing to a half empty dance floor and the rather long break between the two bands, the Super Furry Animals triumphantly bounced onto stage, joined by a whole host of funky mflatable props, which consisted of a giant light bulb, a few clouds and some unspecified shapes at the back of the stage. Gruff, Huw, Dayffd and Cian all looked to be in their own little worlds as they pulled off a great performance . Nearly every song they played had the crowd

generally disposable, uplifting footstompers : at the end of the day, it's just one collection of masterful , though generally non-innovative , mixes after another. As such , Fantazia do not disappoint. Jeremy Healy takes the f1rst half, with a greater tendency to play the tunes the average punter is more likely to recognise , as shown with back to back favourites such as Run DMC and the Prodigy. Sonique , on the (){her hand, del ivers her dance with a far harder edge, making Healy seem quite poppy by comparison . Oh , and she sings on top of some of the tunes too. This is probably a storm1ng idea back on her club circuit, but to be honest, when listening to her at home, she can drift uncomfortably close to breakbeat karaoke . Whether or not Fantazia have prov1ded the ultimate Summer sounds sampler depends on the criteria of assessment. If you want brashly simple, floor-filling tunes , and nothing more. British Anthems is fantaslic . If, however, you expect something a little more inspiring, its ceaseless repetitive thump will just dull your brain and hurt your ears . Neill Johnstone

DAYTONA My Obsession With Elizabeth

Radiohead might have sounded like if they'd grown up somewhe. re 1n white suburban hell USA, ~.-~e•\"\ ] and hadn't gone supernova after Pablo Honey? Probably not. But 1f you had Daytona would be collection is never your an swer. really going to be all that different Th1s is basic, run-of-the-m ill American 1nd1e band to the last. You pay your money, you get fluff. But with the notable exceptions of those another professionally terrifying moments where their songs induce mixed collection of Extreme flash backs, Daytona ·s debut album , My Obsession with Elizabeth Montgomery. is surprisingly bearable. The bittersweet ironic lyncs make it seem as if life should be an American sitcom; full of big hair and jiggling up and down with stunning renditions of trivia drama , packed between adverts for songs like International Language Of Screaming, toothpaste and deodorant , where everyone makes She 's Got Spies and Play it Cool. up at the end of the half hour. The gig's highlight had to be Daytfd's solo, kettleThe TV feel explains the relevance to the kitsch drum set, which, drenched in a haze of orange cultural 70s reference in the album title, as well as light, produced a simply mental sight. the utter irrelevance of this band to anyone's real Clearly a great night was to be had by all as the life. This is one of those albums where you forget to listen to the second section and , when you Welsh wonder band whipped the LCR into a buzzing frenzy. Super! Gemma Pi tcher finally remember, realise that it hardly makes a difference. Still , if Friends is looking for a new theme tune, perhaps they should give Daytona a call. lmogen Rose-Smith To all but the serious

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Urusei return with a new single, having gained a lot of attention recently for their lo-fi, punkish sound, and their latest offering doesn't disappoint. Owing a debt to Sonic Youth , Slain By Elf will have you going air guitar-crazy in front of your mirror. Not that I'd know about that, though. Gareth Llewellyn

SILVER SUN Too Much, Too Little, Too Late EP Silver Sun attempt to revive sales of their debut album by releasing this EP, featuring four covers: My Bloody Valentine, Johnny Mathis, Rush and The Muffs. Silver Sun manage to retain the sound of the original songs, and add enough of their own indie-pop gubbins to ensure that this is a must. Luke Turner

VITRO Orange Is that a car alarm? No it's the faint backing to this track. Electronic beats, synthesisers and vocals fuse to form a track which actually isn't bad. it could have turned out really repetitive, but manages to avoid that familiar monotonous realm. Unless you listen to all the remixes, where the colour starts to fade. Nevertheless it's a relief to know it's not your car being nicked. Lee McNico/1 Clever marketing ploy!

HEATHER NOVA London Rain If Heather Nova was a little more messed up she could do battle with T ori Amos. She has the vocal range, and a voice so sharp it could cut flesh , but London Rain as a song is blunt. If it came to a bar brawl Tori would be an odds on favourite. Lacking lyrical imagination Nova fails to have any edge. Admittedly there must be somewhere else for girl rock to go other than into the asylum with Miss Amos. However Nova offers no obvious alternatives. lmogen Rose-Smith

EMBRACE Come Back to What You KnowEP OK, he can"t sing! But despite the lacklustre vocals and plodding predictability of the music. there is something sweetly endearing about this song. The lyrics have touching romantic remorsefulness about them and there is a rousing, crashing chorus. So, whilst this doesn't reach , Embrace are aiming at stars and there's no shame in that. Katie Durrant

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n a case of either extreme irony or honesty in art, Jeremy Irons is narrating a video produced by the Foreign Office about the sexual exploition of children worldwide. Irons can currently be seen in the new film version of Lolita in which he lusts after a 14 year old girl. Hem, hem. Mark it on your calendars: June 7 is National Cinema Day. Participating cinemas will be offering half prices on all films all day, as well as the occasional sneak preview The day is sponsored by McDonalds, with the intention of

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too common, but this one is planning to take the cake. Not only will the film be working with the exact same script, but with Hitchcock's own storyboards and 60 day shooting schedule. Result: the exact same movie, only with different actors and in colour. Tipped so far are Vlnce Vaughn (Swingers) as Mrs Bates' loving son Norman and

Anne Heche or Nlcole Kldman as Marion Crane, the secretary who is brutally murdered in the shower. Oh sorry, did we ruin it for you? Old Blue Eyes himself, Frank Slnatra passed away on May 14 at the age of 82? Sinatra, though best remembered for his singing career, had a highly successful film career which included his Oscar-nominated performances in The Man with the Golden Arm and From Here to Eternity (which he won). Sinatra's passing leaves Joey Bishop as the last verifiable member of the Rat Pack.

very large and very ugly lump of rock seems hell-bent on colliding with the earth at immense speed. We puny earthlings have to deal with it, or die trying. Yep, Deep Impact heralds the return of the braindead Summer blockbusters, and it obeys the basic rule of the genre by waving the Stars and Stripes while barely acknowledging that the rest of the world exists. Having said this, Deep Impact is a good name for this film because that's exactly what it will leave on you. No, really! If you're prone to being emotionally affected by the basic joys of cinema, this will make you laugh, make you cry and terrify you all at the same time. Admirably enough, the actors seem to be fighting for screen presence against the amazing special effects, unlike so many other blockbusters. Ifs a close contest, but in the end the actors, like mankind, win.

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ustralia has provtded us with mov1es hke Muflefs Wedding and Pf/scll/a, Queen of the Desert, so its poss1ble to argue that they've pos1t1vely contnbuted to cinema in the 1990s. Sadly, this argument falls apart on viewtng The Castle. Presumably angling for something like Full Monty status, this dire travesty comes across as the sort of movie that wouldn't even look good on Channel Five. The Kerrigans live tn a street that contatns exactly four houses. 20 years ago they were prom1sed it was a pnme locatton, but a decent back garden and plenty of space to park the Ute can't disgwse the fact that the Kerngan's house backs onto an airport The baste story Involves patnarch Darryl Kerngan's attempts to save the

Thankfully. Worthy of a special mention is the ever dependable Morgan Freeman, hamming it up as the first ever black actor to play the President of the United States of America. Robert Duvall is also affecting as the ageing commander of the spaceship in charge of destroying the rock thafs on its way to Mother Earth. Director Mimi Leder weaves the storylines of the various characters skilfully together to manipulate our emotions and build the pace to fever pitch. The only problem is the ending, which is a bit of a cop out. After establishing a good situation to wipe out mankind, the conclusion is sadly contrived. But then again, we all sort of expected that. Deep Impact promises a comet hitting the earth and thafs what we get, along with a good rollercoaster ride. So, in the end, it delivers what it James Brown promises.

beloved family home from being swallowed up by the expanded airport. Unfortunately, it's JUSt imposstble to sympathise with their plight, mainly because they are clearly inbred morons. You can't see their webbed fingers, but I bet they have them. The running jokes which are clearly intended to endear us to these idiots involve the price of goods in Exchange and Mart, a couple of tow truck stories and a joke about the mother's cooking so dire it doesn't deserve explanation. Oh yes, and a song that goes, "We're going to Ballydoon." Enter the comedy lawyer that specialises in d1vorces who the moustach1oed Mr Kerngan expects to take on the big nasty multinational anyway. And an old bloke who really can't be expected to move- at h1s age. To round off the stereotypes there's a 'comedy' Arab who makes bomb threats as well The baste elements of a surprise hit are there â&#x20AC;˘ low budget; underdogs take on the system and Wtn back the1r self-respect â&#x20AC;˘ but the scnpt 1s so cringingry embarrassmg that rt verges on being unbearable to watch A complete dtsaster

. (t:eventJ He's sent to 1996 to find the mysterious Army of the Twelve Monkeys, the latest lead the strange people in suits have regarding the source of the virus. The techniques of time travel being somewhat imperfect, Brucie actually ends up in 1990 and his ramblings lead him to be incarcerated in a lovely little asylum. Enter Jeffrey Goines, lunatic and idiot savant, who introduces Brucie to the asylum. Cue a bit more leaping around time, and after a bit of deduction by psychologist Madeleine Stowe , Bruce teams up with her to stop the Twelve Monkeys from wreaking havoc. Meanwhile, all the time-hopping is leading him to consider whether in fact he is actually mad. All sounds rather confusing , doesn't it? Worry not , for director Terry Gilliam (of Monty Py1hon fame) manages to present all this in a relatively simple way. The fantastic script is complemented by the real revelations of the movie - Bruce Willis and Brad Pit!. Bruce isn't afraid to be seen with a long, thick, drug-induced strand of dribble hanging from his mouth, while Brad is engaging as a vaguely coherent nutter. An apocalyptic vision you can 't afford to miss . John Spacey

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nee upon a time Bruce Willis was only known for rubbish like Colour of Night and Hudson Hawk, with the admittedly notable exception of Die Hard. In the last few years films like Pulp Fiction and The Fifth Element have raised his reputation into something approaching respectability. The Die Hard series apart, Twelve Monkeys is arguably Brucie-baby's best leading role. The human population has been reduced to one per cent of its former level following the release of a lethal virus into the atmosphere in 1996. James Cole (Bruce Willis), who lives in one of the very nasty cubicles provided for 21st century people, is picked up by a big cra ne and made an offer he can 't refuse by a bunch of strange people in suits.

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hoped. Behind its sweet-hearted exterior, The Seven Year Itch is a biting satire, revealing much about the sexual mores of the mid-50s in a surprisingly provocative way. The famous subway-exhaustblowing-Marilyn's-dress-up scene isn't mere titillation for Sherman and audience alike, it is indicative of the film 's odd view of women and Marilyn's own mystique: innocent to thei r effect on bestial men and at the same time far more comfortable wi th their sexuality tha n the nervous, sweating , twittery men around them. For writer/director Billy Wilder, this was just another great film in a long list. Starting with Double Indemnity in 1944 and ending , perhaps, with The Apartment in 1960, Wilder was one of those most consistent talents in Hollywood. The Seven Year Itch, besides being an incredibly imaginative Hollywood product, is, above all , a fun and entertaining movie. Marilyn is dead sexy, which sometimes overshadows how strong her performance is, and the scenes where Sherman imagines his supposed past liaisons or his wife being seduced by a hunky romance novelist are hilarious. Not to mention that the thwarting of his designs on The Girl can be sympathised with by just about every living human being. So forget that postage-stamp version of Marilyn , and go soak up the real thing! Diana Goodman

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and Scully getting a snog or two is in full force, naturally, but more importantly, maybe we'll find out what Mulder's parents were thinking when they named him Fox in the first place. Trying to stay out of the usual action onslaught are the expected dramas, though some lean distinctly towards the hybrid action/drama. The General, directed by John Boorman (Deliverance) is a cops and robbers/cat and mouse game set on the eve of the IRA ceasefire. The true story of Dublin bandit Martin Cahill, nicknamed !'The General" for his ability to lead his gang, the film stars Brendan Gleeson (best remembered as Me! Gibson's childhood friend Hamish in Bravehearl) with Jon Voight as the man sent to track him down. Red Corner, opening in the first week of June, courts political controversy with highly outspoken Tibet supporter Richard Gere as an American being framed for murder while on a business trip to China. Conspiracies, double-crosses, and things not being what they seem will most likely be the norm as Gere fights for his freedom with the help of his vaguely suspicious Chinese attorney. In Mercury Rising, due in August, Bruce Willis stars as an FBI agent protecting an autistic kid who has broken a top secret Pentagon code. Sound a tad like ·Witness? Yes, but Witness is a great movie,

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meaning that unless they get the formula very, very wrong, Mercury Rising will be _ watchable, maybe even exciting, especially with Alec Baldwin, who's getting better and better at playing baddies, playing the government nasty out to get them. Expect a good bit of chasing, hacking into military computers, and some touching1 Bruce/Kid moments. After months and months of quiet hype, The Replacement Killers is finally set to open on June 5. The film marks Hong Kong star Chow Yun-Fat's first American film where, as usual, he plays some sort of sympathetic good guy who has a bad job to do. Chow is a former hired killer who is called upon to do one last particularly nasty job. He

Our prayers have been answered - Sean Connery in a kiltl refuses, and has to go on the run with Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite). Directed by Antoine Fuqua, who until now has only directed music videos (including Gangsta's Paradise, which was largely film clips). Who says film art is dead? Romances and date movies are few and far between this Summer. City of Angels, marketed as the new Ghost, sees Nicholas Cage finally doing something besides those Bruckheimer actioners (Con Air, The Rock) . 01' Nick stars as a guardian angel who falls for the woman he protects, the ever winsome Meg Ryan. Be prepared for several thousand of those glowing, fuzzy focus lurve shots as Meg and Nick try to unlock their hearts or some such. Six Days, Seven Nights is a more relaxed semi-screwball romantic comedy with Harrison Ford and Anne Heche. Ford is gruff, Heche is spunky, they get stuck on a tropical island together. Verbal sparring, Harrison Ford with his shirt off, and eventual romance follow. Not heavy academic stuff, but an undoubtedly likeable flick from the tsar of likeable, lvan Reitman (Twins, Ghostbusters). Besides being cute and fun and this Summer's most notable date movie, ifs also the make-orbreak moment in Heche's career: can an actress out loud and proud (and all but married to Ellen DeGeneres) carry a heterosexual romantic comedy? Our answer: yes, and Heche will soon be poised to be the brainy Meg Ryan. Unless she keeps making sludge like Volcano. Last and perhaps least on the list is The Wedding Singer, the 80s retro ode starring Adam Sandler (Happy Gilmore) and Drew Barrymore as wedding singer and waitress (respectively) who fall in love despite being engaged to other people. The film's watchability is entirely dependent on how funny you think the 80s were and whether or not you like Adam Sandler (there is no

possible range, it's a yes or no question). For those who have never seen the former Saturday Night Live comedian (during the same dastardly era as Chris Farley) in action, his routine is reportedly fairly mellow in this one, so it may be easier to watch than, say, anything else he's ever done. Finally, there is the straight comedy Or Dolittle: Eddie Murphy wakes up one morning with the ability to hear animals ·talk. Fortunately for us, he doesn't sing about it, and there probably won't be a two-headed llama like in the appalling Rex Harrison version. Not too much to say about this one, really: Eddie Murphy does some low-level gurning, high-quality animatronic animals say wise-ass things. No word yet as to whether Murphy will be playing multiple characters like in The Nutty Professor, which were undeniably the funniest bits. Advance reviews say ifs funny and the kids will like it, meaning those university students who don't find the jokes funny will still go to see the cute little animals. So perhaps there's something for everyone this Summer after all.

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whom, who's most likely to get horribly killed with blunt instruments, and who will end up with that all-important settlement money by the time the end credits run. The backdrop of the sultry Everglades provides temperatures high enough for clothes to be shed in several sweaty scenes, trashy in a real "guilty pleasure" sort of way. The town, and the movie, seem oversexed in that kind of low· brow Tennessee Williams style. lt seems no woman on Earth (or at least In Aorida) can resist Dilton, but is he really the mastermind behind the dastardly goings-on or is he just an overexcited studmuffin? Is it Neve's grungy trailer-trash? Is lt investigating cop Kevin Bacon? Or is it Bill Murray as Dillon's shyster lawyer? Maybe Keyser Soze's involved, who knows! Wild Things is worth watching to find out, but be careful of those soap suds. Chrls O'Ne/11

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From Rolf Harris' urban hospital waiting room to the Alpine backdrop of the lesser spotted elk, animals make great television. The Event finds out why... nimals. Strange things aren't they? Peculiar arrangements of propelling devices, covered in fur or scaly stuff, probably quite smelly. Yet we have always been fascinated by them, from the minute mouse to the whopping great whale; and the TV networks have for years been churning out vast quantities of programmes on a huge variety of animc!l and nature related subjects. Probably one of the

longest running of these programmes is the BBC's Wildlife on One, presented by the great David Attenborough, who travels the globe filming scenes that have often never been previously recorded, and provides De Montfort University with their completely irrelevant commercial of a whale chasing its tea up a beach. But being a producer of such programmes is not all going to nice sunny places at the expense of the licence payer. You have to know what the audience wants to see - half an hour of an eagle building its nest wouldn't be much fun. So most nature programmes are rammed full of violence, gore, sex and death. The best ones are those about the big African cats. They stalk through the grass, then pounce on some gazelle or antelope, with the programme narrator giving a football commentator style report on the chase and how unfortunate it is to be a gazelle or antelope, because basically you're crap and weedy and just prance in the air a lot before being horribly killed and eaten. There then follows five minutes of gruesome gnawing and entrail ripping before the big cats lie down and have a fat, lazy nap. Quite similar to us humans on a Sunday really. As well as having revolting

table manners, the animal kingdom has yet to discover feminism in the courtship and mating process, which is perhaps the funniest part of the nature programme. The male animal runs around looking very, ahem, aroused; trying to find a partner who generally seems a bit bored (bit like the LCR really). There's a bit of rumpy pumpy, during which the narrator will talk about something completely different so as not to cause any kids watching at home to ask their parents awkward baby questions. Natural history programmes undoubtedly serve a great educational purpose; showing us exactly why we need to be more environmentally conscious; showing us what human selfishness could destroy. But they're also a damn good laugh.

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ave you ever been late? Has missing a train caused you to curse with bother? Well no matter the how dire the consequence of your lateness, the chances are that they will pale in comparison with the fate the befalls John Cleese.' I mean being late hasn't lead to the destruction of your life as you know it. Has it? In this merry caper we find Cleese, employing all his best Python and Faw/ty Tower's skills as the clock-watching secondary school headmaster about to undertake a journey that will lead him to the pinnacle of his teaching career: addressing the head teachers conference at the University of East Anglial To say that Cleese is a stickler for punctuality is an understatemenr, he's obsessed by time to such a degree you could set your watch by him - indeed many do. So when he misses the train to Norwich causing him to be late, things start to deteriorate rapidly. Obviously Cleese is loath to miss a date at UEA and so he opts for alternative transport- a clapped out old banger. Unfortunately the road to Norwich is filled with perils for the hapless head teacher

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Why on earth would someone agree to share their most private moments with thousands of Netheadst Stuart Dredge tries to find out s any true romantic will tell you, the bedroom is a sacred place. A private haven for you, and of course for whoever you choose to entertain there. Your private place, in other words. So why the bally hell do some people choose to open up their bedroom activities for a potential audience of millions every day? Beats me, but it's happening on the Internet, with the growing phenomenon of girlcams. A girlcam, so-called because it's almost always a female , is when someone installs a digital camera in their bedroom, and hooks it up to their computer. Then, photos can be posted automatically onto the Internet for all to see. The first known girlcam was set up by an American student called Jenni, and is still going strong today (www.jennicam.org). Now, however, us Brits have our very own girlcam , set up by cable channel Bravo. lt features a woman called Sara, and can be

accessed throug h the Bravo Web site (www.bravo.co.uk) . As well as being able to peek at her room , visitors can even talk to Sara on a specially des1gned chat page. But, as many a cook with a broken knife has been moved to wonder, where is the point? In a word , voyeurism . Dirty old (or not-so-old) men log on , in the hope of seeing some female flesh , or at least a glimpse of a pair of knickers.

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despite their chic image you can still buy oldschool favourites such as "Chelsea blue" paint, pencil-sharpeners and novelty penknives. Some of the bigger teams provide extensive footie 'lifestyle' magazine pages . Although never as good as the unofficial pages , some sites are of note . Of course, evil Manchester United are represented by a site containing literally millions of Nicky Butt and Peter Schmeichel piccies, as well as video snippets of their every devilish goal. Over the Internet players come alive: see their pictures, watch their goals, hear them speak. On 28th May, Everton hard man Duncan Ferguson will even be answenng foolie question s on-line. So if you fancy asking "Big Dune" why it is his team 's so utterly poor, log on next Wednesd ay at www.evertonfc .co.uk. Surprisingly, Leicester FC's page contains an enormous database of soccer jokes, ranging from pol ite to potentially prosecutable . A refreshingly light approach can also be found at Derby's little gem of a site . Thoughtful enough to include a map of (and how to get to) Derby's ground, Derby ''fully encourage non-Derby fans to attend home games ." Even included are detailed descriptions of local hotels, restaurants , and entertainment opportunities. On the basis of such en th usiasm I encourage everyone to go and see a game at Derby next season - not just for the football , you understand , but because thei r "special offers" present "a marvellous opportunity for a busin ess break, or a weekend away from it all." Sheffield Wednesday's web site 1s not even worth mentioning , and. for th at matter, neither are those of Crystal Palace, Bolton, and West Ham. And as for Leeds on-line, I can only say that these people should never have been allowed access to computer equipment. If I have forgotten any teams, then, havmg v1s1ted their web-pages and explored them thoroughly, I had nothing whatsoever to say about them . Sorry.

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TV, if you think about it, more so than any fly-on-the-wall documentary can be. For a start, there's no editing process the audience can take a look wheneve r they want. Well , theoretically, although in Sara's case she just hangs a towel over the camera when she wants a bit of privacy, probably provoking anguished cries from darkened spods' bedrooms up and down the land! Theoretically, after a while she'll

that are altogether seedier. In fact, they're little more than on-line sex shows , so we'll ignore them . The proper girlcams are interesting on another level completely. They're the ultimate in Real

become so accustomed to the camera's presence that she'll act completely naturally. Hmm .. . The Bravo Girlcam 1s an interesting experiment. that's fast becoming flooded with Net pervs hoping Sara will get her kit off. You have to wonder whether it's not just a well-manipulated publicity seam. After all, Sara's already held one lingerie party, which was heavily trailed. Still, as the Bravo Web site cheerfully admits. it's just "the chance to see a woman in her underwear." Righto ... Still, the trend is spreading to other lifeforms. Comedy Computer boffins at Cambridge have pointed a web-cam at their coffee-pot, and it's got a sizeable audience. Now that's really creepy!

he BBC seems to be getting its act together as far as on-line chats goes. Last Wednesday, instead of revising, your intrepid Interactive correspondant was badgering TV dramatist Lynda La Plante to answer some questions . Upcom1ng chats include athlete Roger Black and novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford . Check out www.beeb.com for details. We also got to toss a few posers at Eurovision songstress lmaani m an on-line chat. As well as revealing a passion for the dreadful Urban Hymns by The Verve , she confessed that she might consider a duet with Guildo, the portly German entrant. She declined to answer our question over the relative merits of Pork Farm and Ginsters sausage rolls, but th en th at wasn't so much of a surprise. Talking of Lynda La Plante, her new series Killer 'Net has been slated by techies for its lack of realism and for the way it portrays 'Net users as murderous shag-happy we1rdos What's the problem? lt's a compliment! Even if we can't all look like Jason Orange ... Apparently loads of scary lawsuit-type stuff

has been erupting over in the States around Microsoft. Even Uber- Nerdmeister Bill Gates couldn 't prevent, well, pretty much everyon e sueing his company over their anticompetitive practises. Bill wants every copy of Windows 98 to come with Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which everyone knows is pants compared to Netscape Navigator (as seen in CPC). Meanwhile, th e rumbles between pop stars and unofficial fan sites contin ues. Oasis started the trend, and now it appears Prince's overzealous management are intent on hassling sites that use photos of the Purple one. Still , heartwarming news was prov1ded by the recent reopening of the Black Crowes Web site, wh1ch co-operates with unofficial s1 tes to bnng up-to-date news. Aw .. bless 'em! Take a look at www.blackcrowes.com . In the ever-changing world of zombie blast 'em up computer games, Resident Evil 2 has been making a bit of a splash Although we got our hands on a review copy too late to feature it its first week sales apparently hammered the record set by Tomb Raider 2. Lara Croft outsmarted by a bunch of ghouls - now THAT's funnyl And on that bombshell that's all for th1s issue Have a good summerl

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have often wondered how France can boast about being the gastronomic capital of Europe and then go on to mention snails and frogs legs in the same sentence. Of course I have smiled politely and not quibbled. After all "English food is horrible", or so they tell me. So, having bitten my tongue since I arrived in October, the time has come to question these reputations. Do they really deserve their title, or are we just too scared to say otherwise? Unfortunately, the most notorious dish from our very own English kitchens is not hot apple pie smothered in custard as you might expect, nor is it Roast beef and Yorkshires. lt is in fact "pudding", the name given to what the French know as jelly. Ask many a Monsieur or Madame and they'll confidently tell you it's

disgusting, without having tried it themselves. So, okay, a word that could spring to mind when referring to British cuisine is 'Stodgy', And our meat and two veg served us well until we were told by some food critic fuddy-duddies that Gaelic neighbours were blending, sauteing and casseroling some better fodder. More often than not, your average Monsieur will be sitting down to a steak, haricots verts and carrots. Namely, meat and two veg. In recent years, traditional home cooking has been pushed aside in favour of instant microwave productions. Why else do one quarter of Marks and Spencer's stores outside Britain rest on French soil? This just goes to show that many French themselves would rather have our neatly squared sandwiches than jaw-breaking baguettes. No wonder they can get away with charging 16F (£1 .60) for a loaf of Mother's Pride. In fact, an area in which Britain is leading the world in the nosh stakes is vegetarianism . Tell any friendly waiter in France you don't eat meat and you'll find yourself the recipient of a sympathetic smile and an omelette. Whilst dining with a friend, a salad adorned with tuna arrived. When refused, we were told "But it's not meat... you can eat it." An even more alien idea is that being a vegetarian or vegan comes down to whether you eat eggs or not. Not eating cheese would be incomprehensible. But as any cheese-lover familiar with their dairy

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Pommelo (or Shaddoc) This fruit is originally from Southern China and it can be said that this is the most tropical of citrus fruits . The pommelo often gets referred to as the shaddoc after Captain Shaddoc started shipping the seeds from China to Barbados in 1649. Today the pommelo is primarily from Israel and looks like a large grapefruit with a green tinge. it's also a lot sweeter than grapefruit. They're available between October and May and will keep for months without refrigeration.

delicacies will tell you, they know what they are doing. Charles de Gaulle was once as saying, "You cannot unite the French only through fear. You cannot simply bring together a country that has over 265 kinds of cheese." Cheese-making is taken extremely seriously and in fact there are over 400 varieties, with new ones being created every year, their recipes being closely guarded secrets. Although, cheese-makers are becoming increasingly worried by new EC laws controlling the use of bacteria filled live milk. Showing 'fromage' is big business, but having said that, anyone wishing to adapt the student-friendly recipe macaroni cheese to life in France will find that replacing Cheddar with Emmental can prove catastrophic! Of course, when discussing French cuisine you cannot go without mentioning wine. There is no doubt that it is unrivalled in the world for its quality and sophistication and to refuse a glass at dinner is considered an insult. Although, more recently

OUT No. II Callppo The most Freudian of ice follies, the Caflppo fascinates us with its curious phallicity, providing lads with voyeuristic pleasures when they watch the opposite sex devouring one. But watch out lads! You have laviscious desires of your own, that can only be satisfied by rushing to the shops, buying a Calippo, and wrapping your lips around it. What's that all about, eh?

Feast 'Don't be greedy' your parents used to say when you were little. Pishl You D]are an adult now, replete with selfwill and a rebellious nature. Spurn the ice creams that cannot sate your hunger, in favour of this veritable monster. All that stands between you and major taste-bud gratification is this dilemma: save the hard centre till last, or simply bite off as much as you can chew?

this part of their convivial way of life has changed slightly. The average French person's annual consumption lies at 25 bottles, as opposed to the 90 consumed by the previous generation. it's not just in booze that they're developing their tastes; other styles changing the shape of French food as we know it come from the enormous influence of the ex-colonial North African countries. All in all, it seems as though our snail-loving friends are leaving their doors wide open for something new, and if possible, easy. With an M&S in every principal town and even vegetarian restaurants making appearances here and there, it could be said that the French may be letting their gastronomic crown slip a bit. So, after seven months of nodding shamefully with every derogatory comment on British cuisine, I might just have learnt enough vocabulary to argue back.

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Cornetto Just one Cometto. Give it to me. Now. The Cornetto is the Rolls-Royce of the frozen confectionery world with its sleek appearance, prestige, and smooth bodywork. Maybe not then, but for connoisseurs of the ice cream, the Cometto has no equal. Lick it, and be transported instantly to a gondola, somewhere in the middle of Venice. Nice.

99Fiake The hardy perennial, guaranteed to make D]an appearance each summer, tempting you with its intriguing combination of flake and cream. But wait! Beware of the 99's potential for embarrassing spillage, for while you are chomping on the chocolate, the ice cream will be glooping towards your trousers, provoking much frenzied scrubbing. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Mars Ice Cream Bar Now this, this is icy perfection in a wrapper If ever we saw it. Fools assume it's merely a colder Mars ~J Bar. How wrong they are, for the Mars Ice Cream Bar is a creamy nectar l8nt from the gods. Pure oral pleasura wll *.ktPOIJed If you try to consume more 1han oM;Wiilln the sickly sweet filling wt11 turn your II!:Wnach. Prepare for hurting, nurse!

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Kumquat British botanist, Robert Fortune, stumbled across the kumquat 150 years ago whilst in China. In 1846 he brought his new found Kumquat to Kew Gardens. Used mainly in relishes or chutneys, the actual fruit is very small and the skin and pips are both also edible. Morocco, South Africa, Argentina, Israel and Brazil are the main countries where kumquats are found. Ugll The ugli is a cross between a tangerine and a grapefruit. The name was thought up in Jamaica where it was first created and patented around 1914. This is widely available between October and April and is used mainly as a breakfast fruit like the grapefruit although is less acidic. The ugli's skin is thick and uneven yellow-orange.

The minneola is a tangerine and grapefruit hybrid. This is a similar size to the everyday orange and has a distinctively sweet flavour, and they're also very easy to peel. The minneola is available from December to October and arrivse at our supermarkets from Israel, Turkey, Cyprus, South Africa and California. Ortanigue This became the Jamaican trade mark which then led to the result of other countries inventing different names for th is fruit like the mandora, topaz, tanbor and ortline. A very tasty fruit which, unlike the minneola, is hard to peel. Store this fruit as you would an orange and it's available between February and April , then August and September.

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elevision Studies isn't really taken seriously by most academics. it's probably true to say that th e subject remains the poor relation of Film Studies, conjuring up images of work-shy dossers philosophising pointlessly about the Teletubbies. This may be harsh, but perceptions are changing, especially here at UEA, through th e efforts of EUR Media Studies lecturer Glen Creeber. Out of his work with students has com e a book about that most controve rsial of television dramatists, Dennis Potter. it's not the first book to be written about Potter, but as Creeber explains, it takes a unique angle. "I'd pick the other books up, and within the first ten pages my heart would sink. They were so boring! You never got a sense of what drove his work." Whereas other books examine the links between Potter's own life and his plays, Creeber has shunned this biographical approach, preferring to focus solely on the plays themselves. Although th1s means ignoring the juicy details of the au thor's life , it has its own advantages . "I wanted to concentrate on the work, to try and understand how it operates, and what the wider themes are, in a way that biographical analysis doesn't allow." Thus, rather than examining Potter's plays in chronological order, Between Two Worlds groups together the the mes that ru n th roughout his work: class, reli gion, nostalgia, sex and death. If one

thmg becomes clear, it's that he never shied away from difficult subject matter. "Whether you liked him or not, you have to admit that he was a brave dramatist. For example, in one of his less famous plays , wh ich was screened at the end of the 60s, he dealt with chi ldhood sexual abuse. This was in a time wh en that subject was taboo ." Throughout his caree r, Potter often aroused the righteous wrath of would-be censors , usually for the sexual content of his plays . Was he really, as som e claimed , just a dirty old man getting his kicks fro m televising his disturbing fantasies? "No, I don't think so. He never used sex just for titillation . The most famous example was a scene in The Singing Detective where a seven-year-old boy watched his mother having sex in the grass with a complete stranger. Mary Whitehouse wanted it banned , but that incident was crucial to the character's development of a hatred of women . Without showing it, the audience couldn't be expected to understand the complex psychological development of this central character." Perhaps , but another accusation that dogged Potter's wo rk was that of misogyny. Many of his female characters were shallowly drawn stereotypes who were abu sed by their men. Th ese accusations are examined in the book, with Creeber being of th e opinion that Potter was not

the chauvinist he has sometimes been painted as. Instead, his plays dramatised the way many men see women . As Germaine Greer said at th e time of his death , "There's no point in being outraged by Dennis Potter. You have to listen to what he's saying. it's the truth that's outrageous, not Dennis Potter." According to Cree ber, modern-day dramatists for both stage and screen h<J.ve a lot to thank Dennis Potter for: "He broke down a lot of barrie rs, so that dramatists can be as open as they possibly can , and can talk about sexuality and other taboos with a freedom that they didn't have before ." With even film directors like Scorcese and Woody Alien being Potter fans , it seems that his influence will live on. Between Two Worlds is an invaluable book for anyone who is studying Potter or British television drama, yet it's worth a look even if yo u aren't. "it's not a heavily theoretical book full of film jargon. I've tried to look at Potter's plays in a way that's friendly and accessible. "People will hopefully get a lot out of it, even if they haven't watched a lot of Potter." Between Two Worlds co mes out in June , published by Macmillan . Sta rt saving those pennies from heaven now.

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GRA S irst year EAS students have been working overtime to conceive, research , write and produce this play set in th e Fens, and their efforts showed. Superb native dialect, folklore, sprinklings of early feminism and th e plain old savagery of human beings were interwoven to create a production with historical insight and more than a little entertainment. Named after the stupor-inducing drink beloved of locals, Poppy Tea centres on the wild, windswept spaces of East Angl ia, skipping back and forth between the 17th centu ry and 1953. Both periods were times of change and adversity in the region. Cromwell's rise to power and the Civil War blighted lives in th e 1600s whilst Mother Natu re was the enemy in more recent times, flood ing the land and scattering the residents. Th e play vividly describes the tensions between locals and autho rity during th e two eras, whether that authori ty was the Earl of Bedford and his Dutch engineers intent on draining th e land , or the autocratic military police ro unding up a frightened populace during this century. Th e acting was powerfu l an d realistic, Ben Smith deserving particular praise for his portrayal of Dutchman Christiaan van Somer. Other characters ranged from a self-important Earl to unaffected rural folk, from a simpering Oxbridge don to a gang of 17th century Spice Girls who spread terro r throughout their neighbourhood and preached a gospel of female emancipation. Added to this were a crop of original songs, vivid sound effects and colourful costumes. Holding an audience's attention for a full three Daniel Bards/ey hours is no mean feat but this production managed it with ease.

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earing in mind his role in Alan Partridge's recent lambasting of Norwich, and the refurbished church setting of this intimate gathering, the question that you will probably be asking yourselves is: did Armando lannucci's appearance represent a visit to a hostile lion's den, or a case of preaching to the converted? Well, lannucci certainly didn't let the congregation down with his blistering, cutting, and inspired set.

Drawing on many of the themes and perspectives of his lauded Armistice TV show, everyone's favourite Scottish-Italian satirist spoke engagingly about today's most perplexing and prominent issues; for instance the new Labour Government, the Ulster peace process, and Scotland's chances in the forthcoming World Cup. lannucci took numerous questions from the

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audience, ranging from the predictable Steve Coogan/Chris Morris inquiries, to those of a more topical and political nature, such as those about the Millennium Dome. His suggestion was that this crystallisation of all things 'Cool Britannia' should, in fact, feature a giant replica of George Michael, complete with moving parts. Armando used the questions as fuel to his fire of verbal colour and irrepressible intellect, proving that the Armistice owes a great deal to his vigour and inventiveness. He argued that the EU coin should feature a scene from an alcohol-ridden party involving the participating nations, but with Britain sat in the corner watching a video; that Gerry Adams is actually Moira Stewart; and that the sequel to Titanic will feature 'cruise liner-rage' (You read it here first). â&#x20AC;˘ lt was a great performance, charged with vision and incisiveness; the voice of sanity in a confusing world. Mr Friday Night may have entered the Puppet Theatre awaiting the wrath of the Norwich public, but he left the assembly in the reassuring knowledge that the Church of lannucci had just Gsreth Llewellyn gained 200 new disciples.

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ith the new millennium hurtling towards us and the media's current obsession with 'Cool Britannia', the time is probably right for England Is Mine. ~.GIIIIt'~Âˇ~pop groups can be very tenuous at times. lt is Michael Bracewell's book traces difficult to find many similarities between Paul the path of English culture Weller and Wordsworth, or a through the century from George connection Orwell to Goldie. Its vision is all-encompassing between and Bracewell draws no distinction between 'high' Samuel and 'low' culture, juxtaposing the kitsch world of Beck~tt and Nescafe adverts with high-brow discussions of Dexy's abstract art. Midnight England Is Mine presents us with a view of Runners. England through the eyes of our country's greatest I mean, does anybody listen icons. We see how The Specials drew their inspiration from the casualties of Thatcher's Britain to Come On Eileen and think whilst Frankie Goes To Hollywood adapted consumer culture with outrageous consequences. of Waiting For The book's emphasis on English culture does God restrict its scope though and consequently ignores Scottish and Welsh culture. No matter, England Is Mine makes a good read and avoids the temptation to be too nostalgic. Although the book's style is fresh and intricately mapped, Bracewell's linking of literary figures with

dward Heath's autobiography, due to grace the shelves of bookshops nationwide in the Autumn, should be a jolly read. When asked by publishers to spice up the book to increase sales, the former Prime Minister responded in typically forthright fashion. "I get it," he said, "blood on every page." And by all accounts that is what we are going to get. Yet further irrefutable proof of the immunity of politicians to financial incentives. Another book that deals with the sordid realm of power struggles and intrigue is the new novel by lain M. Banks. Inversions is published on Thursday, June 4 and focuses on Doctor Vosill, a king's personal physician, who has to fight to survive in a society emerging from a dark age. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? Perhaps the feisty Scot has tired of fiction and has tried his hand at biography instead ... Ah, what a wonderful world we live in, and a world which is soon to be blessed with a new Hughes poet. Frieda, the daughter of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, who had previously a career in painting and children's

books, has finally succumbed to the temptation to follow in her parents' footsteps. She has just sold a collection of poetry, and it won't be long before we can judge for ourselves how well she measures up to her legendary folks. Another publication with a political undertone is Culture Secretary Chrls Smith's Creative Britain. The book has been written in conjunction with the recent

graduates Kazuo lshlguro, lan McEwan and Professor of Creative Writing Andrew Motion as prime members of the cult of 'Cool Britannia'. Groovin', man.

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ABC TITANIC The world's grandest ship arrives in New York uneventfully. Or not. MOUSEHUNT Squeak! BLUES BROTHERS 2000 Worth seeing for Aretha Franklin alone. STAR KID Kids. Outer space. Stuff. DEEP IMPACT Keep watching the skies! SLIDING DOORS Keep watching those doors!

ODEON PAWS Billy Connelly goes ''Woofl " GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE Brendan Fraser goes smack! FAIRY TALE: A TRUE STORY Fairies go flit! SCREAM 2 Girls go "AHH! " MAN IN THE IRON MASK Leonardo goes "Grr!" TITANIC Boat goes "Giug!"

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FLUBBER Wed May 27, Fri May 29, and Sat May 30 at 2.30 Robin Williams creates a bouncy friend . OSCAR AND LUCINDA Wed May 27 at 5:30 & 8:15, Thurs May 28 at 2:30, 5:30, & 8:15 Gambling, preachers, in early Australia. MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL Fri May 29, Sat May 30, Man June 1 at 5:30, Tues June 2 at 2:00 & 8:15, Wed June 3 & Thurs June 4 at 8.15 Naughty goings on in the American south. LES VOLEURS Fri May 29, Sat May 30 , Man June 1 at 8.30, Tues June 2 & Wed June 3 at 5.30, Thurs June 4 at 2.30 & 5.30 High class French cops and robbers. OR NO Fri May 29 at 11 .15pm Cannery first utters "Bond , James Bond". Hearts melt. THE CRUCIFIED LOVERS Sun May 31 at 5.00 Classic Japanese melodrama. LA CONFIDENTIAL Sun May 31 at 7.30 Learn the identity of Rollo Tomasi. NOWHERE Fri June 5, Sat June 6, Man June 8 at 5.45, Tues June 9 at 2.30, Wed June 10 & Thurs June 11 at 8. 15 California emptiness from Gregg Araki (The Doom Generation).

MEN IN BLACK Sat June 6 at 1.45 & 3.45 New York is full of aliens. Big surprise.

VERTIGO Fri May 29 Hitchcock at his absolute best.

GOLDFINGER Fri June 5 at 11.15pm Pussy Galore. Oddjob. The best Bond film ever. No contest.

PHOTOGRAPHING FAIRIES & MRS BROWN Man June 1 Two fairly true stories of British times past.

GOOD WILL HUNTING Fri June 5 & Sat June 6 at 8.15, Man June 8 at 2.30 & 8.15, Tues June 9 at 5.45, Wed June 10 & Thurs June 11 at 2.30 & 5.45 Matt Damon learns life as a genius means more than drinking and fighting. GION MUSIC FESTIVAL Sun June 7 at 5.00 Study of geisha politics after WWII.

SE7EN & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Tues June 2 Two of the best films of the 90s, both with Kevin Spacey being really creepy. IN THE COMPANY OF MEN Thurs June 4 Businessmen do dodgy things just for fun . TAXI DRIVER Fri June 5 Dark, disturbing Scorsese classic.

IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Sun June 7 at 2.30 Sidney Poitier in race-relations classic. They call him Mr Tibbs!

TWELVE MONKEYS & EVENT HORIZON Mon June 8 Time/space continuum confusion.

TITANIC (1943) Sun June 7 at 7.30 Wartime German semi-propaganda, unseen in the UK since 1964.

LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE & JAMON JAMON Tues June 9 Love , sex , and above all food.

THAT'S CRICKET! Tues June 9 at 8.15 An evening of classic cricket footage.

TITANIC Wed June 10 Molly Brown proves unsinkable. The ship, however, does not.

TWENTYFOURSEVEN Fri June 12 at 5.45 Boxing brings troubled lads together. THE BOXER Fri June 12 at 8.15 More boxing, this time in Belfast with Daniel Day Lewis. · THE BLACKOUT Fri June 12 at 11.15pm Drugs, drinking , hard Hollywood living.

UNION FILMS ALIEN RESURRECTION Thurs May 28 When are they going to learn to leave the aliens alone?

NORWICH LABOUR CLUB SOMO SOMO Friday, June 5 at 8.30pm Mose Fanfan and his eight-piece band bring the sound of the Congo to Norwich. As if we don't get enough of that at Ikon! £8 I £6.50 Concessions

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BARBER OF SEVILLE, JOAN OF ARC and EUGINE ONEGIN Wednesday, June 3- Saturday, June 6 at 7.30pm A trio of classic operas. Get those bums on seats and wait for that Fat Lady to start singing. £6-£34 KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS Wednesday, June 10 and Saturday, June 13 at 2.30pm Monday, June 8 - Saturday, June 13 at 7.30pm Robert Powell (The Detectives) switches roles and murders Colin Baker - eight times! Rumours that the jilted Jasper Carrot and his army of Daleks are going to gatecrash have been strongly denied . £3 I £15

MADDERMARKET THEATRE CABARET SOMETIMES Friday, June 12 at 8.00pm A fusion of theatre and cabaret in which we "get a look inside the revolving wardrobe". Um, great! £4 I £3.50 Concessions

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I E LIGHT: AN EXHIBITION Tuesday, June 2- Sunday, June 28 A series of plays, talks and films about light in its "natural, supernatural and artificial forms ." I've seeeen da light!

MASSIE + HALF TIME ORANGES + LUMINOUS BAKER Monday, June 1 £2.50 adv./ £3 on the door CARRIE + MAINSTREAM Monday, June 8

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WILDE IN THE PARK Sunday, June 7 lndie C\Cts Crest, Kaito and a whole host of bands outside in the air. FREE

NEW BREED Wednesdays Goth, metal, hard rock. £2 before 11, £3 after, £3 stud. discount TRANSMITTING Thursdays Hot dance music of the 70s, 80s, and 90s £1.50 WRAITH Fridays The best in goth. Grrr! £2.50 before 11 £3.50 afterwards JUICE

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