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IT’S A QUIET WEEK out there – not a lot going on at all. Nobody’s planned anything because normally it’s freezing. Thank god for English football. A winter break might make perfect sense, but what would the world do without it – watch darts? Everybody’s detoxing – a fat load of good some doctor said in Britain, but isn’t that always the case over there. Health-scare stories have replaced celebrity scoops as the new way to peddle newspapers full of hate that vindicate their readers for hating everyone else only marginally less than they hate themselves. It’s not a good time to have a birthday. While there are very few valid excuses for not turning up to a party in the first ten days of January, everyone will find one. Flu is the most popular option – isn’t it remarkable how some people get it 15 times more than others? Why can’t they be honest: “I’m not coming because I can’t fake it anymore. I hate my life, as I do every year in early January, and I just want to sit at home in the warmth. Please

don’t invite me to any more of your birthdays unless you decide to move it. Besides, you’re 43 – aren’t you too old for birthdays?” To any Capricorns reading this, please don’t be too literal in your interpretation (you’re morose enough already), although the suicide rate suggests you won’t – more people top themselves in spring than winter, apparently because they’re too knackered to carry it out because of the perpetual darkness. What you need is a distraction, and there’s nothing more so than a children’s birthday party (see G8 for an incredibly informative Kids Corner packed with handy advice about how to organise one). Personally, I like making a special effort with the cake (see the Guide cover and G8 for the Cirkeline and Robin Hood castle ones I made for my four-yearold last month – yeah, yeah, a woman helped me decorate), but do get a little miffed that I have to make cakes for two parties – one for her friends, and one for the family. It’s a birthday, not a birthweek! I guess what drives me on is how much better my cakes are than the layer crap the vast majority of this country splodges out from supermarket packets like one giant cowpat with sickly icing on top. Sorry, but something’s got to keep me happy during the long winter evenings.

GL Strand, Gammel Strand 48, Cph K; starts Dec 10, ends Jan 22; open Tue-Sun 11:00-17:00, Wed-Thu 11:00-20:00; www. glstrand.dk AN ONGOING exhibition at Gammel Strand, one of the older contemporary art centres in Copenhagen, groups together emerging local and international talents in the arts. The eclectic Extract exhibition is to become an annual event for Gammel Strand, founded by the Danish painter CW Eckersberg in 1825. Extract actually reflects Eckersberg’s original intentions when founding the institution. He saw it as a place to generate debate around contemporary art and support young artists in their work and careers. The seven young artists here have the opportunity to win two prizes. They are eligible to win the jury prize of 50,000 kroner and an additional audience award that provides the winning artist with the opportunity for a solo exhibition at Gammel Strand. Meanwhile, the winner of the audience award, which has been determined by votes received up until December 31, will be announced on January 11. All of the Extract artists are recent graduates of art institutions in Denmark, Great Britain, or Germany. The majority of the seven focus on story-telling in their artwork, rather than tying themselves to a particular style or tradition of art making. The stories range in focus from the artistic to the political to the mechanically strange. Stefan Sulzer, a Swiss artist living in London, shows a film about a secret art collection in the Swiss Alps that contains artworks by artists Jenny Holzer and Daniel Buren and architect Rem Koolhas among others, which is only accessible in the summer months. Sulzer, wanting a challenge, accessed the mountain-top art treasure trove via helicopter to create his double video projection. One projection shows the sweeping view from the helicopter, and the other: the interior of the inaccessible museum. For Sulzer, the story behind the project is the role the natural world plays in dictating when the art collection can be seen. Hidden behind a muted colour palette, the rolled-up prayer rugs in German-Turkish artist Naneci Yurdagül’s piece, Untitled (Made in Israel), 2011, tells another kind of story. While studying and teaching in Israel, Yurdagül made contact with Palestinian art students living on the West Bank and asked them for their used prayer rugs. He

Performance Mozart

Betty Nansen Teatret, Frederiksberg Alle 57, Frederiksberg; ends Jan 15, performances Sat 17:00, Mon, Tue & Thu 20:00; tickets: 150– 360kr; www.bettynansen.dk The team behind the theatre gigs Gasolin’, Come Together and Bob Dylan are back. They’ve been given the ultimate challenge – to create a theatre show based on Mozart’s music. With a sense of timing and dizzying costumes, the unreasonable Cederholm & Co takes you on a journey through Mozart’s world of famous compositions, as you’ve never seen or heard them before. Rediscover Mozart’s big hits in a new guise with some fantastic singers and actors. EM

One of Soheila Sokhanvari’s extracts - presumably carried out during an alien abduction

then provided them with new rugs. Yurdagül points out that though the students could not easily travel to Israel, the prayer rugs were able to move outside the conflicted political borders, ultimately travelling all the way to Denmark. His unassuming art piece belies this hidden complication. The piece by Danish artist Ea Borre on the other hand looks complicated but is quite simple. Borre, who graduated from the Jutland Art Academy in Aarhus, is interested in music and machines. Her mechanised sculpture continually pipes out strange sounds, as it moves jerkily in the gallery’s exhibition hall. Borre was inspired by the repetitive sounds made by music

Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci

Store Scene, Operaen, Ekvipagemestervej 10, 1438 Cph K; ends Feb 4, 20:00 (unless stated) on Sun (15:00), Tue, Thu; tickets 95-1,250kr; 180 mins incl intermission; Italian with Danish titles; www.kglteater.dk Enjoy two operas for the price of one: Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s widely admired works from 1890 and 1892 respectively. The pairing of the two (colloquially referred to by aficionados as the ‘Cav and Pag’ double-bill) was first tried in 1893 and has become a favourite with audiences ever since. Somehow the themes of adultery, hypocrisy, drinking and to-the-death duelling (Cavalleria) dovetail nicely with those of uncontrollable passion, violence, poisoning, and murder (Pagliacci). KRG

boxes, as well as the structural rigour of her new career choice as an organ maker. The young artist is not studying the old craft of organ making simply to improve her sculptural work - she is actively considering a career change. For now, Borre will continue making her sculptures, displaying them in art institutions, as well as using them in musical performance. Extract as an annual event for emerging contemporary art promises to become a fixture in the Copenhagen art world. Other artists in the exhibition include Meri Sidsel Gustafsson, Mads Thomsen, Soheila Sokhanvari, and Sandra Havlicek.

Cinderella

Krudttønden, Serridslevvej 2, 2100 Cph Ø; ends Sat, performances Fri 19:00 & Sat 16:00; tickets: adults 150kr, children 120kr, via www.ctcircle.dk or 2812 3680, tickets@ctcircle.dk for group discounts Pantomime is a noisy, raucous, gender-bending part of the classic UK Christmas, and the Copenhagen Theatre Circle is bringing the British tradition to Copenhagen with an original production of the children’s

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classic Cinderella, which has been penned by the director Barry McKenna, a winner of the Reumert Award, Denmark’s foremost prize for the performing arts. Panto involves musical numbers, loud costumes, and plenty of drag. High jinks ensue, and the audience is encouraged to yell, scream, boo, and cheer the villains and the heroes. If the lines “He’s behind you” and “Oh no, it isn’t” aren’t familiar, don’t worry, they will be by the time it’s finished. McKenna’s given the plot a welcome update, with lots of juicy parts. And rest assured that the many sexual entendres and innuendos – as vital to a good panto as drag and slapstick – fly over the heads of the younger audience. They might get the joke, but in a flashback ten years from now. KD

over 20 years, performing at festivals and concerts on the Irish harp, guitar and other stringed instruments. This year when Bartof celebrates its 20th anniversary, it will also be celebrating nearly 20 years of hosting concerts and gigs. From acoustic to semi-acoustic bands, Bartof has hosted performances over the years by names such as The Seamus Cahill Band, Ash Plant, Pentangle and Cecilia Norby. The place also promotes and supports up-and-coming musicians and works in conjunction with music festivals in the region such as Winter Jazz and the Roskilde Festival by holding themed concerts and performances. Such is Bartof ’s passion for music that food is never served during a performance and entry is strictly ticket-only in order to attract the right kind of crowd. Tickets prices vary from 30-200kr depending on the performances. Tickets can be purchased at the door on the evening of the performance or by contacting the café beforehand. Besides music gigs, Bartof also holds a monthly quiz night (in Danish), hosted by none other than popular Danish guitarist Michael Denner. The topics for the quiz (besides music obviously) include general knowledge, film, the arts, sport and

Truly a bar of the people Bartof

Nordre Fasanvej 46; Frederiksberg 2000; Open MonThu 11:00-01:00, Fri & Sat 11:00-03:00, Sun 11:00-01:00; www.bartofcafe.dk A LOCAL BAR that doubles as a cosy café during the day and hosts live music performances by night - what more could one ask for? Perhaps an eclectic ambience? Well that option too is ticked off if you find yourself at Frederiksberg’s popular bar café, Bartof. Yes, this lively bar situated on the prominent Nordre Fasanvej is a bar/café that promotes and hosts musical talents throughout the year, while offering delicious home-made food. In a city like Copenhagen, with a strong café/bar culture, it is only natural that one is spoilt for choice and yet left confused when it comes to choosing a bar - more so, when they mirror each other in settings, menu and service. But not every bar achieves a perfect combination. Moreover, once you’ve thrown in the element of live music, it is only a handful of bars that come to anyone’s mind and one of them is Bartof. Owner Joakim Friis-Holm is an ardent music enthusiast and musician who has been involved in the Danish music scene for

Crazy Christmas Cabaret presents Below the (Equatorial) Belt

Exhibitions SØREN KUHN

Glassalen, Tivoli, Vesterbrogade, Cph V; ends 14 Jan; performances MonFri 19:30, Sat 15:00 & 19:30; tickets 95-370kr at www. teaterbilleter.dk & www. billetlugen.dk; www.londontoast.dk, www.tivoli.dk This year Vivienne McKee’s Crazy Christmas Cabaret is taking the audience Below the (Equatorial) Belt to the steaming jungles of central Africa. This year the warning is “Hold on to your nuts, cos you’ll go bananas.” The show makes lots of humorous references to pop culture, literature and history, referencing many of the popular works like Tarzan and John Huston’s The African Queen. AJ

Wallman’s Dinner Show

Cirkusbygningen, Jernbanegade 8, 1609 Cph V; performances Thu-Sat 18:30-23:00; adults 495-815kr, under-12s from 258kr; 3316 3700; info. wallmans@wallmans.com; www.wallmans.dk A group of dancers all expertly showboating in dance, song, instrument playing and magic, while attending to your table. SC

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Bartof has a strong reputation for promoting and supporting up-and-coming acts

politics, and it attracts a lot of mixed interest groups - a crowd of around 90-100 people on average. It starts at 19:30, is four per team, lasts approximately 150 minutes, and costs 40kr per head to enter (call Denner on 3315 9319 to book a place or find a team). The next edition is on January 17 or 24.

One cannot talk about a bar without mentioning the drinks and in this regard, Bartof tops the ranks with its unique collection of bottled beers from microbreweries in Denmark, Belgium and Germany. Friis-Holm is a conscious promoter of small breweries and regularly changes the draught beers. The beers

from the breweries in Herslev and Birthe Skands (Bryggeriet Skands) are highly recommended. As a repeat customer at Bartof, I would say that I am drawn to its quirky and mismatching furniture that reflects the mix in customers in age, culture and music preferences. Located close

to the Copenhagen Business School, it is a local favourite of both Danish and international students, while its gigs attract another type of customer altogether. In short, it’s impossible to feel out of place at Bartof: it’s truly a bar of the people.

Gerhard Nordström

The Disasters of War (Spain, 1746-1828)

We Have a Body

Land Ho!

Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Oslo Plads 1, Cph Ø; ends Jan 29; open Tues-Fri 12:00-17:00, Thurs 12:00-21:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-17:00; tickets 45kr, students 25kr, under-12s free adm; www.denfrie.dk Danish artist Mette Winckelmann’s new installation project examines issues of gender, the body, and queer theory. The exhibition presents large textile banners, large abstract paintings, and architectural debris spread throughout the gallery hall. The architectural debris has been salvaged from the Dannerhuset, a women’s crisis centre that started in the late 1800s and is currently being remodelled. The artist relates the body expansively to architecture and specifically to individual paintings. BF

Nordatlantens Brygge, Strandgade 91, Cph K; starts Jan 13, ends April 15; MonFri 10:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-17:00; www.bryggen.dk Danish-born Ina Rosing spent her childhood and youth in Greenland. Today, Greenland’s Arctic coast is still an important influence on her paintings. Man’s relationship with nature is also reflected in the content of Rosing’s work. Rosing will show 12 paintings at the Nordatlantens Brygge, an exhibition space dedicated to sharing the culture of Greenland and the Faroe Islands. BF

ANEE JAYARAJ NEW

NEW

Designmuseum Danmark, Bredgade, Cph K; ongoing, ends April 15; open Tue-Sun 11:00-17:00; tickets: 60kr, under-18s free and on Wed; www.designmuseum.dk Combining architecture, sculpture, and design, the collaborative duo benandsebastian have created a solo exhibition inspired by the phenomena of phantom limbs. Phantom limb is a neurological condition that occurs when one can still feel a body part that has been amputated. The British/Danish duo Ben Clement and Sebastian de la Cour describe their collaboration as a series of productive misunderstandings. Artefacts and museum paraphernalia from Designmuseum Danmark and the Medical Museum, such as old display cases and antique prosthetic limbs, create the exhibition’s rich atmosphere. This, their first solo exhibition in Copenhagen, is presented in conjunction with the Walk the Plank Award for design. BF

Malmö Konsthall, St Johannesgatan 7, Malmö; ends Feb 26; open Mon-Sun 11:0017:00, Wed 11:00-21:00; www. konsthall.malmo.se Gerhard Nordström is a distinguished Swedish painter. His politically-charged paintings and graphics critique the brutality of war and environmental destruction. His painting series, Sommaren 1970 (The Summer of 1970), first presented in the 1970s, was his critical artistic breakthrough. The series was inspired by images from the Vietnam War and shows mutilated bodies in an idyllic Swedish summer landscape. This exhibition of paintings will be shown in conjunction with the work of a Spanish master: Francisco Goya’s series The Disasters of War. BF

Sam Moyer and Jess Fuller/ Cube: Aspen Mays

Galleri Tom Christoffersen, Skindergade 5, Cph K; ends Jan 13; open Wed-Fri 12:00-18:00; www.tomchristoffersen.dk Independent curator Jens-Peter Brask brings together the work of two US-based minimalist artists Sam Moyer and Jess Fuller, who employ everyday objects and materials in inventive ways to create their artworks. BF

Malmö Konsthall, St Johannesgatan 7, Malmö, Sweden; ends Feb 26; open Mon-Sun 11:00-17:00, Wed 11:00-21:00; www.konsthall.malmo.se Celebrated Spanish artist, Francisco Goya’s series of etchings depicting the Spanish struggle for independence from French rule, The Disasters of War, is still relevant today. Goya, better known as a painter, used the bold, black and white, graphic style of etching to create 80 images on the subject of Napoleon’s invasion of Spain. The illustrations depict the violence and tragedy of war in a realistic style. This politically-charged series was not made public until 1863, 35 years after Goya’s death. These dramatic images were highly influential on the work of Swedish painter, Gerhard Nordström, and will be shown concurrently with his paintings, also on the subject of war. BF

Vertical on my own

Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Flæsketorvet 85, Cph V, ends Jan 14; open Tue-Fri 13:00-18:00, Sat 12:00-16:00; www.bjerggaard.com Norwegian artist AK Dolven’s multi-media artwork explores the recent tragedies in Oslo. BF

Henry Krokatsis

Forms of Knowledge

Salon at GL Strand, Gammel Strand 48, Cph K; ends Aug 2012; open Tue-Sun 11:0017:00, Wed-Thu 11:00-20:00; www.glstrand.dk Morten Steen Hebsgaard’s installation is inspired by the ideas of Friedrich Fröbels (1782-1852), the German pedagogue who came up with the concept of the kindergarten. BF

David Risley Gallery, Bredgade 65A, Cph K; ends Jan 21; open Tue-Fri 12:00-18:00, Sat 11:00-15:00; www.davidrisleygallery.com Krokatsis combines unassuming materials like found wood and antique mirrors into something new and beautiful. BF

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XMAS 11: The big group show

A Need for Reason

Cease-Fire

Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Bredgade 75, Cph K; ends Jan 14; open Mon-Fri 11:00-18:00, Sat 12:00-16:00; www.gce.nu This end-of-the-year group exhibition brings together all of the artists and artist groups represented by Galleri Christoffer Egelund, plus a few extras. BF

Rhode Contemporary, St. Kongensgade 110b, Cph K; ends Jan 7; open Wed-Fri 12:0017:00, Sat 12:00-15:00; www. rhodecontemporary.com A group show that focuses on the paintings of Danish artist Bamse Kragh-Jacobsen. BF

Galleri Bo Bjerggard, Flæsketorvet 85, Cph V; ends Jan 28; open Tue-Fri 13:00-18:00, Sat 12:00-16:00; www.bjerggard.com Polish artist Adam Adach moves from the historical fascism of World War II to explore contemporary dictators, war, and terror with paintings of Kim Jong-Il and Osama Bin Laden. BF

I pyramidernes skygge (In the shadow of the pyramid)

Emblems of Empire

Warhol & Basquiat

Arken Musuem of Modern Art, Skovvej 100, Ishøj; ends Jan 11; open Tue-Sun 10:0017:00, Wed 10:00-21:00; tickets 85kr, Students 70kr, under17s free adm; www.arken.dk This exhibition showcases more than 100 of Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s collaborative works. BF

Simon Starling

Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Nyhavn 2, Cph K; ends Jan 22; open Tue-Sun 11:0018:00, Wed 11:00-21:00 (free adm after 18:00); tickets 60kr, students 40kr, under16s free adm; www.kunsthalcharlottenborg.dk; performances Sun 14:00 (22 Jan at 17:00) 2005 Turner Prize winner Simon Starling has created two new pieces, Project for a Masquerade (Hiroshima) (2010-11), an installation about Japanese culture and nuclear energy, and an original piece of puppet theatre called The Expedition, which follows a ‘hapless adventurer’, a pupper who looks like Starling. BF

Ai Weiwei

Louisiana, Gl Strandvej 13, Humlebæk; ends Feb 12; open Tue–Fri 11:00–22:00, Sat-Sun 11:00–18:00; tickets 95kr, students 85kr, free adm for under-18s; www.louisiana. dk An outspoken critic of his country’s government, advocating democracy and the freedom of speech, the celebrated Chinese international artist is a conceptual artist who likes to explore the relationships between materials and art - he particularly enjoys working with porcelain - and also Chinese history and culture. BF

Klee & COBRA

Louisiana, Gl Strandvej 13, Humlebæk; ends Jan 8; open Tues-Fri 11:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-18:00; tickets 95kr, under-18s free adm; www. louisiana.dk Featuring the work of COBRA, an European avant garde art movement in the late 1940s and early 1950s - artists like Asger Jorn and Karl Appel were members - and Paul Klee, a Swiss artist known for his colourful childlike paintings. BF

Rum #310 & Full Frontal Nudity

Overgaden, Neden Vandet 17, Cph K; ends Jan 29; open Tue-Sun 13:00-20:00; www. overgaden.org Lone Haugaard Madsen and Rolf Nowotny are two Danish artists whose sculpture-based artwork shares a stripped-down aesthetic. Madsen’s works are ironic yet poetic sculptural artworks; Nowotny presents sculptural installations, decluttered of all distractions. BF

In a Lonely Place

National Photo Musuem at The Black Diamond, Soren Kierkegaard Plads 1, Cph K; ends Jan 28; open Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00, Sat 10:00-17:00; tickets 40kr, under-16s free adm US photographer Gregory Crewdson’s images resemble brief moments in an unfinished film. BF

Skrald!

Museum of Copenhagen, Vesterbrogade 59, Cph V; ends 31 July; open daily 10:00-17:00; tickets 20kr, under-17s free adm, Fri free adm The exhibition includes several hundred objects, photos, and engravings about the history of trash. BF

DiversaMente Italiani

Istituto Italiano Di Cultura, Gjørlingsvej 11, Hellerup; ends Jan 27; open Mon-Tue 09:00-17:00, WedThurs 09:00-16:00, Fri 9:0015:00; www.diversamenteitaliani.com Through a series of 40 photographic portraits, viewers get a glimpse of the diverse and thriving Italian expatriate community. BF

Lights at Karriere

Karriere Bar, Flaesketorvet 57-67; ends Jan 2012; open Thu-Sat 16:00-04:00; www. karrierebar.com The six artists have created lamps for the bar that have a wealth of variation and expression and have apparently completely changed the atmosphere of nightclub. JF

Denmark by Design

The Danish Design Centre, H.C. Andersens Boulevard 27, Cph V; ends 12 May 2013; open Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00, Wed 10.00-21.00; www.ddc. dk This exhibition shows the development in Danish design from 1945-2010. CP

Space Invaders

Kunsthal Nikolaj, Nikolaj Plads 10, Cph K; ends Jan 29; open Tue–Sun 12:00– 17:00, Thu 12:00–21:00; www.nikolajkunsthal.dk Space Invaders looks at the cultural significance and iconography of computer games. Visitors are able to test games and interact with art works within the blurred boundaries of real and virtual space. BF

Den åbne have (The open garden)

Karen Blixen Museum, Rungsted Strandvej 111, Rungsted Kyst; ends Mar 1; open Tue-Sun 10:0017:00; tickets 60kr, under14s free adm; www.karenblixen.dk Each artist has created a bird table on which birdseed can be placed for this group exhibition in the beautiful garden and bird sanctuary of the Karen Blixen Museum over the winter months. BF

Early Modernism

Moderna Museet, Gasverksgatan 22, Malmö; ends 8 Apr 2012; open Tue, Thu, Sun 11:00-18:00, Wed 11:00-21:00; tickets 50 SEK; www.modernamuseet. se Early Moderism features works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Edvard Munch and Sigrid Hjerten. JF

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Dantes Plads 7, Cph V; ends Mar 25; open Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00; www.glyptoteket.dk Flinders Petrie was an eccentric researcher and considered by many to be the ‘father of archaeology’. BF

Elmgreen and Dragset

Thorvaldsens Museum, 2 Bertel Thorvaldsens Plads, Cph K; ends 29 Jan; open Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00; tickets 40kr, free adm on Wed; www.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk In this exhibition by gay photography duo Elmgreen and Dragset, Danish sculptor Thorvaldsen`s works have been dressed up in various items of clothing such as sports socks and sweat bands. JF

Lucky Accidents

V1 Gallery, Flæsketorvet 69, Cph V; ends Jan 7; open Weds-Fri 12:00-18:00, Sat 12:00-16:00; www.v1gallery.com; Gallery closed until Jan 2 Artist and documentary filmmaker Ulrik Crone creates images that comment on contemporary culture by pulling topics from the media like police surveillance, celebrity fetishism, and pervasive sexuality. The artist collaborated with the famous Danish rock photographer Jorgen Angel on two of the pieces. The exhibition’s title refers to Crone’s willingness to use and to celebrate ‘accidents’ that happen in the artist’s studio. Accidents that create unintended but welcome additions to the images he creates. BF

Gallery Poulsen, Flæsketorvet 24, Cph V; ends Jan 7; open Tue-Fri 12:00-17.30, Sat 11:00–15:00; www.gallerypoulsen.com Frenetic and aggressive, New York artist Debra Hampton’s sexy and threatening female figures, created from numerous collaged elements, question power and contemporary consumer culture. BF

DASK

Flæsketorvet 24, Cph V, TueFri 12.00-18.00, Sat 12.0016.00 DASK in the fashionable area of Kødbyen is a first edition gallery focusing on photographic art only. All the photos are for sale and exist in limited editions of up to 15 pieces. PDR

Light & Ultra Black

Gallery B15, Islands Brygge 15, Cph S; ends Jan 29; open Wed-Fri 12:00-18:00, Sat 12:00-15:00; www.galleryb15. dk Mona Eckhoff Sørmo is a Norwegian artist based in Copenhagen who works primarily with painting, but also with drawing and photography. The artist’s collage style of working is layered and abstract - often black and white with strong colourful bursts. She touches on natural and organic themes in her artwork. She will present a series of new works for this exhibition. BF

Of Large and Small

National Museum of Photography, Soren Kierkegaard Plads 1, Royal Library, The Black Diamond, Cph k; ends 10 March 2012; open Mon-Sat 10:00-15:00, tickets: adults 40kr, students 25kr; www. kb.dk A collection of works about human existence and the contrast between what is infinitely universal and infinitely microscopic. VM

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Niki and the Dove Lille Vega; Friday 21:00; 140kr; www.vega.dk

here is no Niki and there is no Dove. Like their swedish electropop counterparts The Knife, Niki and the Dove like to keep their personal details very private, so apart from their names and their music, it seems that we know very little about them but, in a musical world that sometimes feels like it’s being taken over by the sob stories of X-Factor contestants, a band who simply let their music do all the talking is a welcome relief. This electronic duo consists of vo-

calist Malin Dahlstrom and primary songwriter/keyboard player Gustav Karlof, and between the two of them, Niki and the Dove cover an eclectic range of sounds from retro electronica to modern pop, with dazzling arrangements in a classic pop framework reminiscent of the likes of Little Dragon and Bat for Lashes. 2011 was a big year for the group as they have released an eP and, more recently, a self-titled album, and many music critics expect big things from them this year – they have been shortlisted for the BBC’s ‘sound of 2012 Award’, one of the UK’s premier awards for emerging artists. What is interesting about Niki and the Dove is that they are capable of marrying concepts together that seem to oppose each other. Their music is, on

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first listen, very pop-orientated, with catchy hook lines and often an upbeat tempo, but this is tempered with layers of complexity. Upon further listening, other more subtle aspects of the songs come to attention – the single ‘DJ ease My Mind’ features tribal-style percussion underneath the main electronic drum beat, which is reminiscent of Florence and the Machine’s debut album, and the instrumentation of every song seems to reflect a natural landscape – something it seems scandinavian artists have a special talent for. Malin’s lyrics are also very closely linked to the natural environment. song titles such as ‘The Fox’, ‘Mother Protect’ and ‘Winterheart’ all hint at a love of the beauty of nature that comes

from a genuine place in the singer’s heart, and the fact that the band use so many electronic and artificial instruments to display a love of natural things is a wonderful irony that makes perfect sense when you hear them perform. At the same time, these deeper, conceptual ideas are not essential to finding enjoyment in Niki and the Dove’s music. several songs are genuine dancefloor fillers in their own right, such as ‘Under the Bridges’ where Malin’s voice (“it takes me back/to the night we danced/ under the bridges”) emerges from a jerky synth interlude along with a beautifully simple drum beat. it’s a very simple chorus, but simplicity and brilliance so often go hand in hand when it comes to pop music.

While Niki and the Dove may never achieve chart-topping success, their slightly secretive personal nature seems to suggest they do not want to. But they could be a band who develop a large cult following over the coming months and years. They seem to be continually creative – preferring to retreat into the studio than to spend time doing interviews and promotion – and to true music lovers this can only be a good thing. so whether you are looking for a deep and moving musical experience, or simply a great beat and a hard floor on which to move your feet, Lille Vega can provide both on Friday night. Dave anDerson

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Dixie Four You feat Hans ingelstam Charlie scott’s; 17:00; free adm; The experienced swedishDanish outfit offer a dynamic style of jazz that blends swing with Dixieland. sure, it’s unlikely that you’ve even heard of the jazz outfit making an appearance tonight, but Charlie scott’s – an established venue on Copenhagen’s prestigious jazz scene – is always worth a whirl. (english) Dvdn

Wild Wax combo Mojo; 22:00; 70kr; Until mid-January, it’s going to be slim pickings. This period often lends the opportunity to homegrown, local groups to make an impression. rockabilly act Wild Wax Combo are one such group. With song titles such as ‘Hot rod Doll’ and ‘rumble in the Jungle’, and slick-back hair and tweed blazers to match, the band really do transport you back to a time before even The Beatles. There’s a peculiarly large following of this kind of music in Denmark, and WWC’s gimmicky dancefloor movers appear to have the market sewn up for now. ( english/Danish) Dvdn

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like Pocahontas. Decked out in wacky jackets for most of the show, Dione shone with her slower songs ‘something from nothing’, which was written about her time in australia, and ‘recipe’. she then turned up the jungle vibe and belted out ‘Before the Dinosaurs’ while one of her band members beat hard on a bongo drum. Dione proved that she can’t be put in a box. at times she would hark back to a country feel, sitting on a chair with her guitar playing the crowd-pleaser ‘america’. she improvised the lyrics, taking out the word america and replacing it with Vega: “if you can make it in Vega/ you can make it anywhere.” Five minutes later, Dione’s inner Parton turned into an inner annie Lenox with an 80s synthesiser accompanying ‘song for sophie’. The crowd quickly ran with the 80s vibe and began to shake their booties. Dione’s voice didn’t falter for the whole two hours; she gave a soulful and zesty performance and the crowd lapped up everything she had to offer. While they weren’t so keen on the upbeat songs, the slower ones

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or a singer whose album cover contains a naked picture of her covered by an apple, i expected aura Dione to be more Christina aguilera than Dolly Parton. instead i was blown away by a young star with tonnes of talent – a striking mix of Parton, Lily allen and Colby Caillat. in a nude body suit, surrounded by smoke and pink lighting, the 26-year-old opened with ‘Masterpiece’ from her 2011 album Before the Dinosaurs. and from the moment Dione stepped on stage, the crowd welcomed her with open arms like they were greeting a long-lost friend. Women in their 20s made up most of the sold-out venue. The few men who were there mostly hung out down the back, no doubt hoping Dione would make a costume change that involved apples. instead, she looked more

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Annisette store Vega; 20:00; 250kr Founding member anisette Koppel celebrates the memory of legendary psychedelic prog-rock group The savage rose in an intimate concert at Vega. anisette’s Janis Joplin-tinged vocal dynamism will take centre-stage alongside her three-bit band, bringing to life the nostalgic compositions that have left an imprint on the soundscape of the 1960s and 70s, and touched the lives of people across the globe – having performed at refugee camps, intrepid festivals and international fundraising events. This will be popular with the older generation, so be sure to book in advance. (english) Dvdn

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Kenn Lending Blues Band Mojo; 22:00; 80 kr a part of the furniture at Copenhagen’s blues hotspot for 25 years – as well as the walkways of Copenhagen itself – Lending’s performances, as both a solo performer and band leader (of the Lending Blues Band), are trialled and tested. This evening, however, Lending will be performing alongside his new cherry-picked dynamic band of bluesmen. if you’re in town it may be worth a peep since this is one of few groups in the city that plays Chicago-style blues. (Danish/english) Dvdn

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amager Bio; 21:00, 75kr Having thought a metal concert around Xmas was distasteful, organisers have booked the swedish-British outfit as the opening band of the new year. Labelled as an ‘extreme metal’ group, the supergroup were born out of exmusicians from napalm Death, Cradle of Filth and Terrorizer. Together they have ignited a revolution in grindcore – a corrosive brand of progressive metal subtly differing from death metal. The line-up has altered slightly over the years, but their brutal drum rolls, sugar-coated with howling vocals, remain the staple ingredients of their grating sound. (english) Dvdn

Nightlife The Golden Ladies’ club Goes copenhagen

Drone; Fri 22:00; free adm; 7026 3267

At her Vega performance, Aura Dione showed she is more than just a pop tart

garnered huge applause. By the time Dione came to her smash hit ‘geronimo’, there were many wishing she would just get it over with and get back to her guitar. in typical Dione style, the encore involved her walking from the back of the room through the crowd with a torch, wearing

something that looked like a leftover from the wardrobe of ‘alice in Wonderland’. she ended with a poignant performance of ‘i’m in Love with the World’. safe to say her fans were in love with her too by the end of the night. emily mclean

The golden Ladies’ Club gathers some of Copenhagen’s coolest rock and roll ladies. From DJs and guitarists to front-women, the all-star lady line-up includes Cille roads (founder of The golden Ladies’ Club), Lucia odoom (Barometer), nina Castenskiold (The immigrants) and plenty of other faces you may recognise from Bakken, Vega and Culture Box. Perhaps what really sets the night apart is, in accordance with tradition, the bar will be women only for the opening hour – the guys are otherwise invited from 23:00. it’s going to be a hoot! (english) Frankie TearDrop

ideal Bar, Vega; Fri 22:00; free adm; 3325 7011 Frankie Teardrop is a popular weekly club night that makes it easy for nostalgic hipsters to

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All-stars of Tomorrow: Bremer + Bardeleben special Quintet Jazzhus Montmartre; 22:00; 225kr opening the new year calendar with a touch of class, the Monmartre welcomes to the stage two of Denmark’s brightest young jazz stars: bassist Jonathan Bremer and jazz drummer niclas Bardeleben, alongside their award-winning band who have captured the imaginations of Denmark’s jazz community. Having recently toured with the revered niels Lan Doky Trio across europe and asia, the quintet will be making their debut appearance this evening at Copenhagen’s most prestigious jazz club. (english/Danish) Dvdn get their kicks. Taking a different musical decade each week, Frankie revisits the ‘50s and ‘60s with a nostalgic playlist from elvis Presley through to the stones. With a bunch of inhouse DJs playing iconic tunes from times gone by, it’s always a good way to begin a Friday and in this case celebrate the first weekend of the new year! (english/Danish)

Black Box: Next

Culture Box; Fri 23:00; 70kr; 3332 5050

Tonight’s line-up includes an assortment of DJs, including the übercool Tim anderesen, the purveyor of Copenhagen’s underground club scene, alongside Dainty Doll of Bosphorus records and natalia Barbin (signed to sunhouse records). Perhaps it’s a little premature to be going large so soon after new Year’s eve, but this really is worth the effort – chalk it off as a good excuse to dance off all those excess pounds gained over the holiday. (english/Danish) Daniel van Der noon

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This section was contributed by Sarah Andersen, an English mother of two who has lived in Copenhagen for three years. As well as running the Copenhagen International Parents Meetup group, Sarah also runs www.newcitymums.com, an online resource for mums, or expectant mums, who are relocating to or living in Copenhagen.

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Children’s Birthday Parties PREPARING for a children’s birthday party can sometimes feel like you’re planning a royal wedding. Add additional cultures, languages and not knowing where to find anything, and it can very quickly become a chore rather than a pleasure. Copenhagen has a lot of options to offer kids on their special day, and here are a few ideas to help make the celebration fun for everyone. Pirates Orlogsmuseet, Overgaden oven Vandet 58, Cph K; contact skole@ sfhm.dk or 3318 1433; www.orlogsmuseet.dk; available in English If your little sailor has ordered a pirate party matey, then this be the place for thee! Listen to tall tales told by a pirate in full costume, and then dress up and hunt for Captain Laforcadas’s hidden treasure! The treasure hunt takes the children around the whole museum, while the rest of the party is based in the gun cellar where you can bring your own food and drink. Princesses Tea time, Birkegade 3, Cph N; kontakt@ tea-time.dk; www.tea-time.dk Look no further if you have a little princess heavily into pink. You can choose to have a tea party at their shop or they can deliver a princess party to your home that includes catering, decorations, goodies bags and an extremely pink princess cake with a chocolate bottom, strawberry mousse and meringue. They also offer a big girl version with Moet Chardon Rosé champagne while you scoff homemade scones with lemon curd or clotted cream, cucumber sandwiches, and delicious cakes.

Events CTC Auditions NEW Copenhagen Theatre Circle; Wed 19:00 and Sat 14 Jan at 10:00; contact director Frank Theakston (frank.theakston@get2net.dk) if you wish to audition or require further information The Copenhagen Theatre Circle is holding auditions for their spring production of The Good Doctor, a comedy by Neil Simon, the writer of ‘The Odd Couple’. The story is set in Russia in the 19th century and comprises a series of short plays or sketches about Russian life at the time, linked together by a narration from their author. MSØ Flea Market NEW S t u d e n t e r h u s e t, Købmagergade 52, Cph K; Sat 10:0015:00; Free adm; contact loppemarked@studenterhuset. com to run a stand – costs 100kr, students only Drop by Studenterhuset’s (the Student House) flea market this Saturday for a great selection of vintage clothes, used furniture, old bikes (in the yard), and much more. Take in the cosy surroundings and enjoy music, snacks, and coffee. You need to be a student to run a stand, but everybody is welcome. MSØ

Movies Empire Bio, Guldbergsgade 29, Cph N; mail@empirebio.dk; www.empirebio.dk ; most movies available in English Choose a family film from an extensive catalogue of past and present blockbusters. There are also additional activities, including a treasure hunt in a darkened cinema with head lamps, a children’s entertainer (balloons and magic), or a princess party with cakes, hot chocolate and gift bags to take home. It’s possible to order traditional Danish birthday treats as well as popcorn and soda. Dancers Danseplaneten, Tuborg Havnevej 2-6, Hellerup; amir@danseplaneten.dk or 2674 7400; www.danseplaneten.dk; available in English Want to be the coolest parent on the block? Then book a party for your miniature groovers at the recently opened Danseplaneten! Talented dancers - including Simon Glæsel from DR Ramasjang - teach various forms of modern dance to youngsters. There are numerous styles to choose from, be it anything from LA style and hip-hop to break dancing. Spacemen Planetarium, Gl Kongevej 10, Cph V; Anne@tycho.dk; www.planetariet.dk Party ‘among’ the stars at Denmarks Planetarium, which offers a birthday party package for six to nine-year-olds that includes ‘the little astronaut test’, fun tasks at the space station, a space treasure hunt, goodie bags and a 3D film experience at the Planetarium’s IMAX Cinema. It’s also possible to arrange a special birthday menu at the lovely Restaurant Cassiopeia.

Forum flea market NEW Forum; Julius Thomsens Plads 1, Frederiksberg; Sat-Sun 10:00-17:00; tickets: over-12s 35kr, under-12s (with adult) free adm; www.forumcopenhagen.dk Forum is hosting a New Year’s flea market this weekend. Here you’ll find 525 stands offering a broad variety of antiques and vintage goods. MSØ Get the last out of NEW your Christmas tree Various places in Copenhagen, including Vesterbros Torv, Cph V (Sun 13:00-15:30) and Mozarts Plads, Cph SV (Sun from 14:30-16:30); Free - just bring your tree Christmas is over and it’s tempting to throw away the tree with the trash. But don’t. You now have the chance to breathe new life into your tree, as several local committees in Copenhagen have arranged for a day to make your tree into a basket, a whisk or woodchips for the garden. Enjoy lots of hygge, organic treats and hot drinks. The woodchip machine will be at Vesterbros Torv from 14:45-15:30 and at Mozartz Plads from 15:4516:30. MSØ

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Stuntmen Actioneater, Blegdamsvej 24, Cph N; henrik@actioneater.dk; www. actioneater.dk; available in English If you have the daunting task of planning a birthday party for a group of older boys this could be your salvation. Actioneater offer stuntman experiences for adults and stuntman birthday party workshops for kids. Parties are specifically tailored to the age of the children, and depending on their age they will learn to do stage fighting and falls, and get some first-hand experience of TV special effects such as having a bottle broken on their head and getting shot, with blood of course. The staff are all qualified stuntmen. Animals Copenhagen Zoo, Roskildevej 32, Frb; booking@zoo.dk, 7220 0200; www.zoo.dk What kid doesn’t love a trip to the zoo? Copenhagen Zoo offers three different packages for different age groups: Animal detective (4-9 years), Creep & crawl (6-12 years) and Zookeeper (8-14 years). There are treasure hunts, workshops and the chance to feed the animals depending on which package you book. Some of the packages also include a gift for each of the children. Catering is available on request. Ponies Frederiksen Isheste, Kalvebod fælled, Kanalvej 2, Kastrup; info@ frederiksens-isheste.dk; www.frederiksens-isheste.dk Frederiksen Isheste riding school offers pony parties. Contact the very friendly staff to discuss ages and abilities. The party last for around two hours and includes cake and drinks.

Nepalese movie night NEW Cinemateket, Gothersgade 55, Cph K; Fri from 19:00; Tickets 7085kr; Min age 15; Eng subtitles; www.dfi.dk Cinemateket invites you to take a trip to Nepal for one night only. Taking the starring role is Sick City, a gangster movie about a petty criminal, Krishna, whose attempt to make life easier for his family on the streets of Katmandu leaves him in perilous debt. The night starts with two Nepalese short films: Ma Khhushi Chu (I am Happy) by Abinash Bikram Shah, and Secrets of Dhaulagiri by Prabesh Subedi - after which there will be a break with snacks and tea. After the main movie, the Nepalese ambassador invites you to an after-party with wine and other refreshments. MSØ Christine Marstrand NEW concert in the name of Klee and Cobra Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Gl Strandevej 13, Humlebæk; Sun 14:00; Free adm once inside the museum On this Sunday Louisiana opens the doors for a special lecture-concert where Christine Marstrand, the opera singer and art historian, together with pianist Anne Øland will try to combine music, lecture and pictures from the Klee & Cobra exhibition. MSØ

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Invitations www.optimalprint.dk With Optimalprint you can create your own birthday party invitations for one to 12-yearolds. Customise your own card, adding your child’s name, photos and party details. Decorations www.magiskeminder.dk Magiske Minder is a newly-opened online store selling children’s party decorations, tablewear, gift bags, personalised bunting with your child’s name on it. All the popular themes are covered including dinosaurs, princesses, football, pirates, safaris and fairies - packages are available for eight, 16 or 24 people. Entertainers www.detforbørn.dk If you are looking for an entertainer for your party then try this website for an online directory of children’s entertainers in Denmark, be it clowns, animal balloon makers, face painters, magicians, signers or puppeteers.

Salsa at Søpavillonen S ø p a v i l l o n e n , NEW G y l d e n l øv e s g a d e 24, Cph K; Thursdays 20:00-01:00; tickets 50kr; www.salsalibre.dk Learn how to salsa, mambo and bachata with a view over Peblingesøen at Søpavillonen every Thursday. It begins at 20:00 with basic salsa training from Joaquim Aoues. Afterwards there’s free dancing until one in the morning with ‘Non stop Salsatek’ and other DJs. Everybody is welcome to show up and shake their hips to the salsa moves, with or without a dancing partner. MSØ Kennedy’s Quiz Gammel Kongevej 23, 1610 Cph V; Mon 19:30; 25kr per person; max four per team The pub can get crowded so get there at 18:30 to guarantee a nice table. The winners get 800kr, second place 400 kroner and third place 200 kroner. There are two beer round questions, a raffle and quizmaster Roy, who is a tennis coach, always asks at least two questions on tennis. Carlsberg Tour Gamle Carlsberg Vej 11, Valby; Tue-Sun 10.00-17.00; Tickets 65kr, under-17s 50kr, under-12s free Come and see where it all began on this tour around the old Carlsberg brewery.

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The Globe Quiz Nørregade 43-45 Cph K; Thu 19:30; 25kr per person; max five per team Just 25 kroner per person (max five a team) and the winners get 1,000 kroner, second place 500 and third place a crate of beer. As well as three rounds of 15 questions each – courtesy of quizmaster John Kelleher - there are two beer round questions, a raffle and a rollover. Southern Cross Quiz Løngangstræde 37, Cph K; Thu 19:30; 25kr per person; max five per team You’ll be impressed with the intelligence of the questions posed by Mike. Intriguing, informative and mostly guessable, he personally writes every one and it shows. The winners get a bottle of vodka and ten pints of beers, which can be redeemed as tokens, second place eight bottles, and last place shots. BH Spar Shipping Fishing Trips Nyhavn 61, Cph K (dock on Lautrupskaj); Weekdays: 225kr from 08:00-15:00, Weekends: twice a day: 07:0012:30 & 12:45-18:00, the trips depend on numbers so are rarely confirmed well in advance; 3333 9355, www.sparshipping.dk Hook a fish on their sea trips.

Try Tango in Copenhagen M2 Tango Studio, Kapelvej 46C, 2, Cph N; Tue 18:4519:45, Sun 16:30-17:30; adm: 90kr, students 60kr; www. m2tango.dk M2 Tango Studio has Argentine tango classes every Tuesday and Sunday where you can try out this famous sensual dance. The intro class is all about having fun and you can come with or without a partner. No enrollment is necessary – just turn up and give it a go. JF Charlie Scott’s Skindergade 43, Cph K; Tue & Thu 17:00-20:30; Free Adm Jazz music every Tuesday and Thursday! Harness Racing Charlottenlund Race Course, Traverbanevej 10, Charlottenlund; Wed 15:15; 20kr; www. travbanen.dk No Ben Hur thrills and spills here, that’s for sure! Torvehallerne KBH Frederiksborggade 21, Cph K; open Tue-Thu 10:00-19:00; Fri 10:00-20:00, Sat 09:00-17:00, Sun 10:00-15:00; 7010 6070; www. torvehallernekbh.dk Copenhagen’s biggest and most colourful pantry is a long overdue replacement for the Københavns Grønttorv, which closed down 50 years ago. EK

You can keep the Malvinas now we have Malbeck

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Malbeck Vinoteria Birkegade 2, Cph N; open: Mon-Thu 11:30–24:00, Fri–Sat 11.30–01:00, closed Sun; drink prices 50-125kr; Top drink: Goulart Reserva Malbec 2007; www.malbeck.dk/malbeck-vinoteria

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WHO SAID THE SWISS make the best chocolate in the world? Once you’ve tried a few of these places you’ll be wondering why Denmark isn’t suggested more often. And of course I’m going to say chocolate makes the perfect gift, but may I suggest making it a gift for yourself? Summerbird ‘Pure’ Ny Ostergade 9, Cph k; Open MonFri 10:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-18:00; 3313 1902: www.summerbird.com Once called the ‘kransekagehuset’, this little boutique is no longer limited to cakes. Summerbird is infamous for creating bit size pieces of confectionery that give a huge punch of flavour in the mouth. The most popular treat is the liquorice almonds - an almond covered in chocolate and rolled in liquorice powder. They’ve also spiced up this traditional recipe, now serving lemon and passion fruit ones. Although on the pricy side, Summerbird’s philosophy is quality not quantity. A XOCO Torvehallerne, Frederiksborggade 21, Cph k: Open Tue-Thu 10:0019:00, Fri 10:00-20:00, Sun 10:0015:00; www.axoco.dk Renowned for his marzipan bread, chocolatier Anton Berg created A XOCO three years ago to give customers a more authentic chocolate experience. Everything here is homemade and presented stunningly - a great place for gifts! The flødeboller here are to die for - you must try the white chocolate ones with a liquorice cream. And don’t ignore the chocolate almonds covered in shimmering colours that make them look like precious stones. Stunning!

Kids Life and Death

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Statens Museum for Kunst, Sølvgade 48, Cph K; ends Sep, open Tue-Sun 10:00–17:00, Wed 10:00–18:00; free adm; www.smk.dk This exhibition has been designed to give children a framework in which to talk about life and death. Developed in collaboration with teachers and psychologists, ‘Life and Death’ shows artwork that depicts the cycle of life. By using art as a tool to approach the subject, kids can form their own opinions on the topic and not feel too confronted by what can be a difficult subject. Designed for kids aged 6- 12. EM Shetland Pony Rides Kalvebod fælled, Kanalvej 2, 2770 Kastrup; Sat & Sun, 10:0016:00; ½ hour 100kr, one hour 150kr, full day 600 kr; info@ frederiksens-isheste.dk; www. frederiksens-isheste.dk The ponies are 70 to 105 cm tall so it is recommended for children up to 35kg. YF/IV

Summerbird singing on your tongues

Kjaerstrup ‘chocolate by hand’ Jaegersborg Alle 28, Charlottenlund; Open Mon-Thu 10:00-17:30, Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-14:00; 3930 3088; www.kjaerstrup.dk Walking in here feels like waling into Grandma’s kitchen: it’s warm, cosy and smells devine. In the summer this place provides the best chocolate topping for ice creams. But with winter upon us, warm up with some of their hot chocolate sticks. Just place the sticks into a warm cup of milk and wola! And when breakfast is getting boring, wake up with Kjaerstrup’s musli infused with chocolate pieces. A little place with a surprisingly large range of chocolate treats! Peter Beier Chokolade Falkoner Alle 43, Frederiksberg C; Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00, Fri 10:0019:00, Sat 10:00-17:00, 3833 1801; www.peterbeierchokolade.dk Chocolatier Peter Beier studied the art of chocolate in Spain, Belgium, France and England. His company even has its own cocoa plantation so these guys know good chocolate. I always stop by here for that oneoff treat, be it the ‘classic white’ (extremely creamy and goes down well with coffee) Japanese white (has a bit of a kick) or Beier’s delicious body paint. Go on, you know you want to.

Adventurous Couture NEW Amalienborg Museum, Christian VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg, Cph K; starts Thu, open Tue–Sun 11:00–16:00; tickets 45-65kr, free adm for kids; www.rosenborgslot.dk For every girl who’s ever dreamed of being a queen, or at least dressing up like one, this is the exhibition for you. ‘Adventurous Couture’ displays the most beautiful ball dresses that Queen Margrethe has worn at special occasions since 1960. Admire the exquisite craftsmanship that goes into their creation ... in wonder at the sheer extravagance. EM Dolphins and Whales NEW Tycho Brahe Planetarium, Gl Kongevej 10, Cph V; ends Feb 3, screening Thu 12:20, Wed & Fri 15:50, Sat & Sun 11:10; Tickets: adults 135kr, kids 85kr; www.planetariet.dk Dolphins and Whales takes kids on an exciting and emotional adventure. For the first time ever these amazing animals have been recorded in 3D, allowing audiences to experience their lives and living conditions as never seen before. The film gives an insight into the many unknown aspects of these creatures, particularly looking at their advanced communication and social skills. The film lasts for an hour - recommended for ages 3-18. EM

NØRREBRO isn’t known for its wine bars, nor is it known for its vast choices of cuisine outside shawarma and kebab. But to combat this, two men are attempting to steer this suburb in a new direction. Sitting just off Elmegade lies Malbeck Vinoteria, a sophisticated yet unpretentious place owned by Hans Hanhr and Patrick Mouritzen. Malbeck is one of those bars where you don’t feel underdressed or have to act as if you know more about wine than you actually do. There’s no typical crowd either. A Monday night saw a couple on a date, two old buddies from school, two girls talking clothes with their gay best friend and an after-work crowd trying to wash away the worries of the day. Yes the owners are Danish but the wine bar is not. Malbeck Vinoteria is the child of the mothership Malbeck Wine Baron Istedgade that opened in 2006. The Nørrebro bar was a product of the owners’ growing ambition for a wine store combined with a bar. According to Hanhr and Mouritzen, their aim was to create “a place where locals can stop by and pick up a bottle, or drop into have a bite and enjoy a glass of great wine”. In keeping with the colliding cultures of Nørrebro, Malbeck brings a touch of South America to Denmark. Their focus is on Argentinian wine that is of “very high quality whilst still great value for money”, according to Hanhr. In order to give you the best representation of the wine, Malbeck has

Ceramics painting at Creative Space Gammel Kongevej 154, 1850 Frederiksberg; open Mon-Fri 11:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00; www.creative-space.dk With over 120 different types of ceramic to choose from there really is something for everyone at Creative Space. The concept is simple, you choose what you would like to paint, sit down with a drink if you want and then paint your masterpiece. You can then pick up your work a few days later when it’s been fired. SA Creepy Crawly Experimentarium, Tuborg Havnevej 7, Hellerup; ends Sep 2012, open daily 09:30-17:00; under-threes free adm, under-12s 100kr, over-12s 160kr; www.experimentarium.dk Learn more about the creepy crawlies that share your living space. From flies and ants to spiders and maggots, learn the unexpected places where insects live and don’t leave without your Creeponaut certificate. EM Painting workshop Godthåbsvej 85a, Frederiksberg; Tue 14:30-17:30; free adm Make a unique keepsake by transforming an ordinary stone into a work of art. Using techniques from Africa and Australia, teacher Susanne Kristiansson will show youngsters and adults how to make beautiful painted stones. JS

Entering the bar transports you to an Argentinian era of hot tango and Eva Perón

spared no attention to detail. All the wine is served in glasses from the Austrian ‘Riedel’ brand (the uncrowned king of crystal) and stored at a temperate 16 degrees. And they always serve up a good 150ml in every glass. I would highly recommend the goulat red from the Mendoza province in Argentina made from 100 percent Malbec grapes. A great drop, this wine has a dark red colour and an aromatic nose of fresh raspberry and cherry. This is an easy drinking Malbec. The tannins are soft and smooth and there’s a nice acidity that keeps everything together a good ‘house wine’ to enjoy with any mid-week meal. I was most surprised though (and I’m not often surprised at bars) to be served a sherry with our tapas. It was cool, light and unexpectedly worked wonderfully with the small tapas treats. The tapas on the other hand involved beautifully thin slices of delicately flavoured prosciutto, melt in your mouth brie – our first take was that it was but-

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Small town knob jockeys fail the grade as big screen idols MARK WALKER

The Inbetweeners Movie (15) Dir: Ben Palmer; UK com, 2011, 93 mins; Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas

Premiered January 6 Playing nationwide

he Inbetweeners was a popular British sitcom that ran from 2008-2010 and traced the relentless efforts of four sixth form boy-men to get themselves “knee deep in clunge”. The problem with The Inbetweeners Movie? It’s not really a movie. Hardly surprising since the creative team remains largely the same as the show, with director Ben Palmer making his feature film debut here. Early on he tries to sell this as a cinematic outing by means of one unbroken virtuoso shot, that moves throughout the boys’ suburban neighbourhood and ends up in Jay’s (Buckley) masturbatory cesspit of a bedroom. It’s impressive but difficult to pinpoint anything in what follows that sets this aside from its small screen origins. When Jay receives an inheritance from his recently deceased grandad he hatches the plan to take his three best mates to Malia, Crete on ‘Pussay Patrol’. Recent dumpee Simon (Thomas) is on the rebound from his ex, Carly, consequently thinking he can see her everywhere, Neil (Harrison) is loved up, and Will’s (Bird) travel itinerary is full of archeological dig sites. The boys soon impress themselves on four equally hapless girls and spend much of the film failing to woo them, then falling out with each other, before becoming friends again. Then Carly actually does show up ... The series would often resemble Sex & The City, albeit tailored to appeal to a younger, male-orientated demographic;

“Hey guys, don’t look now, but I think one of The Smurfs is following us.” both series have sex and friendship as their focus and concentrate on the dynamic between four friends. The Inbetweeners was more of a sitcom and less of a ‘dramedy’, but the two shows are close in format. The resemblance is most obvious when you compare the protagonists (Will McKenzie and Carrie Bradshaw) who provide the shows’ moral compass, often bookending episodes with a voiceover that distills current events into insightful, lyrical sound bites. The Inbetweeners’ transition to the big screen also employs a similar strategy

to Sex & The City 2 (and incidentally, the regrettable Kevin & Perry Go Large) by supplanting a familiar environment with a more exotic locale, thereby creating an instant ‘fish out of water’ scenario. As with many TV to film transitions the tendency can be to adopt a more benign approach to its previous incarnation so as not to alienate newcomers nor attract overly restrictive age certification. Being a film clearly aimed at pre-existing fans, The Inbetweeners Movie thankfully retains much of its signature crudity but it does lose something by attempting to give us more.

The four leads remain perfectly at home in their roles and fans will soon find themselves smiling at the familiarity of their shenanigans. While the writing plays well to each of their comedic strengths, it prompts far more smiles than it does outright laughs. The plot is rather uninspired and, as the running time proceeds, events become more and more predictable. The problem perhaps lies in the plot’s over reliance on coincidental happenings. Chance encounters are easier to swallow when the setting is a house party or even a school, but when applied to an entire

resort town, such chances are considerably slimmer. This stretching of credibility extends throughout the film (Will gets a knockout love interest, whose attraction to him is particularly difficult to fathom) and is perhaps the film’s greatest flaw, namely because the series was admirably built on embarrassing truths elevated to painful hilarity. As such, while the movie pales in comparison to the show’s better episodes, and the formula struggles to fill the longer format, it will no doubt succeed in satisfying fans of the show.

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eal Steel is a simple story, told thousands of times before – think Stallone’s Over The Top as a well-known example of a father and son bonding over sports. In this case the film takes us ringside with rousing, seamless scenes

full of boxing robots that hits you square in the solar-plexus. It’s sometime in the near future and robot boxing is all the rage – it seems the fans preferred the mechanical beasts (controlled by humans) bashing each other rather than their human predecessors. Charlie Kenton (Jackman) is just such a former boxer now eeking out a meagre living boxing old robots wherever and whenever he can. When Charlie does a deal with the husband of the sister of his abandoned son’s mother (don’t ask), he and Max (Goyo) spend the summer building and boxing an undersized yet unique robot that just may (or may not) have a soul. And in the process they find each oth-

er … (cue the music …) Of course Real Steel has a fairly predictable plot. Of course it has an ending so ooey gooey cheesy that you are liable to choke on it. It is also blatantly manipulative and yet, despite all of this you don’t seem to mind. You find yourself caring not only about the human characters but the robot too - this is where I would usually insert a joke about one of the actors but (un)fortunately they were all pretty good in this thing. This is especially true of Jackman (one of my favourites since he became Wolverine) who’s energetic and magnetic performance manages to pull off being a full-on jackass and

yet still is likeable as a character. The script he is working with is mediocre at best, but his charismatic performance manages to bring the story to life. His son played by Goyo is also nicely portrayed as he doesn’t tend to stray too far into the ‘cute’ kid mode but manages to keep his character grounded. Real Steel was always going to be compared to the Transformers franchise, but luckily coming in the wake of the atrocious Transformers 3, Real Steel looks like the real deal when it comes to movie entertainment. Just watch out for that overhand right. KEVIN EVANCIO

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Husets Biograf, Magstræde 14, Cph K; Playing: Fri 20:00, 22:00; tickets 60kr; www.husetmagstraede.dk The Room can boast being one of Denmark’s favourite cult films. This gloriously misguided romantic drama has played one night every month since 2003 to sell-out audiences. The plot goes that a happy-go-lucky banker sees his world fall apart when his friends begin to betray him one by one. Some have hailed it as the next Rocky Horror Picture Show, talking back to the screen and acting out scenes as the softcore, melodramatic train wreck of a film derails before their eyes. Reservations can be made by emailing jack.stevenson@mail. dk. EM

book Your Tickets 50/50 Dir: Jonathan Levine; US dramedy, 2011, 100 mins; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Bryce Dallas Howard The ability to get laughs out of an illness so devastating as cancer is difficult, and getting them without being cheesy or forced is a true work of genius. KE

The Adventures of Tintin 3D (7) Dir: Steven Spielberg; US action, 2011, 107mins; Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig, Andy Serkis

Whilst the film very much stays true to the mythical and timeless world that Tintin author Hergé so masterfully created, the introduction of slick film techniques and 3D wizardry makes it a modern story for a modern audience. JS

Drive (15) Dir: Nicolas Winding Refn; US thriller, 2011; 95 mins; Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan Refn manages to build extraordinary tension before igniting brief outbursts of violence. Sheer brilliance! KE

money ball (3) Dir: Bennett Miller; US drama, 2011, 133 mins; Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt, Steven Bishop and Phillip Seymour Hoffman Moneyball is a baseball movie first and a drama about the underdog second. It isn’t really a movie about what happens on the field, it’s about what happens behind it, around it and off it as Beane tries to make his vision a reality. With a ‘home run’ performance from Pitt, Moneyball is his potential award winner of 2011. KE

Avoid like the Plague Another Happy Day Dir: Sam Levinson; US drama, 2011, 119 mins; Ellen Barkin, Ezra Miller, Ellen Burstyn

Another Happy Day combines some of the stock elements of a family film with an honesty and viciousness that brings it up a notch, but only just. EM

in Time (11) Dir: Andrew Niccol; 2011; 109 mins; Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried and Cillian Murphy While the cast’s looks may be hot the action scenes are not – most are blatantly mundane at times. As one reviewer said “In Time fills its dynamic, sprawling universe with about as much character and drama as a halfhour game of Sim City.” EM

larry Crowne (3) Dir: Tom Hanks; US comedy, 2011, 98 mins; Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Sarah Mahoney Do not expect Forrest Gump or Pretty Woman. Congenial is the word for Larry Crowne, but it’s as flat as an ironing board. EM

New Year’s Eve (3) Dir: Garry Marshall A tepid, shallow and predictable farce full of trivial problems. If it’s feel-good fluff you’re after, here’s enough for a whole year. KG

The Twilight Saga: breaking Dawn - Part i Dir: Bill Condon; US drama, 2011, 117 mins; Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner Pattinson gives his usual sultry,

overly dramatic performance, except now he’s perfected the art of the sulking pout. Stewart, still just as annoying as the shy, awkward teenager might be carrying a half vampire baby, but all we get is one-dimensional Bella, just with a bigger belly. EM

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You’ll get the thrills you pay for but there’s something inalienably Swedish about the franchise that is not developed gracefully here. Relying on the original screenplay, screenwriter Steven Zaillian has produced a passable script but no character dazzles. Although not destined to become a modern classic, this will no doubt excite many. KRG

Contagion (15)

Hysteria (7)

Dir: Stephen Soderbergh; US thriller/drama 2011, 118mins; Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Jude Law Contagion is rather like the miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand - in that there’s a long list of well known faces; the end is nigh; and some sort of uber-flu is to blame. The film also functions more like a bird’s eye view - rather than an intimate human account - leaving the audience uninvolved and distinctly uninfected. MW

Dir: Tanya Wexler; UK romcom, 95 mins; Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Rupert Everett The fascinating story of the invention of the modern-day vibrator is squeezed into the format of the romantic comedy, and as a result loses a lot and ultimately disappoints. ED

The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo Dir: David Fincher; US thriller, 2011, 158 mins; Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer Something about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo jars. Whether it’s the fact that all of Stockholm unaccountably speaks English, or that Fincher’s version has grown up in the shadow of its model – an excellent work – is hard to say. Mara gets close to jaw-dropping in her performance of Salander but is mostly closer to simply outrageous.

The Help (7) Dir: Tate Taylor; US drama, 2011, 137 mins; Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard Set in the 60s Mississippi, the film has a political backdrop, but despite pulling on the heartstrings, The Help is entertaining and enjoyable. ED

kill list Director: Ben Wheatley; UK Thriller, 2011, 95 mins; Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, Myanna Buring, Emma Fryer The film’s greatest weakness is that it appears to have dropped off the cinematic ugly tree and hit most branches during the fall. There’s grim violence

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aplenty, from which poor aesthetics provide no respite. Performances are the film’s saving grace, lending more charm and credibility to a script that deserves far less. MW

immortals Dir: Tarsem Singh; US action, 2011, 110 mins; Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto, John Hurt The critics’ view has been very mixed, but in the words of The Birmingham Post, “Its physical power just blew me away.” MW

Sherlock Holms: Game of Shadows

Dir. Guy Ritchie. US action, 2011, 129 mins; Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace Set in 1891, Europe is in chaos as a rash of assassinations and bombings threaten to take France and Germany into war. Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr) then dedicates himself to defeating the man behind it all - Professor James Moriarty. Director, Ritchie gives you what you expect here - lots of action, fight scenes and raw adrenaline chopped up and slowed down depending upon his mood on the day he was editing. He also has an excellent ear for soundtrack and the sets of old world London and Paris are very good. There isn’t anything to really bring it all together though, but you’ll still have fun with this one. KE

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Jernbanegade 2, Cph K 3314 3222 The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo (15) Times vary The Help (7) 12:30-15:30-18:30-21:30 Hysteria (7) Times vary Jane Eyre(11) 14:10-19:00 (not Tue) Larry Crowne (3) Times vary

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Peep Show

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BBC Entertainment, Mon 22:45

EVERY YEAR we wait with baited breath to see what international TV series the Scandinavian broadcasters will take a risk with. Who in 2012 will be the first to take the plunge with Game of Thrones, or will it become another Breaking Bad, the insanely popular US series that started in 2008 and still can’t find a taker. And don’t forget Peep Show, the multi-award winning British sitcom that debuted in 2003 … what’s that, it’s making its debut after nearly ten years?! It’s particularly strange given that DR2 never stop showing the inferior sketch show of its costars David Mitchell and Robert Webb but have consistently turned a blind eye to a programme beloved in the UK for being so unashamedly honest, crude and, perhaps above all, middle class. Funnily enough,

its ratings have never been that good (it’s a phenomenon on DVD though), and the first episode is probably the weakest of all seven series made so far, so please persevere. No danger of anyone switching off during House of Saddam, a riotous BBC/HBO miniseries about Iraq’s premier family and their downfall that also gets a long-overdue bow this week. Really, it’s not a million miles away from Dallas – a feeling that the Times observed was served well by “the late-1970s/early1980s tacky glam” – while the Independent likened it to “The Sopranos with Scud missiles”. Distance yourself from the reality it’s based on and it’s a fantastic black comedy. Elsewhere, if you like the screenwriting of Alan Bleasdale (The Monocled Mutineer, Boys from the Black-

stuff) don’t miss The Sinking of the Laconia (SV2, Sat 13:50), a 2010 wartime miniseries set in 1942 that is his first project since the 1990s; Case Histories (SV1, Thu 21:45) is a new crime series with Jason Isaacs that has divided the critics; Decade of Discovery (DR2, Fri 19:10) is a new nature series that will introduce you to species you didn’t know exist- BBC Entertainment, Mon 22:45 Peep Show ed and neither did anyone until the 2000s; Arthur and the People’s Supermarket (DR2, Sun 20:00) is an interesting new series about a regular Joe who takes on Tesco with some help from his bros; and finally, Dickens’ Secret Lover (DR2, Thu 17:55) wasn’t HC Anderson, but a saucy actress – which kind of makes him the type of Victorian hypocrite he spent his whole career condemning. BEN HAMILTON SV2, Mon 22:45 House of Saddam

K6, Sun 13:00 FA Cup: Man City vs Man United

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19:10-20:00 Baby Planet(UK series, 2008) 21:45-23:10 The Medallion (HK/US com, 2003) Jackie Chan 23:10-00:40 First Blood (US action, 1982) Sylvester Stallone

23:15-01:10 Steel Magnolias (US drama, 1989) Julia Roberts, Sally Field

17:00-17:50 The Rockford Files 20:00-20:50 Life (UK doc series, 2009) 22:00-23:35 Foyle’s War (UK crime series, 2010) Michael Kitchen

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17:00-17:50 The Rockford Files 22:00-22:50 Homeland (US thriller series, 2011)

17:00-17:50 The Rockford Files 22:00-23:35 Downton Abbey (UK drama series, 2010)

18:45-19:10 The Daily Show 19:10-20:00 Decade of Discovery (UK doc series, 2010) 20:00-20:50 Sherlock Holmes 23:00-00:35 The Wicker Man (US thriller, 2006) Nicolas Cage

17:40-19:20 Auto Focus (US drama, 2002) Willem Dafoe, Greg Kinnear 22:55-00:50 Midnight Express (US/UK drama, 1978) Brad Davis

20:00-20:45 Arthur and the People’s Supermarket (UK doc series, 2010) 21:30-22:30 River Cottage (UK food, 2008) 23:30-01:00 An American Werewolf in Paris (US thriller, 1997) Julie Delpy

17:55-18:45 History of Science (UK science series, 2010) 18:45-19:10 The Daily Show 19:10-20:00 Climate Wars (UK doc series, 2008) 23:00-23:45 Crimes That Shook Britain (UK doc, 2008)

18:45-19:10 The Daily Show 19:10-20:00 Climate Wars 20:50-22:30 The Interrupters (US doc, 2011) 23:00-00:00 Race and Intelligence: Science’s Last Taboo (UK doc series, 2010)

17:55-18:45 Stasi: East Germany’s Secret Police (UK doc, 2008) 18:45-19:10 The Daily Show 19:10-20:00 Climate Wars 20:30-22:30 The Soloist (US drama, 2009) Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr

17:55-18:45 Dickens’ Secret Lover (UK doc, 2008) 18:45-19:10 The Daily Show 19:10-20:00 Alien of the Amazon (Can doc, 2011) 20:50-22:30 Waking the Dead (UK crime series, 2003) Trevor Eve

17:05-18:00 Friends 21:50-23:55 Stealth (US action, 2005) Jessica Biel

21:00-22:45 The Nanny Diaries (US drama, 2007) Scarlett Johansson 22:45-00:40 Fracture (US thriller, 2007) Anthony Hopkins

No English-language programmes

17:05-18:00 Friends 22:30-23:20 Why Men Watch Porn (UK doc, 2011) 23:20-00:10 Blue Bloods (US crime series, 2010)

17:05-18:00 Friends 22:30-23:20 Cherry On Money (UK doc, 2011) 23:20-00:10 Blue Bloods

17:05-18:00 Friends 22:30-23:20 Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar (UK doc, 2011) 23:20-00:10 Blue Bloods

17:05-18:00 Friends 22:30-23:20 Tornado Rampage 2011 (US doc, 2011) 23:20-00:10 Blue Bloods

17:10-18:00 The Cleveland Show 18:00-18:50 King of Queens 18:50-19:45 Friends

18:00-18:50 King of Queens 18:50-19:45 Friends

07:55-19:45 Medium - the entire first season

17:55-18:45 King of Queens 18:45-19:40 Friends 20:30-21:20 Stand-up Live at The Apollo

18:00-18:50 King of Queens 18:50-19:45 Friends 20:30-21:20 Stand-up Live at The Apollo 22:20-23:40 Borat (US com, 2006) Sacha Baron Cohen

18:00-18:50 King of Queens 18:50-19:45 Friends 20:30-21:20 Stand-up Live at The Apollo 22:20-23:50 Eddie Murphy Raw (US com, 1987) Eddie Murphy

18:00-18:50 King of Queens 18:50-19:45 Friends 20:30-21:20 Stand-up Live at The Apollo 22:20-00:05 School of Rock (US com, 2003) Jack Black

17:00-18:00 NCIS 18:00-19:00 Bones 19:00-19:55 The Mentalist 19:55-21:00 NCIS 21:00-23:40 Ocean’s Twelve (US crime com, 2004) Brad Pitt, George Clooney

20:00-21:00 Extreme Makeover (US reality series, 2009) 21:00-23:30 Ocean’s Thirteen (US crime com, 2007) 23:30-02:00 The Sixth Day (US scifi, 2000) Arnold Schwarzenegger

21:00-23:40 The International (US/UK/Ger action, 2009) Clive Owen, Naomi Watts 23:40-01:50 Sudden Death (US action, 1995) Jean-Claude Van Damme

17:00-18:00 NCIS 18:00-19:00 Bones 19:00-20:00 The Mentalist 21:00-22:00 The Mentalist 23:00-00:00 Nikita (US action series, 2010)

17:00-18:00 NCIS 18:00-19:00 Bones 19:00-20:00 The Mentalist 20:00-21:00 NCIS 21:00-22:00 Bones 23:00-00:00 Nikita

17:00-18:00 NCIS 18:00-19:00 Bones 19:00-20:00 The Mentalist 21:00-22:00 My Strange Addiction (US doc series, 2010) season premiere 23:00-00:00 Nikita

17:00-18:00 NCIS 18:00-19:00 Bones 19:00-20:00 The Mentalist 20:00-21:00 Obese US 23:00-00:00 Nikita

17:00-18:00 The Simpsons 18:00-19:00 Two and a half Men 19:00-20:00 How I Met Your Mother 20:00-21:00 Hawaii Five-0 21:00-23:20 Holy Man (US com, 1998) Eddie Murphy 23:20-01:35 Life (US/UK com, 1998) Martin Lawrence

20:00-21:10 Top Gear 21:10-21:40 The Simpsons 21:40-05:35 NFL

18:30-02:00 NFL

17:00-18:00 The Simpsons 18:00-19:00 Two and a Half Men 19:00-20:00 How I Met Your Mother 20:00-21:00 Hawaii Five-0 1 21:00-23:10 Firewall (US thriller, 2006) Harrison Ford, Virginia Madsen

17:00-18:00 The Simpsons 18:00-19:00 Two and a Half Men 19:00-20:00 How I Met Your Mother 20:00-21:00 Hawaii Five-0 1 21:00-23:40 Batman Begins (US action, 2005) Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman

17:00-18:00 The Simpsons 18:00-19:00 Two and a Half Men 19:00-20:00 How I Met Your Mother 20:00-21:00 Hawaii Five-0 1 21:00-23:40 The Island (US thriller, 2005) Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson

17:00-18:00 The Simpsons 18:00-19:00 Two and a Half Men 19:00-20:00 How I Met Your Mother 20:00-21:00 Hawaii Five-0 1 21:00-22:45 Smokin’ Aces 2: Assasins’ Ball (US action, 2010) Tom Berenger

17:05-18:00 Grey’s Anatomy 18:00-19:00 Private Practice 19:00-20:00 Gilmore Girls 20:00-21:00 Tough Love (US reality, 2009) season premiere 21:00-23:20 The Long Kiss Goodnight (US action, 1996) Geena Davis 23:20-00:15 Grey’s Anatomy

17:00-18:00 Trinny and Susannah’s Makeover Mission - Belgium 20:00-22:00 Nights in Rodanthe (US rom, 2008) Richard Gere 22:00-23:40 The Oh in Ohio (US romcom, 2006) Parker Posey, Danny DeVito

16:55-18:55 Trinny and Susannah’s Makeover Mission - Belgium 18:55-20:00 How to Look Good Naked 22:00-22:55 Addicted to Food 22:55-23:55 Biggest Loser

17:05-18:00 Grey’s Anatomy 18:00-19:00 Private Practice 19:00-20:00 Gilmore Girls 22:00-22:55 Addicted to Food 22:55-23:55 Grey’s Anatomy

17:05-18:00 Grey’s Anatomy 18:00-19:00 Private Practice 19:00-20:00 Gilmore Girls 20:00-21:00 Trinny and Susannah’s Makeover Mission - Belgium 21:00-22:45 Laws of Attraction (US com, 2004) Pierce Brosnan 22:45-23:40 Grey’s Anatomy

17:05-18:00 Grey’s Anatomy 18:00-19:00 Private Practice 19:00-20:00 Gilmore Girls 20:00-21:00 Trinny and Susannah’s Makeover Mission - Belgium 21:00-23:10 Muriel’s Wedding (Aus com, 1996) Toni Collette 23:10-00:05 Grey’s Anatomy

17:05-18:00 Grey’s Anatomy 18:00-19:00 Private Practice 19:00-20:00 Gilmore Girls 20:00-21:00 Trinny and Susannah’s Makeover Mission - Holland 21:00-21:55 Breakthrough with Tony Robbins (UK doc series) 21:55-23:00 How to Look Good Naked

17:00-18:00 Numb3rs 18:00-19:00 Human Target 20:00-21:00 CSI 21:00-23:00 Music and Lyrics (US romcom, 2007) Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore

17:20-18:15 Human Target 18:15-20:00 The Road to El Dorado (US animation, 2000) 20:00-21:00 CSI 21:00-23:30 King Arthur (US/UK action, 2004) Clive Owen 23:30-00:25 CSI

17:10-18:05 CSI 18:05-19:00 Dating in the Dark 19:00-21:00 CSI 21:00-22:50 Criminal Minds 22:50-23:50 CSI

17:00-18:00 Numb3rs 21:00-23:30 Knowing (US thriller, 2009) Nicolas Cage

17:00-18:00 Numb3rs 21:00-23:30 End of Days (US action, 1999) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne

17:00-18:00 Numb3rs 21:00-23:05 Transporter 3 (US action, 2008) Jason Statham

17:00-18:00 Numb3rs 21:00-23:00 On Deadly Ground (US action, 1994) Steven Seagal