You are here: Latest Updates Latest Updates Please wait... Book Review NewThe Aftermath by Ben Bova This book follows on immediately from the climax The Silent War with the focus shifting to a family dramatically effected by the war. Victor Zacharias and his family live aboard… 2017-07-15 Film Review NewThe School of Rock Directed by Jonathan Liebesman Dewey Finn (Jack Black) is a down-on-his-luck rockstar wannabee living with his friend Ned Schneebly (Mike White), a substitute teacher. When he receives a call for Ned offering a temporary position with… 2017-07-15 Film Review NewThe Jungle Book Directed by Jon Favreau This live action remake of the 1967 Walt Disney animation classic “The Jungle Book” tells the story of Mowgli (Neel Sethi), a young boy raised by wolves in the jungle. When the menacing tiger Shere Kahn… 2017-07-05 Film Review NewBeauty and the Beast Directed by Bill Condon This live action remake of the 1991 animation “Beauty and the Beast” sees the young girl Belle (Emma Watson) living in a small provincial town in France dreaming of living in a larger world. She is being… 2017-07-05 Book Review NewThe Silent War by Ben Bova Martin Humphries, head of Humphries Space Systems (HSS) with Amanda Cunningham now his bride and mother to a new, sickly, son is now more determined than ever to have dominion over the asteroids as the… 2017-07-02 Restaurant Review NewDuck and Waffle Local London (England) - Piccadilly Circus I have heard good things about the “Duck and Waffle” restaurant located on the 40th floor of 110 Bishopsgate so when I saw the “Duck and Waffle Local” open in the new “St James's Market” development (between… 2017-07-01 Concert Review NewBritish Summer Time 2017: Phil Collins London (England) Have always wanted to see Phil Collins so when tickets came up to see him as part of the British Summer Time series of summer concerts, we grabbed several straightaway. We did not cough up the money for… 2017-06-30 Film Review NewWonder Woman Directed by Patty Jenkins On the beautiful island paradise of Themyscira is the home of the Amazons, all-female warrior clan. The island is protected from the outside world by a shield put into place by Zeus after casting Ares,… 2017-06-27 Book Review NewThe Rock Rats by Ben Bova Set three years after the events of “The Precipice” the commercial exploitation of the asteroid belt is underway with so-called “rock rats” laying claim to the resources the asteroids hold. Martin Humphries,… 2017-06-25 Film Review NewDawn of the Planet of the Apes Directed by Matt Reeves The second instalment in the contemporary retelling of the “Planet of the Apes” story (the original being from 1968 staring Charlton Heston) here seeing the human population decimated from the “Simian… 2017-06-25 Book Review NewThe Precipice by Ben Bova Earth is dying. The planet suffers from flooding and earthquakes looking into space for a solution. The moon offers promise for so much but a series of disagreements with Selene, the city based there,… 2017-06-24 General Event Review NewWest End Live 2017 London (England) For 13 years now West End Live has brought us a free sample of various music acts from the West End stage on a weekend in June and I have tried to attend every year. It is a good opportunity to see whether… 2017-06-24 General Event Review NewPenn & Teller: UK Tour 2017 London (England) Penn & Teller are the “enfant terrible” of the magic world turning much of what we believe about magic on it's head. From the revealing of tricks to the love of the macabre and fantastic they have been… 2017-06-20 Film Review New10 Cloverfield Lane Directed by Dan Trachtenberg Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is upset having just ended a romantic relationship and, distraught, is involved in a dramatic car accident. She wakes to find herself in a concrete room chained to a… 2017-06-17 Book Review NewReady Player One by Ernest Cline In the year of 2044 disaster has struck the planet with the population converging on the overcrowded cities. Wade Watts lives with his aunt at the top of a “stack” - A tower of trailers and mobile homes… 2017-06-17 Restaurant Review NewCarvosso's at 210 London (England) - Chiswick It was a Saturday and we were looking for somewhere in Chiswick that was fairly quiet, informal and in a comfortable setting. We came across some good reviews for Carvosso's so made a booking. Carvosso's… 2017-06-17 Film Review NewAlien: Covenant Directed by Ridley Scott In 2104 “Covenant”, a colony ship, seven years from it's destination planet has it's crew awakened by it's android caretaker Walter (Michael Fassbender) when the ship is buffeted by the aftershock of a… 2017-06-06 Talk/Lecture Review NewFarewell to the West End: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time London (England) I have to admit that I found reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time very difficult. A story told completely from the perspective of Chrisopher, a young… 2017-06-01 Restaurant Review NewThe Steamer Inn Isle of Wight (England) - Shanklin A Sunday evening on a spring bank holiday weekend in Shanklin. Having not made a booking at any local restaurant, not knowing this was probably a good idea we, once again, found ourselves in search of… 2017-05-28 Restaurant Review NewMorgans Restaurant Isle of Wight (England) - Shanklin It was a Saturday night on the last long weekend of the spring and we were looking for somewhere in Shanklin to eat. We had not thought to have to book anywhere given the size of the area but with all… 2017-05-27 More Recent Items Click for more items...
