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FILM PREVIEW: ‘Rush’ – the hunt for F1 glory 25 Aug 2013 | 12:56 pm
By Ray Bennett Although car chases are the backbone of most action adventure movies, few Hollywood directors have braved the circuits of real racing but now Ron Howard steps up with “Rush”. Due in t...
World Soundtrack Awards noms, Desplat set for concert 16 Aug 2013 | 02:36 pm
Concerts at the World Soundtrack Awards are among the best film music events in the business – Hans Zimmer’s performance of his “Inception” score a couple of years ago (pictured) was one of the best. ...
Memory Lane: ‘Mr. Guitar Man’ Duane Eddy on uphill trail 13 May 2013 | 12:45 am
A bit late, but to mark Duane Eddy’s 65th birthday in late April, here’s a story I wrote in 1970 when his career was in the doldrums. By Ray Bennett They used to call him the Guitar Man when his … Con...
Raymond’s Revue Bar and the music of Henry Mancini 29 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
By Ray Bennett For all I know, the late London land baron Paul Raymond might have been the “porn king” of Soho but what I recall is that he published innocuous nudie magazines and ran a strip club cal...
THEATRE REVIEW: Lester and Kinnear in ‘Othello’ 26 Apr 2013 | 07:58 pm
By Ray Bennett Nicholas Hytner’s production of “Othello” at the National Theatre has drawn rave reviews from UK critics and in the theatre it was easy to be consumed by the power of the play and the g...
An evening at the Idler with Tinker and Sir Tim 1 Apr 2013 | 07:57 pm
By Ray Bennett Dudley Sutton (pictured above) says that although he has done a few, he prefers not to record his poetry and songs, which is a great shame for posterity but makes his performance at the...
Gordon Brothers buys Blockbuster UK 24 Mar 2013 | 04:44 pm
By Ray Bennett Restructuring specialist Gordon Brothers Europe has acquired Blockbuster UK for an undisclosed sum and will retain 264 outlets under license from the US firm with around 2,000 jobs save...
My picks for the 2013 Academy Awards 24 Feb 2013 | 08:03 pm
By Ray Bennett Anticipation of this year’s Academy Awards was a pleasure with many great films and terrific performances but then came the nominations the prizes that lead up to the Oscars and it all ...
Royal Opera House is ready for its close-up 7 Feb 2013 | 02:46 pm
By Ray Bennett When the BBC’s new Director General, Tony Hall, takes up the job in April, the broadcaster will get not only a former BBC News Chief Executive but also the man who has brought financial...
Gregory Peck on Abraham Lincoln: ‘A secular saint’ 27 Jan 2013 | 03:30 pm
By Ray Bennett In 1982, Gregory Peck achieved a lifetime ambition to portray his idol Abraham Lincoln onscreen. It was a cameo appearance in the CBS miniseries “The Blue and the Gray”, which became th...
