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For those of you interested in the origins
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— 27 Sep 2004 Pete Baran Comment

For those of you interested in the origins on of the “movie based on a computer game” we can go back a lot further than Streetfighter, Mortal Kombat and Super Mario Brothers. I give you David Cronenbergs lost masterpiece: Repton: The Movi[…]

MON DIEU, C’EST UN RIP OFF!
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— 27 Sep 2004 Lucy Alder Comment

MON DIEU, C’EST UN RIP OFF!
The French market held in Glasgow on Saturday as part of the Merchant City Festival looked promising. A long row of colourful stalls stretched the length of Candleriggs and only the addition of a couple of peasants w[…]

Indie Is Back!
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— 27 Sep 2004 Tom Comment

Just a quick note to say that (pending arrival of cheques) the latest Indie Amnesty netted the Grecian Earn another £20, the bulk of which came from a frankly astounding eleven earth pounds paid for the first Soup Dragons album, a new Amnesty r[…]

There were lots of angry and concerned punters in the studio debate after last nights
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— 27 Sep 2004 Pete Baran Comment

There were lots of angry and concerned punters in the studio debate after last night’s Dirty War. Some complained about the stereotyping of the Muslims in it. Others worried about the suggestion that the fire brigade did not have enough equipme[…]

Not an artist given to great subtlety
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— 27 Sep 2004 Tim Comment

Not an artist given to great subtlety, Mauro Perucchetti’s new show at Beaux Arts* is a big punchy thrill. For a start, as you walk up Cork Street, three four foot-tall jelly babies look out at you from inside the gallery, bulbous, translucent […]

FT TOP 100 FILMS 24: BODY SNATCHERS (Abel Ferrara Version)
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— 27 Sep 2004 Pete Baran Comment

FT TOP 100 FILMS
24: BODY SNATCHERS (Abel Ferrara Version)
Its a clever commentary on McCarthyism you know.
Oh, its also a critique on the evils of communism.
The problem with The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers is that it has been held up as a poster[…]

ARCANE TAX FAX
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— 27 Sep 2004 Pete Baran Comment

ARCANE TAX FAX
You pay VAT on Crisps, but not on Pork Scratchings. This is, due to my VAT book, because Scratchings are “by-products” rather than a foodstuff in themselves. They are also k-num.[…]

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Scenes from my First Actual Real Proper Holiday Abroad for 20 Years: day three
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— 27 Sep 2004 mark sinker Comment

Marseille(s) is the most exciting city I’ve ever spent time in – to drive into, to walk around in, to gaze across. Why: “Bcz it’s full of pirates like a GIANT BIG OLD PLYMOUTH!” sez Dr Vick (who as u know grew up in the […]

The Limits Of Photography
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— 27 Sep 2004 Tom Comment

The Limits Of Photography: overheard on the tube. Speaker – teenage sloane on way to Camden to buy a T-Shirt (circumstantial detail provided by same, at high volume).
“I hate people who won’t be photographed, it’s so stupid. T[…]

2004 Man Booker Shortlist and Profiles
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— 27 Sep 2004 Mike Comment

2004 Man Booker Shortlist and Profiles[…]

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