http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/ Oxford City Life is a guide to pubs, clubs, restaurants and shopping in Oxford http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=430 I Love You Phillip Morris (15) Comedy. Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro. Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=431 Belle de Jour is coming to town on Sunday to shake the Oxford Literary Festival’s traditional foundations to the core. Her latest book about life as a London call girl is titled Belle’s Best Bits. But if these are the best, what are the worst? Katherine MacAlister finds out. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=432 Richard Bell joins the empty-pocketed clubbers for Skint @ Lava Ignite. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/main_reviews.asp?id=433 Come and join Past Times' Easter Egg Hunt and help to raise money for the Oxford Children's Hospital http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/main_reviews.asp?id=434 The Oxford Times is delighted once again to be a sponsor of The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=435 It’s hard to put on an arts festival but it’s a lot harder to repeat the feat two years running, and to already have plans for the third. Yet that is exactly what the organisers of the Oxford Jazz Festival have managed. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=436 Katherine MacAlister finds the perfect place to reintroduce a new slimline Mr Greedy to fine food after her spell as Florence Nightingale. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=437 Former Bond girl Rosamund Pike tells Katherine MacAlister of her delight at revisiting Oxford to star in Ibsen’s classic Hedda Gabler. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=438 Fame doesn’t sit easily with rising star Ellie Goulding but – as Tim Hughes finds out – she’s just going to have to get used to it. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=439 Drama. Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw, Lily Collins, Jae Head, Kathy Bates. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=440 Tim Hughes gets an insight into the magical, stylish world of Paloma Faith. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=441 Tim Hughes gets a sermon on how to put the world to rights from the man who really should be our next Prime Minister – Dan le Sac. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=442 Richard Bell enjoys St Patrick’s Day – without breaking the bank – at the popular Mutiny night at Oxford’s Purple Turtle. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=446 Being amongst the clown princes of music, the traditional juvenile fare of Bowling for Soup’s songs isn’t an apparent snug fit with the usually more staid format of an acoustic gig. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=447 Has Rory Bremner bitten off more than he can chew? This is certainly a question that keeps the famous satirist awake at night as he rehearses material for his Election Battlebus Tour. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=448 Kick-Ass (15) Action. Aaron Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Clark Duke, Evan Peters, Lyndsy Fonseca, Garrett M Brown. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=449 Clash Of The Titans (12A) Director Louis Leterrier updates the 1981 swords and sandals epic based on Greek mythology, made famous by Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion creatures. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=450 I am all for the ‘eat less meat’ campaigns, meat-free Mondays, and all that. While I could never (willingly) go veggie, I accept that the fewer slabs of flesh I consume, the better for me and for the environment. I know all that. It’s just that I can’t resist a good steak. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=451 How To Train Your Dragon (PG) Family. Featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrara, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, TJ Miller, Kristen Wiig. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=452 Strickland Banks has had it hard. A sharp-suited soul singer, he found success with bittersweet love songs, but lost it all when he was jailed for an offence he never committed. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=453 Rock and roll has earned itself something of a bad name in recent years. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=466 Katherine MacAlister chats to laid-back country legend Glen Campbell, who’s on tour again... at 71. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=467 Katherine MacAlister finds out what comedian Sean Lock is up to now he’s been let out of the TV studio. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=468 Tim Hughes takes a trip to the decadent side of folk, with Balkan-gypsy stomp band Scarlett in the Wilderness. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=469 Tim Hughes talks to a singer-songwriter who just can’t sit still – Joshua Radin. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=470 Richard Bell has nothing but praise for Plush Lounge – the newest gay nightclub in the city. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=471 SHELTER (15). Horror. Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeffrey DeMunn, Frances Conroy, Brooklynn Proulx, Nathan Corddry. Directors: Mans Marlind, Bjorn Stein. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=473 Flat out with a slipped disc, Katherine MacAlister selflessly keeps up the search for culinary perfection – with a box of cakes. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/main_reviews.asp?id=474 Oxford's festival of folk music and dance April 16 - 18 http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/main_reviews.asp?id=475 The Glee Club is launching in Oxford city centre on Saturday 24 April 2010 http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=476 Beards, real ale and Aran jumpers? Might be time to reassess your opinion of folk, writes Tim Hughes http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=477 Tim Hughes looks forward to a night of ‘deep noise’ at the hands of the ever-challenging Lou Reed. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=478 Crank it up, DJ, says Richard Bell after a visit to New Kicks @ The Cellar. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=479 Missed last year’s never-to-be-repeated tour? Don’t fret – Riverdance is returning to Oxford for one last fond farewell, writes Katherine MacAlister. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=480 DEAR JOHN (12A). Romance. Channing Tatum, Richard Jenkins, Amanda Seyfried, Henry Thomas. Director: Lasse Hallstrom. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=481 THE GHOST (15). Thriller. Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Jon Bernthal. Director: Roman Polanski. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=482 CEMETERY JUNCTION (15). Comedy. Christian Cooke, Tom Hughes, Jack Doolan, Felicity Jones, Ralph Fiennes, Emily Watson, Matthew Goode, Ricky Gervais, Julia Davis, Anne Reid. Directors: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=483 A revamped pub with a historical interest edges a points decision with Katherine MacAlister. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=484 Tim Hughes gets a glimpse into the glamorous, if slightly bizarre, world of acclaimed musician Rufus Wainwright. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=485 Cov rocker Tracy Tracy tells Tim Hughes that The Primitives are happy to be back on the road after a mighty 18-year break. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=486 It's just like the 80s never went away. No, I don’t mean strikes, leggings and shoulder pads, or even the possibility of a Conservative victory at the polls. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=487 WARNING: The following review is deliberately and unapologetically short because sometimes an experience is just ....'good', with nothing added or taken away http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=488 Iranian funny woman Shappi Khorsandi has been though the mill. But, as she tells Katherine MacAlister, she’s come out smiling. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=489 The infamous Mr Nice, Howard Marks, tells Katherine MacAlister how it all began. Howard Marks has cut back on his drug consumption. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=490 Katherine MacAlister finds actor Tom Conti just as appealing as his character in the classic movie Shirley Valentine. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=491 DATE NIGHT (15). Comedy. Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Jimmi Simpson, Common, Taraji P Henson, Ray Liotta, William Fichtner, Mark Wahlberg. Director: Shawn Levy. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=492 IT’S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE (12A). Romance. Shabana Azmi, Goldy Notay, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Sally Hawkins, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Shaheen Khan, Adlyn Ross, Ash Varrez, Zoe Wanamaker, Mark Addy. Director: Gurinder Chadha. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=493 When it’s time for ‘tee’, Katherine MacAlister knows the perfect place... Where are we going?” Mr Greedy asked as we drove through a huge industrial estate in Witney. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=494 You would be hard-pressed to find a more eclectic audience than that which turned out for singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright at the New Theatre on Monday. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=495 Think of the blues… what images does it bring to mind? Grizzled old guys in frayed suits, plucking at a battered guitar on the stoop of their shotgun shack? Chain-smoking singers from the Delta, Chicago or Harlem hunched over microphones, moaning about their man/woman/job/dog? http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=496 The sultry Anna Neale quickly became one of our favourite Oxford singer-songwriters when she hit the local scene while a music student at Brookes. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=497 With their raw energy, rabble-rousing guitars, frantic fiddle-sawing and provocative lyrics The Levellers created a whole new genre – folk-punk. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=498 Her emotionally-drenched love songs have provided the soundtrack to decades of cosy nights in and steamy soirées. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/main_reviews.asp?id=499 “You can interview him, but you’ll have to do it while he’s fishing,” an ITV PR girl tells me. So I obediently follow the famous Fox son across the fields to the river behind the Oxford ice rink, where he stands, casts his line and waits for a fish. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=500 Daniel O’Donnell is holidaying in Tenerife when I manage to snatch a conversation with the legendary singer. He likes to “rest” for six months of the year and has a home out there as well as the mansion in Ireland. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=421 After going AWOL for five long years, New York’s finest are back on the block – and fighting fit. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=422 Who’d have thought it eh, Ricky Tomlinson is a morning man. Up bright and early after a big breakfast he’s on a roll about politics, comedy and of course The Royle Family before I can even draw breath, and it’s only 9 o’clock. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=423 There were so many questions I wanted to ask the “nearly naked chef” Hardeep Singh Kohli, like why naked? How naked is nearly? What about hot oil spillages? Does he keep his turban on? And how responsible is Celebrity Masterchef for all this? http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=424 Our friend Holly reckons she’s got the curry business all sussed. And we believe her. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=425 For the second time in as many years, Scandinavian cinema comes up trumps with a stylish and invigorating thriller guaranteed to have audiences teetering excitedly on the edge of their seats. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=426 Jessica Mann is sold on the tender cuts and smooth vintages of The Fishes’ Argentina night. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=427 Forget the X Factor; for the ultimate talent contest, you’ve got to go underground. Literally. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=428 This is a public warning: if you’re averse to accordions, fear fiddles, and are hostile to harmonicas – stay well away from Oxford next month. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=501 THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED (18) Thriller. Gemma Arterton, Martin Compston, Eddie Marsan. Director: J Blakeson. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=502 IRON MAN 2 (12A) Action. Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson, Jon Favreau, Garry Shandling. Director: Jon Favreau. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=503 THE LAST SONG (PG) Drama/Romance. Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear, Liam Hemsworth, Bobby Coleman, Kelly Preston, Hallock Beals, Melissa Ordway, Carly Chaikin. Director: Julie Anne Robinson. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=504 The economy has grown again. Amidst the General Election campaign, Labour gained some ground by helping the country avoid heading back into a recession. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=505 Katherine MacAlister finds the spirit of South America at Las Iguanas. It seemed like a good idea at the time. After all Las Iguanas brews its own cachaça in Brazil exclusively for its own restaurants, and more importantly for its caipirinha cocktails http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=506 Oxford means different things to different people. For Yannis Philippakis, it is a refuge – a haven of calm familiarity where he can be himself, in peace. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=507 Tim Hughes looks forward to one of the most important dates in the city’s cultural calendar – the Oxford Punt. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=508 Happy birthday Ruby,” I say, proud of remembering such an iconic date. “Doing anything nice?” I ask..... “Working on the show,” she replies curtly. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=509 Katherine MacAlister asks former Casualty actor Clive Mantle about his latest role bringing comic legend Tommy Cooper’s life to the stage. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/main_reviews.asp?id=510 This Sunday sees the start of the fourth Oxford Mail Film Festival, which this year focuses on the films of Stanley Kubrick. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=511 FURRY VENGEANCE (PG) Family. Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields, Ken Jeong, Matt Prokop, Angela Kinsey, Skyler Samuels. Director: Roger Kumble. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=512 A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (18) Horror. Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, Kellan Lutz, Connie Britton, Clancy Brown. Director: Samuel Bayer. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=513 Katherine MacAlister crosses the border into Bucks – and enters culinary heaven. Gary Smith is the best restaurant manager in the world. In my opinion anyway. Pair him up with Adam Simmonds, a young, hungry, ex Manoir chef and Raymond Blanc protegée, and you’ve got a winning combination that left me feeling warm all over and in awe of their passion and skill. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=514 “I have done Shakespeare, Ben Elton, and several musicals, but I have never done ANYTHING like this before,” Edward Blagrove exclaimed. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=578 Richard Bell loves what they’ve done with the place at Escape in Oxford High Street. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=579 Tim Hughes chats to Suzanne Vega ahead of her gig in Oxford. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=580 Richard Bell is out of his comfort zone at Anuba in Park End Street. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=581 It was a dreadful pantomime in Oxford that turned David Wood into the award-winning writer and director of children’s theatre he is today. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=582 When I was your age...” begins The Queen in Alice In Wonderland. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=583 Eynsham’s Paddy and Angela Coulter are having Henry and Elizabeth over on Saturday night. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=584 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (12A). Action. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Xavier Samuel, Bryce Dallas Howard, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Dakota Fanning. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=585 PREDATORS (15). Sci-Fi. Adrien Brody, Alice Braga, Topher Grace, Walton Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=586 The Oxford quintet Foals cascaded into the limelight in 2007 with their debut album Antidotes which reached Number 3 in the UK Album Charts and also received international recognition and success. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=587 I don’t know about you but I’m finding this heat exhausting. Everywhere I go is sweltering, and I never seem to be able to find a cool breeze to refresh me. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=588 Patrick Myles is “easy on the eye” as his Juliet, Amy Noble, points out rather unpoetically, and who am I to quibble. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=589 Ilva was the name of our waitress at The Old Parsonage. Ilva from Latvia. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=590 TOY STORY 3 (U): The toys are back in town. The toys are back in town as the computer animation wizards at Pixar bid a fond farewell to Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear and their other beloved creations. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=515 Stunning duo CocoRosie,are one of the most exciting - and different - acts we've heard in a long time. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=516 Philidelphia: the city of brotherly love, the Liberty Bell, soft cheese and soul music. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=517 Richard Bell finds treasure at Pandora’s Box @ Wahoo, Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=518 The star of a poignant new production at Oxford Playhouse tells Katherine MacAlister how his cousin’s death inspired fellow actors to tackle the issue of knife crime. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=519 His humour may not be to all tastes – particularly in this parish – but Jim Davidson keeps coming back, writes Katherine MacAlister. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=520 ROBIN HOOD (12A). Action/Drama/Romance. Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, Max von Sydow, Kevin Durand, Scott Grimes, Alan Doyle, Mark Addy, William Hurt, Oscar Isaac, Eileen Atkins, Matthew Macfadyen, Douglas Hodge, Danny Huston. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=521 Top TV chef Raymond Blanc tells Katherine MacAlister how being laid up with a broken leg has given him time to consider some fresh challenges. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=522 Katherine MacAlister waits ... and waits ... and waits ... for some top notch food at The Goose. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=523 A’reet man, Tim Hughes banters with canny Geordie songbird Rachel Unthank, whose band are the stars of next weekend’s Wood Festival. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=524 You've conquered Europe, attracting a fanatical overseas following, and had your records played on primetime national radio, winning over tens of thousands of new fans. So what do you do next? http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=525 I’m more excited about music at the moment than I’ve ever been,” says Neil Finn in his laid-back New Zealand tones. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=526 One of my favourite TV shows ever is the seminal and exceptional Freaks and Geeks, in which I always identified most with the hapless and supremely geeky Bill Haverchuck. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=527 Did you know that Katy Brand grew up in Oxford and went to university here? Yet her impersonations of the Queen and Amy Winehouse are a long way from a theology degree. So where did it all go right? http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=528 Apparently Raymond Blanc has got a bit of a soft spot for a chocolate eclair. Don’t tell me I haven’t got my finger on the pulse, or his eclairs for that matter. You heard it here first. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=529 BAD LIEUTENANT (18) Thriller. Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Alvin “Xzibit” Joiner. Director: Werner Herzog. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=530 PRINCE OF PERSIA (12A) Action. Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Sir Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, Toby Kebbell, Richard Coyle, Ronald Pickup. Director: Mike Newell. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=531 Mention Oxford and comedian Dara O’Briain lights up. “Solero man,” he shouts excitedly in his Irish brogue. “Oxford was where we found Solero man, comedy gold. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=532 Tim Hughes finds a band that have endured the rocky moments and emerged stronger for it. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=533 Imagine a band with all the kick-butt tunes of rock giants Metallica... but made up entirely of girls? I know it sounds like a headbanger’s fantasy. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=534 Katherine MacAlister finds out what makes a troupe of clowns tick. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=535 Christopher Biggins’ Rocky Horror role is a return to an old favourite, writes Katherine MacAlister. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=536 SEX AND THE CITY 2 (15). Comedy. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Chris Noth, John Corbett, Alice Eve, Raza Jaffrey, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Willie Garson, Mario Cantone. Director: Michael Patrick King. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=537 Tim Hughes talks to an unsung hero of the Oxford music scene – Charly Coombes – ahead of the UK festival debut of his new band. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=538 The vampish, chameleon-like Alison Goldfrapp has squeezed into a pink jumpsuit and gone all 80s. Tim Hughes struggles to keep up… YOU never quite know where you are with Alison Goldfrapp. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=539 More than three decades after they exploded on to the punk scene, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian and co remain a must-see band, who veer seamlessly between raucous punk rock, B-movie horror schlock and camp comedy. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=540 Singing for his supper wasn’t something Tim Jones was expecting on a recent trip to America, but thanks to the ash cloud that’s exactly what he ended up doing. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=541 Ex-Coronation Street barmaid Sophiya Haque brings her colourful new musical – Britain’s Got Bhangra – to Oxford. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=542 Shhh! RICHARD BELL checks out the Silent Disco at Po Na Na. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=543 SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE (15). Comedy. Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, TJ Miller, Mike Vogel, Nate Torrence, Krysten Ritter, Lindsay Sloane, Adam LeFevre, Debra Jo Rupp. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=544 DEATH AT A FUNERAL (15). Comedy. Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Zoe Saldana, James Marsden, Tracy Morgan, Luke Wilson, Danny Glover, Regina Hall, Peter Dinklage, Loretta Devine, Keith David. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=545 Band of Horses are the latest thoroughbreds to emerge from Seattle, writes Tim Hughes. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=546 John Illsley, once the ‘engine room’ of Eighties stadium-fillers Dire Straits, is back in more intimate surroundings, writes Tim Hughes. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=547 Soon-to-be-married Brendan Cole may have thrown off the bad boy image but his lust for dancing is as strong as ever, writes Katherine MacAlister. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=548 Joseph star Craig Chalmers is moving on, personally and professionally, writes Katherine MacAlister. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=549 Richard Bell can’t resist the overtures from Ouverture at Baby Love. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=552 LETTERS TO JULIET (PG). Romance. Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael Garcia Bernal. Director: Gary Winick. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=553 GREENBERG (15). Comedy. Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans, Chris Messina, Jennifer Jason Leigh. Director: Noah Baumbach. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=554 Katherine MacAlister finds a trio of reliable venues to ease her cinematic disappointment. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=555 Katherine MacAlister tries to pin down just what award-winning singer-songwriter Elvis Costello is all about these days... http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=556 Raging hay fever, dehydration, sunburn, and trenchfoot… It can only mean one thing – the festival season is underway. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=557 Friday night at Roppongi is full of eastern promise for Richard Bell http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=558 Katherine MacAlister chats to Clare Plested about her new comedy The Perfect Wife – and hopes her husband doesn’t get any ideas. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=559 Simon Callow feels at home amid Oxford’s dreaming spires and is happy to discuss Shakespeare, Four Weddings and his peculiar upbringing with Katherine MacAlister before playing his hero – the Bard. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=560 MACGRUBER (15). Comedy/Action. Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe, Maya Rudolph. Director: Jorma Taccone. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=561 KILLERS (12A). Action/Comedy/Romance. Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Catherine O’Hara, Tom Selleck, Casey Wilson, Kevin Sussman. Director: Robert Luketic. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=564 Peace reigns as Katherine MacAlister takes her brood to try out the new branch of popular pizza restaurant Mamma Mia. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=565 The Hairy Bikers have come in out of the cold. Katherine MacAlister finds out more. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=566 Nick Arnold, Mr Horrible Science, made me wait exactly 90 seconds for him to make his cup of coffee before asking my first question. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/pub_reviews.asp?id=567 Kiss Bar in Park End Street sends Richard Bell down memory lane. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=568 Tim Hughes talks to legendary rock-poet Alejandro Escovedo about the highs and lows of his long career. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=569 IF you’re heading to a festival this summer, there is one thing you can look forward to, pretty much wherever you go. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=570 Katherine MacAlister is set to become a regular customer at Modern Art Oxford’s pop-up café. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=429 The Bounty Hunter (12A) Action comedy. Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston, Christine Baranski, Jeff Garlin, Jason Sudeikis, Neal Moritz. Director: Andy Tennant. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=443 Tim Bentinck is so hugely entertaining you want to lug him off down the local for a night of anecdotes and hilarious stories. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=444 Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang (U). Comedy. Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Asa Butterfield, Lilian Woods, Oscar Steer, Eros Vlahos, Rosie Taylor-Ritson, Dame Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans, Sinead Matthews, Katy Brand, Ralph Fiennes, Ewan McGregor. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=445 Perrier's Bounty (15). Thriller. Cillian Murphy, Jim Broadbent, Jodie Whittaker, Brendan Gleeson, Michael McElhatton, Don Wycherley, Liam Cunningham. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=472 WHIP IT! (12A). Comedy. Ellen Page, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Wiig, Marcia Gay Harden, Daniel Stern, Eulala Scheel, Drew Barrymore, Landon Pigg, Alia Shawkat. Director: Drew Barrymore. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=571 GET HIM TO THE GREEK (15) Comedy. Russell Brand, Jonah Hill, Sean Combs, Rose Byrne, Elisabeth Moss, Colm Meaney. Director: Nicholas Stoller. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/theatre_reviews.asp?id=572 Award-winning comedian Russell Kane tells Katherine MacAlister about writing his first musical. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=573 Adam Wakeling talks to David Gray as he prepares to play at Cornbury. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/music_reviews.asp?id=574 Singer Will Young tells Tim Hughes why he’s looking forward to performing on opening night at the Henley Festival. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=575 HEARTBREAKER (15). Comedy. Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis, Julie Ferrier, Francois Damiens, Helena Noguerra, Andrew Lincoln, Jacques Frantz. Director: Pascal Chaumeil. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/movie_reviews.asp?id=576 SHREK FOREVER AFTER (U). Family. Featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Walt Dohrn, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese, Julie Andrews, Jane Lynch, Kathy Griffin. Director: Mike Mitchell. http://www.oxfordcitylife.co.uk/drink_reviews.asp?id=577 How would you like to beat the Budget with an exclusive 2-for-1 Dining Card?