2011 Spring Entertainment preview
Calendars at the ready, diaries steady: here's the best upcoming film, album and book releases, the hottest events and the coolest gigs heading your way early 2011 - another 25 reasons we're looking forward to the New Year!
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WHO: Golden Globe Awards
WHAT: Funny man Ricky Gervais hosts the annual awards show, which celebrates the best of TV and film, Hollywood style.
WHEN: 16 January 2011
WHERE: Beverly Hills, California
WEBSITE: www.goldenglobes.org
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WHO: Grammy Awards
WHAT: Lady Gaga, Eminem and co battle it out to be honoured for their achievements in the music industry
WHEN: 13 February 2011
WHERE: Staples Center, Los Angeles
WEBSITE: www.grammy.com
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WHO: London Fashion Week A/W 2011/12
WHAT: The biggest designers in the fashion world reveal what we’re all going to be rushing out to buy next winter – we can’t wait!
WHEN: 16 February 2011
WHERE: Various locations, London
WEBSITE: www.londonfashionweek.co.uk
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WHO: The Academy Awards
WHAT: The most highly anticipated awards show of the year – The Oscars – descends upon Hollywood to honour the very best in film.
WHEN: 27 February 2011
WHERE: The Kodak Theatre, Hollywood
WEBSITE: www.oscars.org
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WHO: The Royal Wedding
WHAT: Prince William and Kate Middleton finally tie the knot – and we get a day off for the festivities – hurrah!
WHEN: 28 April 2011
WHERE: Westminster Abbey
WEBSITE: Not one that we know of, but we’re sure there’s more than a few Facebook pages dedicated to the occasion.
Books
WHO: Elizabeth Day
WHAT: Award-winning journalist publishes her debut novel, Scissors, Paper, Stone
WHEN: 4 January 2011
BLURB: “Charles Redfern is in a coma. As he lies motionless in hospital, his wife Anne and daughter Charlotte are forced to come together to confront their relationships with him – and with each other.”
WEBSITE: www.elizabethdayonline.co.uk
Books
WHO: Kim Edwards
WHAT: The acclaimed author of The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is back with a brand new novel, The Lake Of Dreams
WHEN: 4 January 2011
BLURB: “Lucy Jarrett returns home to upstate New York from Japan, only to find herself haunted by her father’s unresolved death a decade ago. Old longings stirred up by Keegan Fall, a local glass artist who was once her passionate first love, lead her into the unexpected.”
WEBSITE:www.kimedwardsbooks.com
Books
WHO: Judi James
WHAT: Leading TV body language expert releases her latest title,Being Confident
WHEN: 4 January 2011
BLURB: “Tips, tricks and tips to help you unlock your potential”
WEBSITE:www.kimedwardsbooks.com
Books
WHO: Erin McKean
WHAT: Erin’s blog ‘A dress a day’ was the inspiration behind this stylish new book, The Secret Lives Of Dresses - a must-have for vintage fashionistas everywhere
WHEN: Release date tbc
BLURB: “Dora is in love with a man who barely notices her, has a job she doesn't care about, and dresses entirely for comfort, not style. However, when disaster strikes, Dora has no choice but to return to her childhood home and take over running her grandmother’s vintage clothing shop.”
WEBSITE:www.dressaday.com
Books
WHO: Jodi Picoult
WHAT: Award-winning author, who is famous for writing family, relationship and romance novels with hot social issues is back with new novel Sing You Home
WHEN: 1 March 2011
BLURB: “Sing You Home explores what it means to be gay in today's world, and how reproductive science has outstripped the legal system. Are embryos people or property? What challenges do same-sex couples face when it comes to marriage and adoption?”
WEBSITE:www.jodipicoult.com
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WHO: Hurts
WHAT: Gorgeous Manchester synth-pop duo Hurts perform a live show to a couple of thousand screaming fans – let’s hope they sound as good as they look!
WHEN: 3 February 2011
WHERE: HMV Forum, Kentish Town, London
WEBSITE: www.informationhurts.com
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WHO: NME Awards Tour 2011
WHAT: Britain’s top music weekly invites Canadian dark electro duo Crystal Castles, dub-step’s finest trio Magnetic Man, Everything Everything and The Vaccines for a night of dance-you-pants-off live entertainment
WHEN: 19 February 2011
WHERE: O2 Academy, Brixton, London
WEBSITE: www.crystalcastles.com
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WHO: Robyn
WHAT: Kooky Swedish electro-popstrel Robyn makes a rare trip overseas to indulge us in tunes from her ridiculously catchy Body Talk album series.
WHEN: 3 March 2011
WHERE: The Roundhouse, Camden, London
WEBSITE: www.robyn.com
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WHO: The Streets
WHAT: Birmingham’s biggest Urban output, Mike Skinner’s The Streets, returns to stages across the UK with his forthcoming album Computers and Blues
WHEN: 5 March 2011
WHERE: O2 Academy, Brixton, London
WEBSITE: www.the-streets.co.uk
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WHO: Katy Perry
WHAT: Calling all Teenage Dreamers – bubblegum pop star Katy Perry is back with the sweetest-smelling tour going. We’ve heard rumours of free candyfloss and everything…
WHEN: 17-18 March 2011
WHERE: HMV Apollo, Hammersmith, London
WEBSITE: www.katyperry.com
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WHO: Lady Gaga
WHAT: The music world rumbles and splits in two as the queen of kooky, Lady Gaga, unleashes her third album of party stompers Born This Way
WHEN: Tbc January 2011
WHERE: Worldwide
WEBSITE: www.ladygaga.com
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WHO: The Ting Tings
WHAT: Manchester electro-popsters The Ting Tings went all the way to Berlin to record their second studio album, the as-yet-untitled Kunst project. Yep – it’s German for ‘art’. A bold statement indeed…
WHEN: Tbc January 2011
WHERE: Worldwide
WEBSITE: www.thetingtings.com
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WHO: Franz Ferdinand
WHAT: The Glaswegian indie-rockers are currently holed up in a studio recording their fourth album, the name of which is still to be confirmed. It’s a mystery!
WHEN: Tbc February 2011
WHERE: Worldwide
WEBSITE: www.franzferdinand.co.uk
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WHO: PJ Harvey
WHAT: The thought-provoking singer/songwriter returns with her eighth studio album, Let England Shake – a departure from the piano-driven melancholy of 2007’s White Chalk. We can’t wait to hear what Polly did next…
WHEN: 14 February 2011
WHERE: UK
WEBSITE: www.pollyharvey.co.uk
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WHO: The Strokes
WHAT: New York rockers The Strokes burst back onto the music scene with their first album in five years, which is not yet titled.
WHEN: Tbc March 2011
WHERE: Worldwide
WEBSITE: www.thestrokes.com
Rex FeaturesFilms
WHO: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn
WHAT: The Tree Of Life, by Terrence Malick
WHEN: 28 January 2011
BLURB: Set in the 1950s, this is the tale of a Midwestern boy’s journey from the innocence of his childhood to his disillusionment as an adult in the modern world and his quest to find the true meaning of life.
WEBSITE: www.imdb.com
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WHO: Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan
WHAT: Never Let Me Go, directed by Mark Romanek
WHEN: 11 February 2011
BLURB: This British dystopian drama centres around the lives of three school friends who are confronted with the terrible truth of their fate when they leave their childhood behind.
WEBSITE: www.neverletmegomovie.co.uk
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WHO: Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell, David Arquette
WHAT: Scream 4, directed by Wes Craven
WHEN: 15 April 2011
BLURB: Eek – we’re eagerly awaiting the fourth offering in the classic slasher franchise, and we predict it’s going to be a good-un’! Ten years later, and Sydney Prescott gets another visit from the mysterious ghost-faced killer…
WEBSITE: www.imdb.com
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WHO: Amanda Seyfried, Billy Burke, Gary Oldman
WHAT: Red Riding Hood, directed by Catherine Hardwicke
WHEN: 15 April 2011
BLURB: Loosely based on the fairy tale, this is a horror about a medieval village which is cruelly haunted by a werewolf. A young girl, Valerie (played by Amanda Seyfried), falls for an orphan woodcutter.
WEBSITE: www.imdb.com
Films
WHO: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake
WHAT: Bad Teacher, directed by Jake Kasdan
WHEN: 15 April 2011
BLURB: We do love a good rom-com. A fowl-mouthed high school teacher is dumped by her sugar daddy, and decides to woo a colleague instead. Expect steamy scenes from exes Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake, too!
WEBSITE: www.imdb.com
