http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php? en editor@oxfordcityguide.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-16T07:24:17+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/oxford_punt/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/oxford_punt/ Nightshift presents Oxford Punt 2012 Wednesday 16th May Interesting Articles 2012-05-16T07:24:17+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/exhibition_review_other_worlds_at_the_story_museum/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/exhibition_review_other_worlds_at_the_story_museum/ Miscellaneous Reviews 2012-05-11T10:17:25+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_dictator/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_dictator/ It will be interesting to see, in the light of the Arab Spring and the death of Gaddafi, whether Baron-Cohen can convincingly sidestep the inevitable and perennial accusations of bad taste. Film Reviews 2012-05-10T14:23:18+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_all_in_good_time/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_all_in_good_time/ A wise and witty film about sex that’s honest and often laugh-out-loud funny Film Reviews 2012-05-10T14:21:18+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_robocop/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_robocop/ RoboCop is a comic book movie that's definitely not for kids. The welding of extreme violence with four-letter words is tempered with gut-level humor and technical wizardry. Film Reviews 2012-05-10T14:18:33+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_jeff_who_lives_at_home/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_jeff_who_lives_at_home/ The funny, touching and vital Jeff, Who Lives at Home reaffirms your faith in Jay and Mark Duplass. Their films hit you where you live. Film Reviews 2012-05-10T14:15:14+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_dark_shadows/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_dark_shadows/ WHAT a strange film Dark Shadows is. Film Reviews 2012-05-10T14:12:13+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_piranha_3dd/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_piranha_3dd/ The first film was a tongue-in-cheek remake of the Eighties killer-fish flick, which had Richard Dreyfuss in a half- assed pisstake of his iconic Jaws role. Film Reviews 2012-05-10T14:10:05+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_silent_house/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_silent_house/ The second movie by Open Water duo Chris Kentis and Laura Lau has a similar real time gimmick to their first... Film Reviews 2012-05-03T07:48:42+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_dinotasia/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_dinotasia/ Animated dinosaurs roam the planet Film Reviews 2012-05-03T07:45:43+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_damsels_in_distress/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_damsels_in_distress/ These women talk in Wildean epigrams and want you to tap dance, yet you may well end up pals Film Reviews 2012-05-03T07:44:16+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_this_must_be_the_place/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_this_must_be_the_place/ Sean Penn discovers his sense of humour as a retired goth rocker reconnecting with his past – but director Paolo Sorrentino's road-movie takes a puzzling left-turn Film Reviews 2012-05-03T07:42:25+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_monk/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_monk/ Vincent Cassel gives good glower in French thriller The Monk, but this fable needed more fleshing out. Interesting Articles 2012-05-03T07:38:48+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_safe/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_safe/ RAPIDLY proving himself Britain’s best action star, Jason Statham benefits from a script that stretches him, even if it’s just a little Film Reviews 2012-05-03T07:37:10+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_beauty_and_the_beast/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_beauty_and_the_beast/ Disney's 1991 animated feature retains its lilt, glow and magic Film Reviews 2012-05-03T07:33:00+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/freshest_food_ready_for_the_whole_community/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/freshest_food_ready_for_the_whole_community/ A new Community and Farmers’ Market opens at 1pm on Friday week at the West Oxford Community centre, off Botley Road, thanks to the enterprising Caroline Casey, who is determined to stage an event that fulfils the need of another local community. Interesting Articles 2012-04-30T08:56:16+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_african_cats/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_african_cats/ Hats off to the camera operators who have captured some astonishing wildlife imagery. Film Reviews 2012-04-25T14:04:36+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_avengers_assemble/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_avengers_assemble/ This is a back-to-basics, purist's action movie that should leave audiences fully satisfied... Film Reviews 2012-04-25T14:01:34+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_albert_nobbs/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_albert_nobbs/ Too bad the film is such a drag, unlikely to break out beyond the arthouse circuit. Film Reviews 2012-04-25T13:58:17+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_lucky_one/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_lucky_one/ "The Lucky One" is cinematic junk food Film Reviews 2012-04-25T13:55:28+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_american_pie_reunion/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_american_pie_reunion/ If you liked the earlier films, I suppose you gotta see this one. Otherwise, I dunno. Film Reviews 2012-04-25T13:51:53+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_marley/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_marley/ Kevin Macdonald’s sharp-witted documentary will be the definitive film about Bob Marley. Film Reviews 2012-04-25T13:36:48+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/theatre_review_lord_of_the_flies/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/theatre_review_lord_of_the_flies/ Whose side are you on? Jack, the choirboy, hunter and murderer, or Ralph, the schoolboy saviour? Whose side are you on is the question of the evening, as the audience of Eat My Box's adaptation of Lord of the Flies is asked to vote as they exit the performance, with the results tallied and posted on online daily. Theatre Reviews 2012-04-20T16:45:57+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/vote_today_in_the_big_oxfordshire_artweeks_poll/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/vote_today_in_the_big_oxfordshire_artweeks_poll/ To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Oxfordshire Artweeks, local web publishers Artistpublishers.com has launched an Oxfordshire-wide public vote for a piece of work being exhibited during Artweeks which particularly sums up living in the county. Interesting Articles 2012-04-19T15:05:03+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/comedy_review_josh_widdicombe_at_glee_oxford/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/comedy_review_josh_widdicombe_at_glee_oxford/ Theatre Reviews 2012-04-19T11:56:30+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_gone/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_gone/ Serial-kidnapper tale pits Amanda Seyfried against the cops and viewers against an onslaught of deceptive clues. Film Reviews 2012-04-19T07:47:43+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_lockout/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_lockout/ Witty one-liners compensate for cliched plotting and cheesy effects in this sci-fi action thriller. Film Reviews 2012-04-19T07:44:38+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_salmon_fishing_in_the_yemen/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_salmon_fishing_in_the_yemen/ “Charming” is one adjective Salmon Fishing In The Yemen is reaching for. Others might be “droll”, “screwball” or “good-looking”. Alas, “lacklustre” and “undernourished” also apply. Film Reviews 2012-04-18T09:19:28+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/oxford_submits_its_bid_for_unesco_world_book_capital_and_celebrates_by_mark/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/oxford_submits_its_bid_for_unesco_world_book_capital_and_celebrates_by_mark/ Oxford will submit its formal bid to become UNESCO World Book Capital in 2014 on Monday 23 April. The bid, which has been co-ordinated by Oxford Inspires on behalf of a steering committee made up of eleven local organisations, takes as its theme Imagination Unbound. Interesting Articles 2012-04-18T07:34:39+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/theatre_review_homers_the_odyssey/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/theatre_review_homers_the_odyssey/ Taking on an epic such as Homer's The Odyssey and condensing it into live theatre is no small undertaking. I couldn't imagine how this co-production between Creation and The Factory could possibly tackle such a task. Turns out they did it well - and with humour, creativity, and finesse. Theatre Reviews 2012-04-16T11:05:51+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/castle_caches_in_on_hi-tech_fad/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/castle_caches_in_on_hi-tech_fad/ IT’S hundreds of years old, yet Oxford Castle is embracing a new technology fad in its latest promotional stunt. Interesting Articles 2012-04-16T08:15:16+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_cold_light_of_day/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_cold_light_of_day/ Tim Robey is appalled by this amateurish thriller starring Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver. Film Reviews 2012-04-12T14:51:43+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_michael/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_michael/ A film about a paedophile's home life by one of Michael Haneke's acolytes is an unbearable satire on parent-child relationships Film Reviews 2012-04-12T14:45:31+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/delicacy/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/delicacy/ Delicacy means us no harm, there’s a nice Girl With The Dragon Tattoo joke, and the leads are likeable Film Reviews 2012-04-12T14:41:52+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_le_havre/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_le_havre/ Aki Kaurismaki is as offbeat as always, but this immigration-themed film gives him a new heartfelt urgency Film Reviews 2012-04-12T14:39:31+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_battleship/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_battleship/ An effects-laden extravaganza with as much weight as sea spray. Film Reviews 2012-04-12T14:37:05+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_cabin_in_the_woods/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_cabin_in_the_woods/ This clever meta-horror asks what awful human need is fed by seeing hot youths get slaughtered, but along the way it neglects to be properly scary Film Reviews 2012-04-12T14:34:52+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/an_interview_with_brilliant_young_stand-up_star_josh_widdicombe/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/an_interview_with_brilliant_young_stand-up_star_josh_widdicombe/ Josh Widdicombe will be performing stand-up at The Glee Club in Oxford on Sunday, 15th April Interesting Articles 2012-04-10T15:13:10+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_carancho_the_vulture/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_carancho_the_vulture/ This Argentinian film noir about an ambulance -chasing lawyer supplies Bonnie and Clyde thrills Film Reviews 2012-04-04T11:14:43+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_a_cat_in_paris/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_a_cat_in_paris/ This unexpected Best Animated Feature Oscar nominee is sleek, stylish animated escapade that makes vivid, affecting use of its brief running time. Film Reviews 2012-04-04T11:10:24+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_titanic_3d/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_titanic_3d/ A historical romance with a then-unheard-of price tag, James Cameron's 1997 Titanic was the nearest thing to a Gone With the Wind–style cinematic event that the millennials could call their own. Now Titanic has bobbed to the surface yet again in a 3-D re-release, making a play for an audience that its original viewers baby-sat. Film Reviews 2012-04-04T11:08:52+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_headhunters/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_headhunters/ The plot moves like a rocket, the despicable characters are marvellously sketched, and if ‘Headhunters’ is not always entirely convincing (a few twists take a bit of swallowing), it’s always deliriously entertaining. Film Reviews 2012-04-04T11:05:26+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_rampart/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_rampart/ It confirms Harrelson's position as one of the best, most ambitious, least self-regarding actors at work today... Film Reviews 2012-03-30T07:41:54+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_once_upon_a_time_in_anatolia/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_once_upon_a_time_in_anatolia/ Nuri Bilge Ceylan's latest film, a thriller as challenging as Antonioni's Blow-Up, is his finest work to date Film Reviews 2012-03-30T07:40:07+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_in_darkness/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_in_darkness/ The story of Leopold Socha, who hid terrified Jews in secret underground passageways of the sewers where he worked during the second world war in Poland, is a fine film Film Reviews 2012-03-30T07:39:36+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_mirror_mirror/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_mirror_mirror/ Julia Roberts shines as the jealous Queen and director Tarsem Singh injects some toughness into Snow White, played by Lily Collins. Film Reviews 2012-03-30T07:37:06+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_wrath_of_the_titans/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_wrath_of_the_titans/ Wrath of the Titans Is Packed With Special Effects, but Not Much Else Read more: http://uk.eonline.com/redcarpet/2012/premieres/news/movie-review-wrath-of-the-titans-is-packed-with-special-effects-but-not-much-else/304780#ixzz1qaEIQM3D Film Reviews 2012-03-30T07:33:33+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_streetdance_2/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_streetdance_2/ StreetDance 2 is energetic and undemanding, following a predictable narrative path... Film Reviews 2012-03-30T07:31:02+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_into_the_abyss/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_into_the_abyss/ Werner Herzog coaxes stories from the least likely of places in this grisly death row documentary filled with operatic levels of tragedy – and unexpected humour Film Reviews 2012-03-22T12:28:11+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_alvin_and_the_chipmunks_-_chipwrecked/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_alvin_and_the_chipmunks_-_chipwrecked/ Well, at least it isn’t in 3D. Film Reviews 2012-03-22T10:22:18+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_pirates_in_an_adventure_with_scientists/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_pirates_in_an_adventure_with_scientists/ Though we’d love to see how Aardman handle Defoe’s followup, An Adventure With Communists, this amiable but overstretched diversion is unlikely to spawn a Caribbean franchise. Film Reviews 2012-03-22T10:19:51+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_kid_with_a_bike/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_kid_with_a_bike/ Cyril, 11, is a ginger-headed handful who refuses to accept that he has been abandoned by his deadbeat dad. Instead he obsessively searches for his father and his bike. Film Reviews 2012-03-22T10:15:24+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_hunger_games/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_hunger_games/ The film is exciting and goes by shockingly quickly considering it's two hours and twenty-two minutes long. Film Reviews 2012-03-22T10:12:30+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_act_of_valour/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_act_of_valour/ Since they killed Osama bin Laden last year, Navy SEALs have become American heroes, so it was just a matter of time before someone decided to make a film using actual active-duty Navy SEALs playing themselves in the leads. Film Reviews 2012-03-22T10:11:44+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_trishna/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_trishna/ Michael Winterbottom transplants Hardy perennial Tess of the d'Urbervilles to Jaipur, but she fails to bloom Film Reviews 2012-03-15T17:24:17+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_devil_inside/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_devil_inside/ This demonically derivative faux documentary scares up phony hysterics. Film Reviews 2012-03-15T17:20:30+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_we_bought_a_zoo/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_we_bought_a_zoo/ Matt Damon's performance saves We Bought a Zoo from being too stickily featherbrained and nice. Film Reviews 2012-03-15T17:17:58+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_contraband/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_contraband/ Gloomily atmospheric thriller of smugglers shuttling between New Orleans and Panama is both absorbing and contrived. Film Reviews 2012-03-15T17:10:37+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_21_jump_street/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_21_jump_street/ Though expectations weren’t high for this remake of an obscure TV series, it’s a genuinely funny and involving buddy cop caper Film Reviews 2012-03-15T17:07:14+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/the_original_rabbit_foot_spasm_band_-_gregs_greats_record_shop_wax_cylinder/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/the_original_rabbit_foot_spasm_band_-_gregs_greats_record_shop_wax_cylinder/ On 19th April The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band release a 2 minute phonographic wax cylinder of their song “Greg’s Greats Record Shop”. It is 90 years since wax cylinders were last in commercial production in the UK. Interesting Articles 2012-03-15T15:33:09+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_raven/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_raven/ The Raven sees Edgar Allan Poe Poe and his nemesis enjoy a delicious exchange near the end, but the film's suspect list is too short to provide whodunnit suspense. Film Reviews 2012-03-09T16:18:26+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_young_adult/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_young_adult/ It modulates into funny and embarrassing, before it becomes unadulterated embarrassment verging on the deeply sad and even tragic. Film Reviews 2012-03-09T16:13:58+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_bel_ami/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_bel_ami/ A flavorless literary adaptation sunk by a lead actor, screenwriter and co-directors that are all out of their depth. Film Reviews 2012-03-09T16:10:00+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_john_carter/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_john_carter/ The fantasy-romance adventures of a civil war veteran transported to Mars made for a giant, suffocating doughy feast of boredom Film Reviews 2012-03-09T16:08:09+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/janek_schaefers_local_radio_orchestra_comes_to_oxford/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/janek_schaefers_local_radio_orchestra_comes_to_oxford/ Internationally renowned sound artist Janek Schaefer brings his latest sonic creation, Local Radio Orchestra, to Oxford this spring. In this orchestra the audience are the players and radios are their instruments. Janek brings his vintage Bush radios to The Yard at Modern Art Oxford on Saturday 5th May from 11am-5pm. This is a free event presented by Oxford Contemporary Music and Modern Art Oxford. Interesting Articles 2012-03-09T15:54:14+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/embedded_residency_call_out/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/embedded_residency_call_out/ OCM has teamed up with the Pitt Rivers Museum and Sound and Music for a new artistic development project. Interesting Articles 2012-03-09T15:38:36+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/here_and_now_photo_competition_interesting_oxford/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/here_and_now_photo_competition_interesting_oxford/ Everyone knows about the boffins on bicycles, Boat Race and Brideshead but what about all the other stuff that brings the City of Dreaming Spires to life? Have you seen a sign or shop display that made you smirk or a street scene that surprised or amused you? Would you like to draw attention to any unsung attractions – or unattractions – that escape the notice of the average visitor to the city? Interesting Articles 2012-03-06T18:14:29+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/resident_artist_captures_theatre_life_at_oxfords_pegasus/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/resident_artist_captures_theatre_life_at_oxfords_pegasus/ Oxford based artist Dionne Barber has worked closely with Pegasus since its re-opening in September 2010. Her residency has culminated in an exhibition celebrating the venue’s 50th anniversary, Encompass from 3 to 28 April. It explores the true character of Pegasus; through drawing and painting she has captured the changing spaces and movement that is life at theatre, the characters, performances and passion that cement its spirit and unique atmosphere. Interesting Articles 2012-03-06T18:03:05+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/gamers_and_geeks_have_a_new_hang_out_in_oxford/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/gamers_and_geeks_have_a_new_hang_out_in_oxford/ Oxford’s only LAN gaming and comic book centre opens its doors to the public. Interesting Articles 2012-03-01T17:12:10+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/first_ever_world_literacy_summit_to_take_place_in_oxford/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/first_ever_world_literacy_summit_to_take_place_in_oxford/ Teachers invited to join Professor Tanya Byron and Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson to discuss biggest challenges to literacy across the UK Interesting Articles 2012-03-01T17:08:35+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_project_x/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_project_x/ A movie review of "Project X," about high schoolers planning an epic party. The film is the equivalent of that good-looking, well-off teenage boy your gut tells you to keep away from your teenage daughter. Film Reviews 2012-03-01T09:00:38+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_woman_in_the_fifth/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_woman_in_the_fifth/ Ethan Hawke is a depressed divorcee in Paweł Pawlikowski's confident and very Polish romantic thriller Film Reviews 2012-03-01T08:58:09+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_hunky_dory/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_hunky_dory/ THE show must go on for an unconventional drama teacher, who inspires her pupils to chase their dreams during the hottest summer on record, in Marc Evans's feel good rites-of-passage drama. Film Reviews 2012-03-01T08:54:14+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_wanderlust/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_wanderlust/ It’s far from perfect, but this genially satiric take on yuppies thrown into the scarily holistic, vegan universe is determined to give the audience a good time and largely delivers. Film Reviews 2012-03-01T08:50:20+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/the_ashmolean_campaigns_to_save_a_masterpiece_by_manet_for_the_nation/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/the_ashmolean_campaigns_to_save_a_masterpiece_by_manet_for_the_nation/ The Ashmolean Museum is mounting a campaign to save Edouard Manet’s Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus, 1868, for the nation. Interesting Articles 2012-02-28T18:10:16+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/audiograft_2012/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/audiograft_2012/ A festival of sonic surprises and discoveries: Tues 28 Feb - Sat 3 March Interesting Articles 2012-02-28T11:59:13+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/new_hotel_to_offer_panoramic_views/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/new_hotel_to_offer_panoramic_views/ PLANS have been unveiled for a new hotel in the centre of Oxford which will definitely give guests a room with a view. Interesting Articles 2012-02-28T07:49:42+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/red-headed_celebrities_unite_to_help_save_critically_endangered_orangutans/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/red-headed_celebrities_unite_to_help_save_critically_endangered_orangutans/ A host of red-headed celebrities have joined forces in a bid to help save the Sumatran orangutan, a critically endangered species. Stars including Chris Evans, Nicola Roberts, Tim Minchin and Jane Asher are taking part in the Jungle VIP Auction, in support of UK-based charity the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS). Interesting Articles 2012-02-28T00:01:15+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_best_exotic_marigold_hotel/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_best_exotic_marigold_hotel/ Judi Dench leads an all-star cast in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a sweet-natured film about British seniors in India, which on some wince-inducing clichés. Film Reviews 2012-02-24T08:04:24+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_ghost_rider_spirit_of_vengeance/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_ghost_rider_spirit_of_vengeance/ The Bottom Line: A few lively moments don't justify this superhero sequel Film Reviews 2012-02-24T08:02:54+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_safe_house/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_safe_house/ This IQ level of this violent, sub-Tony Scott action thriller starring Denzel Washington is depressingly low Film Reviews 2012-02-24T08:01:01+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_one_for_the_money/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_one_for_the_money/ The Bottom Line: Janet Evanovich’s best-selling Stephanie Plum series deserved better than this woefully executed, stillborn attempt at a franchise. Film Reviews 2012-02-24T07:59:29+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/oxford_city_centre_to_become_low_emissions_zone/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/oxford_city_centre_to_become_low_emissions_zone/ The air in Oxford could soon be cleaner than ever thanks to a new initiative that aims to limit bus emissions in the city centre. Interesting Articles 2012-02-22T11:00:05+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_extremely_loud_and_incredibly_close/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_extremely_loud_and_incredibly_close/ Stephen Daldry’s adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s 2005 novel Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is gloopily sentimental. Film Reviews 2012-02-17T12:33:05+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_a_dangerous_method/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_a_dangerous_method/ David Cronenberg analyses the pioneering work of Jung and Freud in this engrossing and thought-provoking drama Film Reviews 2012-02-17T12:31:18+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/finding_the_maths_on_your_street/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/finding_the_maths_on_your_street/ A series of walking tours launched next week show how you can discover the maths hidden in our urban surroundings. Interesting Articles 2012-02-16T13:56:39+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/duchess_of_cambridge_announces_oxford_visit/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/duchess_of_cambridge_announces_oxford_visit/ THE Duchess of Cambridge will make her first official visit to Oxford next week. Interesting Articles 2012-02-15T08:25:39+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_big_miracle/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_big_miracle/ This laborious drama based on a TV event from 1988 expects us all to get behind the sugary good-news story of three rescued whales Film Reviews 2012-02-10T08:13:21+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_jack_and_jill/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_jack_and_jill/ Adam Sandler drags up and Al Pacino sends himself up in a dire cross-dressing comedy that will have you dialling for Dignitas Film Reviews 2012-02-09T18:31:06+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_woman_in_black/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_woman_in_black/ Daniel Radcliffe gives a grown-up performance in this freshly terrifying adaptation of Susan Hill’s ghost story The Woman In Black. Film Reviews 2012-02-09T18:28:09+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_this_means_war/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_this_means_war/ A date movie that will appeal to both men and women, This Means War is a fun and cheeky action comedy that owes much to the chemistry of its three leading actors. Film Reviews 2012-02-09T18:26:41+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_vow/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_vow/ Cornball romantic stuff for girls who crave Valentine's Day and boys who want to please them. Film Reviews 2012-02-09T18:20:56+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_muppets/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_the_muppets/ Chirpy songs and knockabout humour abound – but there's a real sense of sadness at the core of this Muppets reboot Film Reviews 2012-02-09T15:48:40+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/oxford_dons_ready_to_revolt_on_new_iron_lady_honour/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/oxford_dons_ready_to_revolt_on_new_iron_lady_honour/ Plans to name a new building at Oxford University after Baroness Thatcher has divided academics at the institution. Interesting Articles 2012-02-06T08:54:01+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_chronicle/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_chronicle/ Teenagers with superpowers get the first-person treatment. Film Reviews 2012-02-01T11:14:50+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_journey_2_the_mysterious_island_3d/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_journey_2_the_mysterious_island_3d/ Jules Verne rejuvenated for the iPhone age. Film Reviews 2012-02-01T11:10:24+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_a_useful_life/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_a_useful_life/ A lovely tribute to an old-fashioned arthouse cinema in Uruguay, told with affection and skill Film Reviews 2012-02-01T11:08:10+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_carnage/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_carnage/ this comic miniature sees Roman Polanski bring his knack for claustrophobic dramas played out in enclosed spaces Film Reviews 2012-02-01T11:05:52+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_martha_marcy_may_marlene/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_martha_marcy_may_marlene/ A good film, ambitious and effective, introducing a gifted young actress and a director whose work I'll anticipate. Film Reviews 2012-02-01T11:03:54+00:00 http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_man_on_a_ledge/ http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/OCG/article/film_review_man_on_a_ledge/ Action star Sam Worthington plays a disgraced cop threatening suicide from atop a hotel ledge, but we rapidly lose interest. Film Reviews 2012-02-01T11:02:14+00:00