Category: Reviews

This all singing, all dancing film, stars two of America’s finest divas, Christina Aguilera and Cher.

 Christina plays the part of Ali, a young girl from Iowa hoping to make it big in Hollywood.  She finds work waitressing at a burlesque lounge, and dreams of performing on stage, but Tess (played by Cher) won’t give her a chance, she’s more worried about the uncertain future of the club.

 However, when Ali finally gets her chance to shine, Tess discovers her powerful singing voice. With Ali’s belting live voice, do they have a chance to save the burlesque lounge?  

 The movie contains some cracking musical numbers, and will have you wanting to sing and dance all the way home.

Burlesque is in cinemas December 17th, if you’ve seen it, let us know what you think.

Although this book has been out for over a year, it has gained mass interest in the past few months, staying put high in the bestsellers list, with a film starring Anne Hathaway already in production.

The book follows two best friends Emma and Dexter, students at the University of Edinburgh after a post-finals fling on July 15, 1988.  Over the next twenty years, we revisit them each St Swithin’s day and follow where they are with their lives.

While working class northerner Emma moves to London and finds herself working at a rubbish Mexican restaurant before becoming a teacher, middle-class Dexter travels Europe before falling into a media career, eventually becoming a (very bad) TV presenter with an alcoholism problem.

The book is a wonderful nostalgic view of the recent past, and is sure to conjure up your own memories of the 80s, 90s and early 00s. You’ll find yourself glued to this page turner, excited to find out if this obviously destined couple ever do end up together.