... CRITICALLY SPEAKING Unfaithful (15) AS far as basic plots go, we've seen it all before when it comes to Unfaithful, writes Lee Sobot. Yet despite this being seemingly a criticism, Richard Gere’s latest film has quite a lot to offer. The familiar events ...

... Minuster to speak at childhood conference A LEADING conference, “Celebrating Childhood”, will be addressed by Margaret Hodge, Minister of State at the Government’s Department for Education and Childcare, She has agreed to speak at the conference organised ...

... Bl Speaking on the pleasure of food FOOD writer Elizabeth Luard is the guest speaker at a literary dinner in York next Friday. Not So Much a Recipe, More a Way of Life takes place at the Dean Court Hotel as part of the York Literary Weekend programme ...

... CRITICALLY SPEAKING A T THATED Captain Corelli’s Mandolin but national reviewers loved it! They have lflned Peartl! Harborj&tm I thought it was great! There’s no accounting for taste, writes Rita On the surface, there would seem to be no connection whatsoever ...

... Speaking out for better deal FROM: Coun Andrew Williams, Lead Lane, Ripon VARIOUS remarks in last week's edition leave me astounded. If Couns Bateman, Harrison and Skidmore are to be believed, anyone who dares to criticise them and the state of our city ...

... CINEMA REVIEW Critically Speaking Signs (12) Lk BASICALLY, nothing happens in Signs, writes Graham Chalmers. Crop circles appear, widower Mel Gibson’s family wonder what this means, TV tells them it's an alien invasion, family take refuge in their farmhouse ...

... Corporate guru to speak at lunch A MAN who has advised on corporate transactions worth more than £1 billion will speak at the Harrogate Business Luncheon today. Director David Forbes, 42, has been with the investment banking department of Rothschild for ...

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... * CRITICALLY SPEAKING - The Shipping News (15) HARD-headed critics have given a surprisingly rough ride to this soft-hearted drama, writes Graham Chalmers. With a cast featuring Kevin Spacey, Judi Dench, Julianne Moore, Scott Glenn and Cate Blanchett ...

... } CRITICALLY SPEAKING ! MONSTERS, INC. 1 ROLL UP, roll up for the probable winner of the first ever Best Animation Oscar, writes Michael Upton. While Shrek had us rolling in the aisles last year, Monsters, Inc. offers something for everyone and could ...

... | CRITICALLY SPEAKING - THE PAROLE OFFICER (12) IT'S not going to win any Oscars or change the direction of Sy e T 2 wn through his Alan Partridge incarnations will not be disappointed with The Parole Officer, writes Ruth Badley. A good natured entertainment ...

... Critically speaking: Save the Last Dance TRIUMPH over adversity has been the single dominant theme of American movie-making since the dawn of Hollywood, which probably explains why British films such as The Fully Monty, Brassed Off or Billy Elliot have ...