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Dust On The Stylus (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Mute 12MUTE126 1991 Fortran 5 were an early 90s sampletastic ambient dance outfit, sort of like a cross between the Justified Ancients of MuMu and The Orb. Producing a broad mix of tracks and ideas, and remixing for bands as diverse as Erasure and Laibach, it is nonetheless the genius one-joke novelty of Sid Sings Syd that calls me back more than anything else they did. You know that bit in the end...
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Interval Drinks (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... The production itself is intentionally frantic with Lawrence playing some fifty roles including Sid James and Laurence Olivier. Director Paul Hunter (of Told by an Idiot ) moves events along at rapid pace; at one point he stages a conversation between three characters, Hawtrey, his mother and Madame Conti, forcing Lawrence to switch roles for almost every other line of dialogue. This she...
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West End Whingers (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
... to his enforced retirement in the Kent seaside town of Deal. Lawrence plays every part including Sid James, Lord Delfont, Barbara Windsor, Dick an Dyke, Laurence Olivier and Will Hay) and while it is a great showcase for her considerable comic talents Andrew found the experience rather too frenetic at times. In one scene Lawrence plays Hawtrey, his mother and Madame Italia Conti, racing...
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DVD Movie Maniac (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Print: Good - Sound: Good - Label: Daily Express - Year: 1973 - Cover: Good - Format: 4:3 - Length: 49m/50m - Before: No - Again: No - Price: Free - Rating: 5.5/10. Carry On Christmas (1973) is almost a sketch show, Sid James is a store Santa, who recalls stories of how people once came together at Christmas, set against the unfriendly 1970s. The sketches are funny and generic carry on fare...
