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Travel > Hotel Reviews Hotel reviews: Bally's Hotel, Las Vegas: 5 of 5
Bally's hotel For nearly thirty years, Bally's hotel and casino has offered its guests exceptional service, elegant style and high rolling excitement. The hotel holds over 450 deluxe rooms, each featuring video on demand, high speed internet connections, clock radios, iron and ironing boards, hair dryers and laundry service.... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Matador: 4 of 4
The Matador was filmed partly on location at the Camino Real in Mexic City. It's an enjoyable black comedy starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear. Brosnan plays Julian Noble, a bi-sexual, paranoid and most notably burnt-out hit man. Kinnear plays the role of Danny Wright, a straight-laced salesman who is going through a cr... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Haunting: 4 of 4
The Haunting Shot in 1963, The Haunting,' directed by Robert Wise whose previous credits include The Curse of the Cat people', the first Star Treck' movie and Sand Pebbles,' remains a solid horror movie that doesn't use bucket loads of gore, cheesy sound effects or cheap fright' tricks to keep its audience hooked. Instead, i... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Leaving Las Vegas: 3 of 3
Leaving Las Vegas Leaving Las Vegas is a poignant tale about two lost souls who meet and find unconditional acceptance in each other's company. The film is unlike most Hollywood movies in that it doesn't condescend to give us a happy ending, the characters flaws are never resolved and, best of all; doesn't apologise for this... More..
Local Guides > New York City Hotel reviews: Hotel Chelsea, New York: 3 of 3
Hotel Chelsea Located just a short stroll from Greenwich Village, the Hotel Chelsea has long been a magnet for artistic types. Indeed, its past guests have included legends such as Bob Dylan, Jimmi Hendrix, Jack Kerouac and Janis Joplin. Andy Warhole immortalised the hotel with his film, Chelsea girls'. In apartment 211, Dyl... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Sid and Nancy: 2 of 2
Sid and Nancy In the late 1970's, when disco ruled the airwaves, the Sex Pistols exploded into British popular culture, bringing with them all the full-blooded excitement and fun that Punk represented. Alex Cox, maker of Repo Man, directs Sid and Nancy. The film isn't a Sex Pistol biopic, but more a tragic love story between... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Octopussy: 2 of 2
Octopussy Roger Moore plays 007 in this big screen adaptation of Ian Flemming's short story, Octopussy. Having completed a recent mission in Latin America, Bond travels back to London to find 009 has been murdered while trying to bring back a priceless Faberge egg out of East Berlin. M informs Bond that the egg is in fact a ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Italian Job: 2 of 2
The Italian Job Shot in 1969, The Italian Job,' is just as much a movie about the swinging sixties as it is a great British caper flick. The film stars Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill and John Le Mesurier. Caine plays smooth south London criminal Charlie Croker who, on release from prison, plans to stage an audacious ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Casino: 2 of 2
Casino Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci return to familiar ground in Martin Scorcese's Casino. Set in 1970's Las Vegas, the film follows the bitter/sweet fortunes of Ace Rothstein (De Niro) in his quest for love, money and power. Co-written by Scorcese and Nicholas Pilegg, Casino explores the same themes of greed, excess and bet... More..
Local Guides > New York City Hotel reviews: Waldorf Astoria, New York City: 2 of 2
The Waldorf Astoria The Waldorf Astoria is an art deco masterpiece and since 1993 has been an official New York City landmark. The original Waldorf was built by the architect Henry Hardenbergh and opened on March 24, 1893, by the project's financier, millionaire William Waldorf Astor. In 1929, the hotel was torn down to make... More..