Books

Book of the week: Adventures with Raymond and Bonnie: The Deserted Cottage by John Williams

After a career spanning some forty years, you might think that John Williams would have been content to take things easy and put his feet up. But he had other ideas. North Wales based John is a financial professional turned children’s author who has written a new short story about two feathered friends, Raymond and Bonnie. The story No matter how old you get, you need a good friend. Learning…
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Film review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

London Mums Magazine was invited to review new animation Super Mario Bros. Movie released on 5 April 2023. The movie based on the world of the game that bears the same name is produced by Illumination and Nintendo. It follows the story of Super Mario on their journey through the Mushroom Kingdom. Super Mario Bros Movie is a cool animation, visually amazing, brings back a lot of childhood nostalgia…
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Animation movie review: Mummies

London Mums Magazine sent two young reporters to a special screening of animated adventure Mummies produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. We received a warm welcome at the Warner Bros studios in London. Plenty of freshly baked pastries and a healthy yoghurt with a variety of granola and fruits. The story Three mummies are coming to the world of the living and end up in present-day London while…
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Movie review: Air starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck

London Mums Magazine‘s reporters were invited to a special screening of Air, a new Warner Bros. Production starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck at the Vue Cinema in Leicester Square. Air runs into cinemas on 5th April 2023. The trailer The story From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s…
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Book of the week: The Growth Mindset Workbook

The Growth Mindset Workbook by Daddilife Books is an excellent resource for parents and children alike. This workbook is designed to help kids develop a growth mindset, tackle challenges, and become modern-day problem solvers. It consists of 60 activities that parents and children can work on together or that kids can do independently. The workbook is easy to follow and comes with useful…
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Film review and a chat with the filmmaker: 'In the Middle' by Greg Cruttwell

In this blog, I’ll review In the Middle and report about a chat with film director Greg Cruttwell. A ‘footie film’ may not fill you with enthusiasm, you’re thinking ‘under-dogs pull their fingers out and bag the cup’ type scenario. But this is different, it’s … charming? It’s a documentary, clearly made with love; love for the people interviewed and for the game. A love…
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Film review: Dry by Paolo Virzì starring Tommaso Ragno and Monica Bellucci 

The filmDry by Paolo Virzìhad its world premiere at the79th Venice International Film Festival (on 8 September 2022) and was first theatrically released in Italy on 29 September 2022. It has finally reached Britain too available with English subtitles. I recently caught up with Dry‘s star Tommaso Ragno at Cinema Made in Italy festival and will soon report on our chat about…
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Why was ‘Elvis’ snubbed by Oscars?

The Academy Awards aka the Oscars are the most prestigious award ceremony for the film industry. Each year, the ceremony recognises the best films, actors, and filmmakers of the year. In 2022, a highly anticipated film about the life of Elvis Presley hit theatres worldwide. Titled simply “Elvis“, the movie was a stunning tribute to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll…
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Film review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Shazam! Fury of the Gods is rip-roaring, visually stunning, funny and well-acted. It is released in UK cinemas today. The story The Ancient Greek Gods are fed up being locked up in some decaying old world stripped of their powers, a punishment for taking things too far millennia ago. So they recover the old must-have accessories from our museums, get them mended and recharged, then fall out…
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Film review: The Bone Breakers by Vincenzo Pirrotta

The Bone Breakers is a gripping and intense Italian movie directed and acted by Vincenzo Pirrotta, who in recent months has reached international fame thanks to his sidekick role to Luigi Lo Cascio in The Bad Guy. Inspired by true events, The Bone Breakers revolves around an amateur criminal organisation in Palermo that fractures the limbs of its willing victims before staging fake accidents to…
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