Velvet Magazine April 2017

Entertainment
LOOK OUT
Article by Josh Tait
Keep your eyes peeled for our line up of must-see films,
up-and-coming musicians and the next big thing...
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY
Director: Gareth Edwards
Stars: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk
Release Date: 10th April
The first of Disney’s hotly anticipated Star Wars Anthology series
starts at the beginning, with a prequel to the original Star Wars
trilogy. Felicity Jones’, as young renegade Jyn Erso leads a rag tag
band of misfits on a dangerous mission to steal a set of plans for
the original Death Star, in a plot that manages to feel fresher than
2015’s The Force Awakens, tie ins with past films notwithstanding.
At times it feels a little purposeless – new characters are introduced
at will, with little in the way of character development – but an
X-Wing-tastic final battle and plenty of thrills throughout make for
a more than worthy entry into the Star Wars canon.
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING
Directors: Jon Watts
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei
Release Date: 7th July
‘What, another reboot?’ I hear you cry. Thankfully, Tom Holland (the
third man to play Peter Parker in recent times) will not be forced
to wearily retread Spider-Man’s well known origin story yet again.
Playing a younger iteration of the character, Holland’s appearance
in Captain America: Civil War promises a lighter take on the webbed
wonder than Maguire and Garfields – and we may finally see
Spidey’s famous penchant for wisecracking done justice on the silver
screen. With Michael Keaton on board as the high flying Vulture,
Homecoming also promises a sizeable number of airborne action
sequences, although whether he will be as memorable as Spider-
Man 1 & 2’s Green Goblin and Doc Ock remains to be seen.
CD Review
FATHER
JOHN MISTY:
PURE COMEDY
Such has been the
runaway success of
Father John Misty –
AKA Josh Tillman’s
– musical career, that
few remember that
he has also served as
drummer for indie
folksters Fleet Foxes.
Those expecting an
offshoot of their
mellow sound will not
be wholly satisfied, as
Tillman proved on his
debut two releases, not
to mention the seven
under his own name,
that he has a very
distinct style of his
own. While his onstage
persona is, at times,
divisive, musically
Pure Comedy is an
accessible, musically
rich and confident
collection of tunes.
TOP FOUR
CINEMA
PICKS
Mad to be Normal
6th April
Fast and Furious 8
14th April
COMING TO A
SCREEN NEAR
YOU...
Rules Don’t Apply
21st April
Guardians of the Galaxy
Vol.2 28th April
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