In May 2022, Queen Elizabeth II marked the opening of London's Elizabeth line. TfL Alterations were made to London's Elizabeth line rail service on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral. These included off-peak fares, an extra hour of service, and the creation of a flower memorial. Transport for London said it would announce a […]
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Mary and The Witch’s Flower film review – Not quite the emotional heft of Studio Ghibli
The hand-drawn animation has survived; it features a misfit schoolgirl heroine and once again we are taken on a wildly imaginative trip to a beautifully-realised fantasy world. If there is a whiff of Potter in there, that’s because it is based on Mary Stewart’s 1971 children’s book The Little Broomstick. Mary (voiced in the English […]
Mary and the Witch’s Flower review: A bewitching and magical animation
Mary (voiced in the English version by The BFG’s RubyBarnhill) is an impetuous schoolgirl spending the summer in her great aunt’s country home when a cat leads her to a magical flower and an ancient broomstick. When Mary puts the two together, the broom jolts to life and she is spirited away to a secret […]
Antiques Roadshow: Army officer SPEECHLESS over £1million Faberge flower valuation
Colonel Stamford Cartwright will be left speechless when he finds out how much the stunning ornament is worth on the Antiques Roadshow episode, which is set to air on April 15. The Faberge flower was made in imperial Russia and is made of enamel, gold, diamond and jade. The five-inch ornament, which sits in a […]
BRITs 2018: Why are celebrities wearing a white rose pin? Hidden meaning behind the flower
The BRITs 2018 has begun with a number of celebrities already taking to the red carpet. Presenters Maya Jama and Clara Amfo have made the best-dressed lists in similar pink ensembles that flashed their long limbs. Other celebrities such as Dua Lipa and Paloma Faith went for outfits that were less glamorous, with oversized skirts […]
Meghan Markle: Prince Harry bride to ‘break tradition’ with THIS flower in wedding bouquet
Meghan Markle, 36, is set to marry Prince Harry on Saturday May 19 this year in a ceremony at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Her wedding bouquet will most likely contain peonies, a florist predicts. “May is the prime season for peonies, and I would not be at all surprised if they feature heavily in […]
This Week In Trailers: Flower, Kate Can’t Swim, Maybe Shower, Above & Beyond, The Relationtrip
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week […]
‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ Trailer: Studio Ponoc’s First Movie Follows in the Footsteps of Ghibli
Studio Ghibli may have closed its doors (for now), but Studio Ponoc is here to try to live up to its mantle as the premiere animated studio outside of Disney and Pixar. Ponoc already has a lot going for it — the studio was founded by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, an animator on Spirited Away, and the director of acclaimed late-era […]
‘Flower’ brings its zen gameplay to iPhone and iPad
Earlier this month, Apple announced that it had snagged exclusive rights to the next game from indie studio Thatgamecompany. Sky (described as a “romantic social adventure game”) will be an Apple TV exclusive. But, there’s more to the relationship between the two firms. On Thursday, the developer revealed its given its indie classic Flower the […]
REVEALED: This year’s Harrogate Autumn Flower Show giant vegetables competition winners
Heavyweight contenders for the biggest specimen prizes included gigantic cabbages and marrows. They were on show at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show and were the highlight of the start of the three-day festival at the Great Yorkshire Showground yesterday. Organisers are expecting 40,000 visitors over the weekend. The heaviest marrow belonged to serial winner Peter […]