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Film review: Mrs Harris Goes to Paris

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris is a PG Comedy/Drama. This is a Franco-British love-up, for all those die-hard Francophiles out there. The fashionistas will salivate over the sacred reenactment of a 1950s Dior fashion show, with genuine outfits including a version of the 1949 Bar Suit, which can now be seen at the V&A. It’s also delightful. The culture clashes are delicate and…
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Film review: Lyle Lyle Crocodile starring Javier Bardem

I had so much fun interviewing filmmakers Will Speck and Josh Gordon behind Lyle Lyle Crocodile, a new family movie based on the children’s story of the same name and its prequel The House on East 88th Street by Bernard Waber. Not only these directors are talented but they are supported by top Hollywood star Javier Bardem as well as the sweetest sing-song writer of the moment Shawn Mendes. I…
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Film review: Emily starring Emma Mackey

Emily is a biographical drama film that depicts the brief life of English writer Emily Brontë before she wrote Wuthering Heights. The movie is written and directed by actor-turned-directorFrances O’Connor in her directorial debut and stars Emma Mackey. Fionn Whitehead, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Alexandra Dowling, Amelia Gething, Adrian Dunbar and Gemma Jones also appear in…
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Film review: Don't Worry Darling starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles

Think The Stepford Wives meets The Truman Show meets The Matrix. Don’t Worry Darling is an interesting mix of genres that becomes even more peculiar if you add 50s upbeat vinyl music, gorgeous fashion and cars. Throw everything in the middle of an American desert and add a pinch of experimental utopia and you get Don’t Worry Darling. It’s in cinemas now. The story Alice…
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Film review: Ticket to Paradise starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney

Ticket to Paradise is aromantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney about the sweet surprise of second chances. Set in the incredibly beautiful scenery of ‘Bali’ – although it is actually filmed on location in Queensland, Australia – this movie makes you want to book your ticket to go far away from the UK to ride a boat in these crystal blue seas, and have…
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Film review: See How They Run

See How They Run is a playful murder mystery with deliciously smart humour set against the backdrop of arguably the world’s most famous murder mystery, The Mousetrap, in London’s West End. Running for 68 years, The Mousetrap stood out. Producer Damian Jones (The Iron Lady, Lady In The Van, Absolutely Fabulous)looked and researched the rights and then discovered why it had never…
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Books

National Read a Book Day: Inspiring stories for children from around the world

Ahead of National Read a Book Day (6th September), a team of multilingual and multicultural London Mums are sharing their favourite children’s books from around the world, and their thoughts on why these captivating stories should be on every child’s reading list. Brazil The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The Alchemist is one of the most-read books in recent history, and with good reason.
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Book of the week: The Climb - an ascent into the childhood’s imagination

The Climb is a brand-new children’s book by established author Martin Bissett. Martin has published twelve books, but this is his first illustrated story and his first for children as part of a four-part series. The Climb is based on a dream that the six-year-old Martin had, making it an exciting exploration of childhood imagination. The book is written with the perspective of adulthood, as…
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Film review: Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt

On Tuesday 2nd of August 2022 the London Mums Magazine team was invited to review Bullet Train, directed by David Leitch. An action packed movie with a lot of violent psychopaths packed on to one train. The movie, set on a train is full of twists and comedy. Brad Pitt plays a role of a trained assassin ‘Ladybug’, and is given orders from his handler Maria Beetle to collect a briefcase that is…
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