Reviews

John Cunningham – Happy-Go-Unlucky

Belated UK release for 34-year-old Liverpool-born popsmith

Terry Allen – Amerasia

Lost 'Nam classic from Texan troubadour

Richard Thompson – 1000 Years Of Popular Music

Back in 1999, Richard Thompson was asked to name his 10 greatest tunes of the millennium. He took the request at face value and came up with a list that started with "Sumer Is Icumen In" from the 11th century and carried on through to Jerry Lee Lewis. From there came the idea of expanding the list to a couple of dozen songs and recording them live in concert.

Leon Ware – Musical Massage

Lost '70s soul classic from Marvin Gaye songwriter and acolyte

Beth Orton – Pass In Time

Somewhat premature best-of includes rarities and music from Japan-only release Superpinkmandy

Cabin Fever

DIRECTED BY Eli Roth STARRING Jordan Ladd, Rider Strong, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent Opens October 10, Cert 15, 90 mins David Lynch protégé Eli Roth has been planning this, his gore-soaked debut, for 10 years. It's some labour of love.

Brothers Grim

Coens' gangster-movie homage is a dark, off-kilter twister

Partie De Campagne (A Day In The Country)

Generally hailed as Renoir's 'unfinished masterpiece', this sad, lyrical short from 1946 is based on a Guy de Maupassant story. A young girl finds a quasi-romance after wandering off from her picnicking family near the Seine. It's all about Renoir's impressionistic eye for nature and the transience of innocence: a personal, poetic work which now, extended, looks better than ever.

Doves—Where We’re Calling From

They may not be the most charismatic bunch ever to tread a rock'n'roll stage, but Doves sure know how to put on a fine show. Recorded live in the extraordinary location of the Eden Project in Cornwall during the summer of 2002, the Manchester trio storm through a rousing set of uplifting tunes, in which "Pounding" and "There Goes The Fear", from their latest album, The Last Broadcast, are inevitably the highlights. EXTRAS: Arguably even better than the main feature.

Alice Cooper – The Eyes Of Alice Cooper

Mr Cooper's attempt to teach the garage-rock whipper-snappers a thing or two
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