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Well, I haven't received any birthday photos from Phoebe's mummy yet but her Uncle Ian snapped these two gems. All the small children in attendance had gathered round to witness the ritualistic blowing out of the candles following the choral singing of "Happy birthday to you". Phoebe's Grandma had baked the cake and  Mummy had decorated it.   Phoebe Harriet had never blown out birthday candles before so the helpful little boy on the left kindly stepped in to do the job for her.  By the way, there are three candles on the cake because the middle one is just a waxen number two. The inflatable bouncy castle was a great hit with the children and one or two parents too but grandparents were not allowed on as they may have caused themselves injuries requiring  hospitalization. The bouncy castle cost just £90 (US$110) to hire for the afternoon but the back room of the pub was free of charge. It all worked out nicely. As Phoebe had not received any lunch, she pe...

  Cinema that acts as a panacea to all of the ills in life is a common theme in movie history.  Cinema Paradiso, Amelie, The Last Picture Show and more recently The Fabelmans all feature characters that are “saved” by the fantasy of film. Indeed it is a common theme that runs through Going Gently where a sometimes sad, middle aged gay pongo retreats to the warm land safe place of his childhood when disasters were all overcome by handsome men in dinner jackets  and spunky ladies in their best frocks. Empire of Light is Sam Mendes’ homage to the cinematic wonder of his youth. Set in 1980, we enter the world of the Empire cinema on the South East Coast . Although streamlined from its original four screens this beautiful and slightly down heeled  Art Deco building is hanging on in a “ modern “ world and ran by a ragtag group of staff. Headed by a sleazy Manager Mr Ellis ( Colin Firth). We meet the mousy and lonely deputy Hilary ( Olivia Colman), wise...

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