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MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE

Magic Mike aka Channing Tatum strips off his clothes for director Steven Soderbergh one last time in this final follow-up to 2015’s ‘Magic Mike XXL.’

This time around Tatum’s character Mike Lane has fallen on hard times (oh no we hear you say!) and takes an opportunity to travel to London to fulfill a request for a wealthy woman (Pinault played by Salma Hayek) only to discover she has ulterior motives. (oh dear!)

Following a business deal that went bust, leaving Mike broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida he is left desolate.

For what he hopes will be one last hurrah, Mike heads to London with Pinault. With everything on the line, once Mike discovers what she truly has in mind, will he - and the roster of hot new dancers he’ll have to whip into shape – will he be able to pull it off?

In true Magic Mike style we are pretty sure he can.

But who knows, in the what promises to be – the final installment of this glossy movie franchise, whether Mike can or not.

Out on February 10th this will be a sure fired hit with the ladies (and gay guys!) this Valentine’s Day. High brow it is not... but it is fun and frivolous!

GORILLAZ – CRACKER ISLAND

Animated indie rockers Gorillaz are back with a bang after a 7-year hiatus. Daman Albarn of ‘Blur’ fame is the cartoon frontman of Gorillaz and has promised that the groups new performances on Cracker Island will “utilise AR technology and revolutionise the very concept of musical performance.” It does all sound pretty ambitious, but this is definitely not beyond Gorillaz’ reach. Bassist Murdoc wrote on the eve of the band’s eighth album release, “To all our followers, get ready for the biggest Times Square takeover since that other gorilla smashed the place up... thanks to the techies at Google, we’ve created the music video event of the century, so don your pink robes and come see Gorillaz like you’ve never seen us before. The future is nigh!” The performances were directed by Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett of ‘Tank Girl’ fame and the Emmy nominated director FX Goby. The spectacle was shown in 86 different countries. And boy was it a spectacle!

The first 3 tracks from the new Cracker Island LP have been prereleased including new smash hit ‘Skinny Ape’ and they sound as good as the band’s original 90’s hits ‘Dare’ and ‘Dirty Harry’ that won them a Grammy and 4 MTV Music Awards.

Since their 1998 launch, Gorillaz have scooped 27 international awards after being nominated for 80. Expect some more awards after this album!

Code Name Sapphire

In this heartwarming tale of what it takes to survive, a woman must rescue her cousin’s family from a train bound for Auschwitz. This is a riveting story of bravery and resistance.

Set in 1942, Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany after her fiancé was killed in a pogrom. When her ship bound for America is turned away at port, she has nowhere to go but to her cousin Lily, who lives with her family in Brussels. Fearful for her life, Hannah is desperate to get out of occupied Europe. But with no safe way to leave, she must return to the dangerous underground work she thought she had left behind.

Seeking help, Hannah joins the Sapphire Line, a secret resistance network led by a mysterious woman named Micheline and her enigmatic brother Matteo. But when a grave mistake causes Lily’s family to be arrested and slated for deportation to Auschwitz, Hannah finds herself torn between her loyalties.

How much is Hannah willing to sacrifice to save the people she loves?

Inspired by incredible true stories of courage and sacrifice, ‘Code Name Sapphire’ is a powerful novel about love, family and the unshakable resilience of women in even the hardest of times.

Billed as “a heart-wrenching exploration of the decisions women must make when their loyalties are put to the test in the most unimaginable of circumstances.” This page turner of a book will no doubt be another best seller.

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