Boy A

Advantages: Easy read, real page turner
Disadvantages: Based on tragic events

... Boy A As both a film broadcasted by Channel Four and a Book, Boy A has shocked me to the core, its shockingly realistic and naked representation of children in society is not hidden, however it amazingly portrays the other side to cruelty and violence from very young children against other children. Something that I had not considered ever wanting to understand or ever realised how deep and conflicted my opinions could become. I hope that readers can appreciate that this review is not just of a book and is also of a documentary/film and of the tragic reality that the book tells. The Book Boy A is a novel written by a British author called Jonathan Trigell and it was published in 2004. The novel tells the story of a young man released into society after being imprisoned as a very young boy, he has a new identity...

amyloop 16.09.2009 (24.09.2009) · Read review
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Best Of Billie

Advantages: Great tracks, loads of emotion packed inside!
Disadvantages: Not so much tracks from her first album

...A jam-packed CD full of unique tracks from an amazing artist! ***** Billie Paul Piper was born in 1982 in Swindon. Since she was tiny, she dreamed of performing and attended various dance classes and drama groups! When she was 13, she won a place in Sylvia Young Drama School and stayed there in London. When she was 15, she was given the opportunity of a lifetime! Innocent Record Company offered her a record deal! Without hesitating, Billie jumped at the chance, and became a new face for music - a young, lively, bubbly teen! Billie's first single, 'Because We Want To', went straight to number one - a massive achievement! Following that, Billie had several other fantastic hits and a great album, 'Honey To the Bee'. Billie promoted this album by going on tour, then taking a short break afterwards. When her break was over, Billie...

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Billy Madison review

Advantages: Stupidly funny!
Disadvantages: Not very original

...Billy Madison is another comedy film starring the as yet unknown at the time Adam Sandler. It was made in 1995 when Sandler was still on Saturday Night Live. Adam Sandler plays the titular character; he's 27 and the son of Bryan Madison (Darren McGavin), a very rich hotel magnate. So he has never worked a day in his life and doesn't know the true meaning of money as everything is just given to him. But Bryan is retiring, and is torn about whether to give it to Billy or to Eric Gordon (Bradley Whitford), a slimy co-worker at Madison Hotels. So Billy strikes a deal with his dad: he will go through each school grade and pass their exams in a short period of time in order for him to become the head of the company. If he fails, it goes to Gordon. And if that isn't enough pressure, he gets heckled at school, goofs off as much as he can...

Walter_Kovacs 15.01.2009 · Read review
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Billy Elliot

Advantages: Sad but uplifting, good actors
Disadvantages: A bit too depressing for some

...Billy Elliot was not the sort of film I liked, and when my sister bought it on DVD, I moaned about her crap choice in films, but she insisted it was actually very good, as she saw it at the cinema when it came out a few years ago. I sat down and watched it grumpily later that night, expecting it to be patronising, contrived sugary sweet rubbish. I was so wrong! I vaguely knew that Billy Elliot was the story of a boy, of the same name, who aspired to be a ballet dancer in 1980's England, but that was it. A film about an 11 year-old ballet dancer? Not interested at all! Anyway, the storyline: Billy Elliot is living with his father, brother and grandmother in County Durham, during the miner strikes of the 1980's, on a council estate. His dad and brother are heavily involved in the strikes, so they don't have much money, and his dad...

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* Boys *

Advantages: Catchy , Good Beat
Disadvantages: None

...cheated on her and filmed it so she could see it. Britney married Jason Allen Alexander who was one of her life long friends.Their marriage lasted just over 50 hours. Britney then married dance Kevin Federline , who she has now divorced.Together they have two children : two year old Sean Preston and one year old Jayden James.Kevin currently has custody of the two children. Britney has sold an estimated eighty three million records worldwide and she was once named the most powerful popstar. Boys was released in the United Kingdom on July 29th 2008. Boys comes under the dance-pop and R n B genres. The length of this song is three minutes and twenty five seconds.Boys is taken off Britney's third album ; Britney. Boys is one of my favourite Britney songs. When I first heard it I really didn't like it! But now , I absolutely love it! It is...

xdonzx 08.09.2008 · Read review
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BILLY BOMBS

Advantages: Mostly new material
Disadvantages: Not the standard you would expect

...Billy Connolly Live in New York . " Too Old To Die Young " 2005 Tour Certificate 15 Running time 1 hour 32 minutes Produced by Universal , filmed at the Town Hall New York Format DVD THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE SHOW FEATURED ON THE DVD ONLY , AND NOT THE EXTRAS " After three decades of touring the USA this is Billy Connolly's first concert filmed in America in February 2005 " I received this DVD as a Christmas gift from my daughter after much hinting and hoping , and sure enough there it was , under the Christmas tree , wrapped and ready to go . Despite my impatience I deliberately didn't watch it on that day as we were so busy , and I wanted to set aside some time when I could sit uninterrupted and just enjoy Billy's unique style of philosophy based humour . I have every video and DVD that he has ever released...

Janej47 29.12.2005 · Read review
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Billy Madison - My appraisal

Advantages: Steve Buscemi cameo, Bridgette Wilson (delightful)
Disadvantages: More or less everythingabout the film!

...Having had mixed views on Sandler films in the past, I was flicking through the sky movies channels (as i so often do) on friday night and stumbled across 'Billy Madison'. Billy Madison is a comedy film made in 1995 which is directed by Tamra Davis. The film is co-written by Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy, and the film is produced by Universal Pictures. So what is it all about? ------------------------------ When Brian Madison (Darren McGavin) makes a decision to retire from the hotel chain that he owns, it would seem that the logical choice would be to hand down the business to his only son, Billy (Adam Sandler). The problem is that Billy just so happens to be a complete delinquent that has absolutely not concept of how to look after himself, let alone a multi-million dollar company. After Billy makes a mockery of his father...

shanediablo 11.08.2008 · Read review
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A Boy Betrayed

Advantages: An insight into the lives of those whom are abused
Disadvantages: Extremely sad and disturbing

...was a little boy aged 5 and this is when the abuse started ? Stuart lived on a council estate in Manchester with his mother and father and his siblings Shirley and Christine; Shirley is the eldest sibling and is disabled and confined to a wheelchair 24/7. Stuarts upbringing in the Manchester Council estate wasn?t the best, he and his sisters lived in a dirty house with his mother and fathers dog?s ? Stuart describes the house as being really filthy and constantly smelling of cigarette smoke, damp and dogs. As well as living in a filthy house Stuart is often starving as there is no food in the house to eat and he is often sent out begging for money or food etc from his neighbours. This isn?t all Stuart has to deal with as he is often beat up by his father for nothing at all and by the way Stuart describes the beatings it is hard to...

just.bcoz 23.11.2009 (24.11.2009) · Read review
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Growing Pains - Billie Piper (paperback)

Advantages: Full of emotion and feeling, plenty of detail...
Disadvantages: Hard to put down, can draw tears to the eyes

...number 1! It has an extremely catchy tune, a true anthem for teens everywhere! Of course, having a number 1 could not go by in the 90s without the artist making an appearance on the infamous Top Of The Pops! I'd definitely recommend you read this chapter, as it can open an amatuers eyes to fame! Billie mentions her first meeting with the 5ive boys, more so Rich, in the fifth chapter. You can see by the way she talks about their behaviour around one another that their relationship can be described as 'puppy love'! They were both young stars, and were basically living it to the full. This chapter is full of fantastic information and a lot of feelings are captured in it. Chapter six is when we see Billie really starting to grow up, when she really begins to feel the pressure. To start with, she talks about moving into her own flat with Rich...

Amy69 06.06.2007 (17.09.2007) · Read review
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Timeless Album by Billy Joel

Advantages: Great songs
Disadvantages: None

...Last night I was cleaning my CD rack and I tried to rearrange my CD's. I noticed this 52nd Street album of Billy Joel. I realized that I haven't played it for such a long time. As this album is one of my favorites, I played it and I was again mesmerized by most of the songs. Tracks Listing 1. Big Shot 4:05 2. Honesty 3:53 3. My Life 4:44 4. Zanzibar 5:10 5. Stiletto 4;44 6. Rosalinda's Eyes 4:40 7. Half A Mile 4:09 8. Until The Night 6:36 9. 52nd Street 2:26 About Each Track Big Shot Because you had to be a big shot, didn't you? You had to open up your mouth You had to be a big shot, didn't you? This track has a Billy Joel trademark with overpowering exhibition of guitars. I always love it when he sings the line 'big shot' with great enthusiasm. This song never bores me. Billy sings this song with full energy...

browndoll 03.09.2009 · Read review
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