The Station Agent

Advantages: excellent writing, acting, direction...
Disadvantages: none.

...The Station Agent is an extraordinary film for a number of reasons. The first is that it is stunningly simple in story and script and yet intriguingly complex in theme and emotional resonance. The second is that it has a strong social conscience without a hint of condescension. The third is that it is funny, touching, sweet, lyrical and beautifully paced, which is sadly not something we see every day. This tiny crystalline gem of a movie took the critics by storm and as far as I can see, they were entirely within reason to praise it to the skies. The Film Stuff: Finbar McBride - PETER DINKLAGE Olivia Harris - PATRICIA CLARKSON Joe Oramas - BOBBY CANNAVALE Cleo - RAVEN GOODWIN Emily - MICHELLE WILLIAMS Written and Directed by THOMAS McCARTHY in his directorial debut. 88 mins Certificate 15 Fin lives...

ruth_cole 11.04.2004 · Read review
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Lego City Police Station - 7744 - Great addition to lego fans!

Advantages: Assembly in stages, easy to follow for older children/adults
Disadvantages: Base a bit floppy for moving the police station around

...My son got this Lego City Police Station for his 8th birthday. We paid £48.89 from Argos for it. It took me and my husband quite a while to help my son build it. But the end result was great. It comes in one box. Within the box are smaller bags. All the bags are numbered and all have a booklet inside for the particular part of the police station/vehicle. None of the items were missing, there were a few bits over though, which come in handy for the lego box! It is really easy to follow (for an adult), but I don't think my 8 year old would have had the knowledge or patience to build it himself. Some children his age probably could, but I'd say any child would probably need a bit of help from an adult. I think it's quite nice to have adult and child building something together anyway, so this isn't a disadvantage in my eyes! My...

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Everyone! To your Station

Advantages: More experimental but doesn't stray too far from their first album
Disadvantages: Good songs but the album structure needs to be worked on

...guitar work and piano work, with a steady and subtle back work from drums and bass. Harper Lewis: This leads us back into familiar territory with Russian Circles, a heavy bass riff and a heavy consistency of tom toms on the drums, are the beginning of 'Harper Lewis', then comes the nice guitar picking and fuzz of guitar, with the small heavy guitar chords added in, until, eventually, it spill over and a mighty blast is (finally) pouring out of your speakers of pure hard rock. The song comes back down again and mellows, slightly, with a more consistent use of the whole band working together, and then eventually outing with the drums. Station: My favourite of the album, all I can say for this song, is 'drum bliss'. The clash of symbols intro this song and the driving pull on/ off of guitar and bass set the pace for this song...

Jonny5sk 16.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Station - Russian Circles

If only all Stations were like this one

Advantages: Manageable size, comfortable rooms, good service, excellent food and drink, value for money
Disadvantages: Location is about as far from the Strip as you can get , no entertainment

...Las Vegas is a city which isn't renowned for preserving it's past. Anyone who loves the Rat Pack will have heard of the Desert Inn, Dunes, Stardust and Sands, but these legendary venues have been and gone - imploded to make way for ever bigger and supposedly better casinos, hotels and resorts. The last vestige of "old" Vegas is downtown, located to the north of the famous Strip, and here you will find smaller hotels and casinos which still retain a flavour of how Las Vegas was before it became the fastest growing city in America and also became totally homogenous as corporate America moved in and the Vegas characters moved out. The Main Street Station is a rarity because the casino has been lovingly preserved, giving you an idea of what it would have been like to gamble in the city in the era of burlesque as the entire theme...

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Leap Frog learn and Groove Activity station

Advantages: Helps baby see world from a new angle, safe, secure, washable, lots to do
Disadvantages: Size when folded down

...Well padded seat with removable washable cover rotates 360 degrees and Requires 3x AA batteries (doens't everything :) ) Dimensions Product Information Length: 23.2 centimetres Height: 72.1 centimetres Width: 71.1 centimetres weight: 9.5 kilograms Advantages: Allows easy and independent play in a safe environment Babies love to see the world from a new angle Gives mummy free hands to to other tasks in the same room Height adjustable as baby grows Doesn't have any wheels so unlike baby walkers the baby stays where you leave them Bright, colourful but not too noisy Disadvantages Size when folded down Cost The RRP of this product is £79.99 but it's currently available for £63.99 on amazon and kiddicare. Other alternatives? Beanstalk Activity Station.348/8409 £59.99 Argos Baby Einstein...

rrharmston2009 02.02.2009 · Read review
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royal station hotel

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: --

...****Royal Station Hotel-Newcastle**** Initially my friend and i booked into a Travelodge but we decided very quickly that we needed another hotel and this is the one we ended up staying in. **Location/Getting there** This hotel is located right next to the train station which is fantastic,nothing worse than a long journey followed by having to find a hotel.There is loads of places to eat nearby,plenty to see and do.The bus station is also quite nearby and would take about 10 minutes to walk too. **Reception/staff** The hotel looks really nice from the outside-a grand looking building.Reception looks really nice with big chandlers hanging from the ceiling and there are two lifts.Staff were nice and i had the option of paying straight away or when i checked out. **Hotel/Room** The room i stayed in was a twin room and it had...

katie22008m 05.09.2008 · Read review
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BBC Radio 1 Review

Advantages: Great Djs, Good music, Funny
Disadvantages: Run by BBC

...Hi today i will be reviewing BBC Radio 1. I usually listen to Radio 1 at night as its something to do while trying to get to sleep (not a bad thing!). I personally enjoy the Chris Moyles Show and Scott Mills mainly because I find Chris funny and Scott has some great features from the old angry pizza man wind up to the new Whats Becky's Forté which features Becky the Assistant Producer trying to find that talent she excels at. The Chris Moyles show is different than most other shows on Radio 1 in that its not just the presenter that gets involved the whole team have a great time and in turn help you to get ready for whatever your going to. During the day there is Jo Whiley, Sarah Cox and Edith Bowman. I personally don't listen to these just because I'm usually busy. For the few times I have listened to them they do film...

coolguymcd 12.08.2009 · Read review
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Another Winner~ Real Radio

Advantages: Worldwide, Funny, Different, Cool
Disadvantages: None Really

...A real review on real radio 100 to 101 fm I thought about doing this review for such a long time~ So here goes. **A little about Real Radio Scotland** Real radio is Scotland's number one commercial radio station with 649,000 adult listeners per week. Real radio was previously known as Scot Fm until about 5yrs ago when they moved premises and joined a larger radio group called Guardian Media Group Radio which have several of the leading radio stations under there belts including 102.2 jazz fm (London) and 100.4 ( North West England). GMGR is currently applying to OFCOM which is the company that regulates the radio license. Real radio is based at Glasgow Business park which is about 10/20 minute drive from Glasgow. There address is: Real radio PoBox 101 Unit 1130 Parkway Court G69 6GA Tele~ 0141 781 1011 Fax...

marcellep 06.08.2005 (07.08.2005) · Read review
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Radio 2 -- Easy Listening With Style!

Advantages: Diverse shows that appeal across the spectrum
Disadvantages: The mix can be a little strange at times.

...I always find it surprising as to the diversity of Radio 2, the schedule on any given night could contain a short half hour program about Folk music and another night a program about Theatre organs can be heard, I have listened to both and realised there is more to life than listening to such stations as Happy FM (or Capital) that tend to play the same record over and over again every two hours. Besdes these stations appear to be aimed at someone about 15 years younger than myself anyway. Radio 2 on the other hand caters for people of my age and boy they certainly deliver, I always tend to be in the car coming home or going somewhere when Elaine Paige is broadcasting. Sometimes the journey can be from hell at worst and other times just damn right boring. So to experience the diversity that Radio 2 offer on a Sunday is a bonus...

Timbo3107 14.03.2009 · Read review
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Ideas above his station

Advantages: Good characters, an excellent cast
Disadvantages: On the slow side, not much action or even plot

...Thomas McCarthy has given us "Meet the Parents" and "The Guru" - both enjoyable movies, but his "Station Agent" is a notch up on the two of them. It's more of an offbeat movie, along the lines of something like "Palookaville" or "American Splendor" - it's an affectionate portrayal of the weirder, and hence more interesting, characters. At the same time, they are quite real, and believable (unlike in "Meet the parents or "The Guru", where we were presented with celluloid stereotypes). No this is altoghether a more subtle movie from McCarthy. The story of "The Station Agent" is set in New Jersey. Peter Dinklage plays Finbar McBride, or Fin, as he prefers to be known. He's a short guy, a dwarf in fact, but hates talking about it, is sick of the treatment he's had over the years, and his solution has basically been to cut himself off...

rsmith 31.10.2005 · Read review
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