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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: THE
TALE OF PRINCESS KAGUYA
This weekend sees Sean Penn making the rash decision to try to out-Neeson Liam Neeson in the overly familiar The Gunman, but your best option down the pictures is this exquisite delight from the same stable as Spirited Away. Based on a Japanese legend where a woodcutter discovers a baby growing from a bamboo shoot in his garden, and then tries to raise the rapidly maturing girl as a noblewoman, there are visual splendours from the hand-crafted, watercolour-esque animation the equal of anything Pixar has to offer, and moments of serious cuteness that could melt the hardest of hearts. If watching a two-hours plus Japanese animation sounds too much like eating your vegetables, rest assured that – for once – the English dub is delicately handled, rather than the sadly prevalent screeching that can occur in even the most prestigious of releases.
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NOMAD FINDS A HOME...
FOR A LIMITED TIME
Reindeer moss, ants in cocktails and filthy duck wings. You’d be forgiven for struggling to work out where you might wrap your taste buds around this eclectic array. So let us relieve you of the burden and present sparklingly new pop-up, Nomad. Beginning life with a residency at Kings Heath’s Kitchen Garden Cafe, the experimental creation of Alex Claridge (formerly of Bistro 1847 and Warehouse Cafe) will initially be offering two fixed menus, with nine courses for £45 and five courses for £32. But don’t expect the format, flavours or indeed the venue to stay the same for long - Nomad promises fluidity, with food designed to titivate and intrigue. And from what we hear, discussions to confirm the venue for Nomad's summer residency are already underway. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, for three months, from April 3. Book here.
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