Reviews

• 23 January 2014

Movie Review: The Bling Ring

Is Sofia Coppola’s oeuvre simply a product of her famed father Francis Ford’s success?

• 20 January 2014

Review: Rukshan Perera Live in Concert

Last Sunday night the Bishops College auditorium came alive with eclectic and energetic Jazz beats, all courtesy of Mr. Rukshan Perera.

• 16 January 2014

Movie Review: Blue Jasmine

In the grand oeuvre of Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine is an aberration.

• 24 December 2013

Review: Mirage in concert

Celebrating their silver jubilee, Mirage unleashed the magic in their music at the Grand Ballroom in Hotel Galadari on Sunday, 22 December.

• 18 December 2013

Review: "Joy to the World" concert

Christmas in aid of charity

• 17 December 2013

Review: Passion 2013

Passion was given free rein to when eight incredibly talented artists voiced their fervour and creativity through artworks last weekend.

• 12 December 2013

Review: 'A Christmas Wish'

A Christmas Wish, presented by past and present Peterites and a few guest actors went on boards last weekend, on the 6th, 7th & 8th of December

• 10 December 2013

“Revelations” in Concert

“Gloria in Excelsis Deo” sang out “The Revelations” as they started their concert on Sunday, 8th December 2013 in the audit

• 05 December 2013

De Lanerolle Christmas Concert 2013

 “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas..” sang Rohan and Ishan De Lanerolle starting off their Christmas concert on M

• 26 November 2013

Review: "This Is It" by Choro Calibre

Choro Calibre celebrated four successful years as a versatile youth choir and brought to life diverse genres of music of different eras on the 25th

• 26 November 2013

Book Review: Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman cannot be pinned down, he scrawls across many genres, invoking life in old legends from foreign countries, well-worn fairy tales, twist

• 25 November 2013

Movie Review: Pacific Rim

At its most exciting and most basic, Pacific Rim is about colossal aliens and giant robots fighting each other to the death.

• 14 November 2013

Movie Review: Frances Ha

Noah Baumbach’s dazzling 1995 debut – Kicking and Screaming – is about a group of sophisticated but lazy college graduates who re

• 11 November 2013

Concert for Change in aid of RMDA

The “A Team” began the show and Umaria Sinhawansa sang from the heart “Here we are in Heaven” after Shevan had explained th

• 25 September 2013

Sister Act: Setting higher standards

Ladies College is known for their excellence in the school drama circuit, but what they pulled off over the last weekend certainly raised the bar f

• 16 September 2013

Miss Universe Sri Lanka for 2013

Mount Lavinia Hotel took on the glam of good old 50’s and 60’s this last Saturday, 14th as Lite Fm crowned the new Miss Universe Sri La

• 05 September 2013

REDFM’S I Love the 90’s Party

The 90’s was a special era; especially in Sri Lanka. It was a time when internet access was sketchy and most often the only music outlet

• 04 September 2013

REVIEW: Footwork International DANCESPORT 2013

Set in the elegant Hilton Grand Ballroom, Dancesport Championship Finals 2013, surpassed all expectations. 

• 02 September 2013

Movie Review: The Great Gatsby

The decision to ‘update’ one of the 20th century’s best loved works of literature – F. Scott Fitzgerald’s magnum opus

• 26 August 2013

Review: Caliban’s Rebellion

Shakespearean comedy and fantasy took on an all new dimension as the characters and setting of ‘The Tempest’ came to life at the Lionel

• 13 August 2013

Jazzin’ – Rhythm of the Soul

It was one of those shows that left you feeling light-hearted. Sureka Buell has earned for herself a reputation of turning out standard shows, and

• 08 August 2013

Movie Review: Only God Forgives

If you think back to 2011, you may remember the waves caused by an overrated, overtly stylized neo-noir starring a tediously taciturn Ryan Gosling.

• 27 July 2013

Finals of TNL Onstage Season 2013

• 23 July 2013

A Street Car Named Desire

The Workshop Players that took local spotlight over years with the musicals “Cats”, “Les Miserables”, ‘The Lion King&

• 08 July 2013

He Comes From Jaffna

The 2013 re-production of Professor E.F.C. Ludowyke’s timeless classic, ‘He Comes From Jaffna’ took to the boards this past weeke

• 25 June 2013

Open Mic

“Open Mic” by the renowned Old Joes’ Choir took spotlight in the familiar setting of the ‘Joes’ Café’ at

• 20 June 2013

Sherlock Holmes’ Secret Life

June 14th, 15th and 16th were the nights of the awaited performance of Silent Hands Creative Circle’s production of Ed Lange’s Sherlock

• 12 June 2013

VIVA LA DIVA: A true diva experience

“Viva La Diva”, Contempo’s debut concert celebrated works that defined divas of our century. 

• 23 May 2013

Movie Review: The Place Beyond The Pines

A narrative made up of three chronologically depicted strands, we begin with the story of Luke Glanton (Ryan Gosling), who upon discovering a baby

• 09 May 2013

Movie Review: The Hunt

In 1998, director Thomas Vinterberg reached Cannes superstardom with his groundbreaking, Jury-prize winning drama Festen.