Top Gear Live 2012
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- Published on Tuesday, 06 November 2012 15:50
For four days from the 25th October, Clarkson, May and Hammond brought their hit motoring show Top Gear to Birminghams NEC.
The event was split into two parts, the "tyre-kicking" motor show most people would be expecting, showcasing some of the biggest brands, and most expensive and luxurious cars money can buy in the main hall, alongside an arena show of epic proportions filled with the kind of mayhem we've all come to expect from the TV show.
Skyfall
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- Published on Tuesday, 06 November 2012 15:49
Sam Mendes made his name in the cinema with the Oscar-winning American Beauty, but he hasn’t much of a reputation as an action director, so he was a risky appointment to direct a Bond film. I’m pleased to report that he’s delivered one of the finest of all time, just in time to celebrate 50 years of 007 in the cinema.
Samsung Galaxy S III Mini
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- Published on Tuesday, 06 November 2012 15:48
The Galaxy S III Mini brings the high performance, intuitive ease-of-use and nature-inspired design of the Galaxy S III to an elegant, compact smartphone with a 4.0-inch screen.
The Galaxy S III Mini is powered by Android™ 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the latest version of the world’s most popular smartphone operating system, benefitting from fast, fluid and smooth graphics along with a new Google Search™ experience featuring Google Now™.
Artist Spotlight : Newton Faulkner
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- Published on Tuesday, 06 November 2012 15:47
Double Platinum artist, Newton Faulkner is in the middle of his UK tour following the release of his third studio album, Write It On Your Skin. We at The Phoenix were lucky enough to see him perform live in concert at the O2 Academy in Birmingham.
Taken 2
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- Published on Tuesday, 06 November 2012 15:44
The first ‘Taken’ was the guiltiest of pleasures, as Liam Neeson’s retired secret agent set about massacring foreign nationals who had kidnapped his teenage daughter. It found an appreciative audience, especially among those who consider killing non-Americans equivalent to exterminating cockroaches.




