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Don’tgobreakingmyheartby
onlywatchingthisfabulousfilm
once!TheSirEltonJohnbiopic
is theperfectadditiontoyour
DVDcollectionsoyoucansing
alongagainandagaintoyour
heart’scontent.TheOscar
contendercameoutearlierthis
yearandchartsthelifeofthe
legendarysingerfromhisearly
yearsasa youngmanstudying
musicthroughtowritingall
hishitsongs,aswellashis
personaldramasalongtheway.
EllenMackenzieTV
BOSS!
Like a
BRUCESPRINGSTEEN’SMUSIC
COMESTOLIFEONTHEBIGSCREENA
t longlastthegrippingBritishdrama
PeakyBlindersis returningtoourscreens.
In thisfifthseason,theworldis in turmoil
withthefinancialcrashof 1929 andourbeloved
characters,includingHelenMcCrory’sPollyGray,
facea wholenewhostofchallenges.“Oneof
thesuccessesofPeakyis thatit’ssetatthetime
ofthegermsofoursocietynow,”sheexplains.
“That’swhyit speakssowelltoeveryone.Men
camebackfromthewar,Godwasdead,the
governmentwasdead,andsomethingneeded
toreplaceit. Thewomenstartedturninground
tothemenandsaying,‘Thesearethelimits.’”TocelebratetheDVDreleaseof
Rocketman, wehavefivecopies
togiveaway.Toenter,emailyour
nameandaddresswiththesubject
“Rocketman”tonzww@bauermedia.
co.nzbySeptember6. Oneentryper
personplease!
PEAKY’S DARK SEASON
ViveikKalratakeson
hisfirstmovieroleas
JavedoppositeNell
Williams(farright),
who’sknownfor
GameofThrones.Thewomenaround
thePeakyBlinders
begindrawingtheir
parametersthis
season,Helensays.nt
AAACB
Peaky Blinders, BBC UKTV,
Mondays at 9.30pm.D
irector Gurinder
Chadha has a habit
of creating touching
films – think Bend It Like
Beckham and Viceroy’s
House. And she’s at it again
with Blinded by the Light.
The movie centres around
Javed, a British-Pakastani teen
struggling with the day-to-day
life of being a nerdy student
and an immigrant in the year- Through the power of
Bruce Springsteen’s music,
Javed finds the motivation to
keep pushing through life.
“Springsteen’s a real-life
icon and I think so much of
what he says is so relevant to
today,” explains Gurinder.
“I think that, for me, I
couldn’t have had a better
hero than Bruce Springsteen.
He’s been there for me since
I was 16 and he’s still there
for me today.
“And when we made this
movie, I had no idea that he
was going to have a number-
one album in 12 countries
around the world. He’s still
hot, even today.”For the English-Indian
filmmaker, the best part of
the entire project was finally
showing Bruce the end
product and what she’d
created with his music.
“The cherry on top was
showing Bruce. I was terribly
nervous. I said, ‘Here’s the
movie and everything I’ve
done. I’ve tried to make it
work for you.’ He watched
and laughed and at the very
end, he hugged and kissed
me and said, ‘Thank you.
I’m blown away.’”Blinded by the Light
is in cinemas now.