Music Monday: Kele (With Brolin) at Oval Space, London.

If there is one act that you could see again and again and never be bored of them, that one act would be Kele Okereke.

Guest Blogger: Fatty Went To Rehab

Each week Tongue Loose will have a different blogger talking about things on their mind...Please give a warm welcome to our first - Fatty Went To Rehab. 

What We Do In The Shadows Review

Director: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh, Jackie van Beek
Running time: 87 minutes
Rating: 15

Get On Up Review

Director: Tate Taylor
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Dan Aykroyd, Keith Robinson
Running Time: 139 minutes
Rating: 12A

One Direction - Four Review

Label: Columbia and SyCo Records
Producers: Julian Bunetta, Pär Westerlund and John Ryan
Tracks: 12 (16 with deluxe edition)

The Drop Review

Director: Michaël R. Roskam
Cast: Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Noomi Rapace
Running Time: 106 Minutes
Rating: 15

Glass Caves - Alive Review

Label: Tri-Tone 

Producer: Richard Turvey 

Twisted Loaf's Half Baked Review

The comedic duo Twisted Loaf were a success at Fringe this year with their 60 minute collection of bizarre, outrageous, uncomfortable and intimate sketches. Their sold out shows have now come to London for only a few days and Tongue Loose were there on opening night to witness the madness.

Firstly, there is no way to describe this comedic show - it's different. Twisted Loaf are so wonderfully weird and unafraid, as an audience member you're almost convinced they wouldn't care if you find it funny and laughed, but they will undoubtedly get a reaction.

The first ten minutes are painfully awkward and so incredibly dragged out but Half Baked isn't about the cheap jokes or the easy sketches, that becomes obvious when you've endured 5 minutes of a silent opening bit involving nothing but half of the duo awkwardly making an entrance and bringing discomfort to the whole audience with her silence, occasional bows and nods.

After that - Toasted Loaf intertwine their best talents from the theatre world and play on their musical, dance and knowledge of accents while mocking any other English class with spot on impersonations. The duo play off each other brilliantly and there's an apparent appreciation for each other's talents.

While it's all very awkward and uncomfortable with its various 'what is going on?' moments, the audience managed to laugh but it also highlights the fact that Half Baked is targeting a white English middle class audience and will go down a treat with its very specific white English middle class feminist comedy.

The success of Twisted Loaf is wonderful to see, and it's exciting that such an outrageous and out of the box female led comedy show has made it to a great venue in London. Half Baked is only on tonight and tomorrow at 9 pm and you can get your tickets here.

The Skeleton Twins Review

Director: Craig Johnson

Cast: Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell, Boyd Holbrook

Running Time: 93 minutes

Rating: 15

Say When Review

Director: Lynn Shelton
Cast: Keira Knightley, Sam Rockwell, Chloe Moretz, Ellie Kemper
Duration: 99 minutes
Rating: 15

Jump Review

Executive Producer: Kyung Hun Kim

Artistic Director: Jun Sang Lee

Running Time: 90 mins

Interval: No

IC1s - In The Blink Of An Eye Review

Haven't heard of IC1S yet? Well you should be hitting yourselves. Finding their beginnings in the form of one bad ass drummer's record label (Gary Powell from The Libertines, if you're wondering) IC1s have picked up a following along the way, selling out music venues left right and centre. Now they are releasing a new EP to the masses, In The Blink Of An Eye.

London Film Festival 2014: Wild Review

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée 
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Brian Van Holt
Running time: 115 minutes
Rating: 15 

The Maze Runner Review

Director: Wes Ball 
Starring: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter, Aml Ameen, Ki Hong Lee, Thomas Brodie-Sangster 
Running time: 113 minutes
Rating: 12A 

LFF 2014: Camp X-Ray Review

Director: Peter Sattler
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Peyman Mooadi, Tara Holt, Lane Garrisson 
Running time: 117 minutes
Rating: 18 

Kele - Trick Review

Tracks: 10

Label: Lilac Records 

Released: 13th October 2014  

'71 Review

Directed by: Yann Demange

Written by: Gregory Burke

Starring: Jack O’Connell, Sean Harris, David Wilmot, Richard Dormer, Charlie Murphy, Barry Keogh

Running time: 99 minutes

Gone Girl Review

Director: David Fincher
Starring: Rosamund Pike, Ben Affleck, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Patrick Fugit, 
Running time: 145 minutes
Rating: 18 

The Riot Club vs Posh

The Riot Club has now been at the cinemas for a good week now, but did you know that it was actually a play called Posh? The play itself did not come out that long ago, in fact we saw (and reviewed!) the West End transfer of the show. There's only one problem though, we can be incredibly snobby with adaptations, so how did it work on the big screen?

WiNdOw LiCkEr Review

Director: Brian McGuire
Starring: Brian McGuire, Nina Millen, James Duval, Brett Roberts, Joey Capone
Running time: 101 minutes
Rating: N/A

Tongue Loose Talks...The F Word (Shhh)

The word ‘feminism’ is one we hear often in our day and age, but last year’s research shows that in the UK alone only one 5th of the public claim to be feminist. I am happy to say that 10% of that number are men, but; what is feminism? It seems when reading articles or watching the news, that not everybody knows. 

Briefs: The Second Coming Review

Where would be a better place for the boys from down under to bring their old school glam to than the enchanting world of London Wonderground? We attended the second coming of Briefs, an all male burlesque show was promised but what we got is so much more. There’s dance, acrobatics, striptease, stand up comedy, magic and tricks which culminates in a wonderful hour of an exciting show reminiscent of a circus performance.

Top Five Written By...MNEK.

Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike, or MNEK as he's known to the masses, has had one hell of a year and that doesn't look like it's about to slow down anytime soon. To celebrate the release of his latest Wrote A Song About You, we take a look at the hits he has helped create...and well warn you now, there are some bloody good ones.

Raleigh Ritchie At Reading Festival 2014

If you were to show a picture of Jacob Anderson to a group of people, at least one of them would immediately going into a Game Of Thrones induced flail, but at a music festival he is Raleigh Ritchie...and though he had an afternoon Sunday slot, kept the crowd going.

Why You Should Get On The Troye Sivan Bandwagon

Sam Smith and half of the Internet love him, and now so do we. Meet actor, YouTube personality and singer Troye Sivan, who has just released a video for his debut single "Happy Little Pill" and we have to say, it just might be our favourite debut of the year.

Why We Love: Teenage Fuck Ups

Sometimes coming-of-age films can be a little too soppy for our liking, it's all too Hollywood and it takes you completely out of the story. But there are some stories that are so down to earth that you cannot help to find yourself completely absorbed by the income.

This season the BFI will be celebrating teenagers with their series "Teenage Kicks" but let's be honest, the films we will be queuing up for will be the teenagers that got a little bit lost along the way...and here's why.

Lilting Review

Written and directed by: Hong Khaou
Starring: Ben Whishaw, Pei-pei Cheng, Andrew Leung, Peter Bowles, Naomi Christie   
Running time: 91 minutes
Release date: 8th August 2014 

Summer Anthems 2014 - The Main Contenders

So it's officially summer in the UK, and the summer holidays are only a few weeks away...you know what that means right? Beaches, 99s, long nights and the best thing of all - SUMMER ANTHEMS.  Yes, we always look forward to knowing what we'll be dancing around to over the next six weeks and lucky for you lot - we have complied a list of tracks ready to fill your devices.

The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window and Disappeared Review

Directed by: Felix Herngren
Written by: Felix Herngren & Hans Ingemansson
Starring: Robert Gustafsson, Alan Ford
Running time: 114 minutes
Release date: TBA

Photoblog: NY, I HEART YOU.

Hedwig And The Angry Inch Review

There is always that feeling of doubt when you see something you have loved for a very long time getting rebooted. All those thoughts can go away when you see Hedwig and The Angry Inch, because not only will it please the original fans, but it will put the Hedwig legacy on a whole different level with new fans too.

Photoblog: New Era.

So if you haven't guessed, Tongue Loose has been very quiet the last few weeks. But through university work and making sure we have food on the table, it's been very hard. But now we're going to make it up to you beautiful lot.

Here's something I have been working on at Uni - a magazine project. I decided to create a fashion piece that we titled "New Era" - hopefully you get the reference? Check more photos after the cut

Gerontophilia Review

Directed By: Bruce LaBruce
Written By: Daniel Allen Fox and Bruce LaBruce
 Starring: Katie Boland, Walter Borden, Pier-Gabriel Lajoie, Nastassia Markiewicz, Shawn Campbell, Guillaume Lambert and Marie-Hélène Thibault
Running Time: 90 minutes

Always The Nominee, Never The Winner

Tonight's the night. What night you ask? The night which will cause many people who live in the wrong time zone to have a painfully tiring week, make most people fashion critics and more importantly it's the night which will decide which filmmakers get to work in the biz again. It's Oscar night kids and to celebrate we're listing the five most memorable Oscar-less nominees. Will any of these ever catch the bouquet?

Only Lovers Left Alive Review

Directed By: Jim Jarmusch
Written By: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt
Running Time:123 Minutes
Release date: 21st February (UK) and 11th April (US)

Adam (Tom Hiddleston) and Eve (Tilda Swinton) are vampire lovers living on opposite sides of the world and have been married for centuries. After Adam gets fed up with the world, Eve rushes to his side in Detroit to be with him where they have to deal with her reckless sister, his music career and the increasing contamination of blood.

Berlinale: Is the Man Who is Tall Happy? Review

Directed by: Michel Gondry

Written by: Michel Gondry

Starring: Noam Chomsky, Michel Gondry

Running time: 88 minutes

Release date: TBA

Short Sighted Cinema

The brilliant Short Sighted Cinema who encourages and promotes short films and their makers. The 18th of February saw the last free entry event at the Ritzy in Brixton. Short Sighted Cinema has been filling up Upstairs at the Ritzy for the past coupe of events, and Tongue Loose attended the "Gender" themed screening in December and had the pleasure of attending the wonderful "London Lives" themed event this week. Check out a round up of the films shown and what we thought.

Berlinale: Nymphomaniac Vol. I Review

Directed by: Lars von Trier

Written by: Lars von Trier

Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgard, Stacey Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Jamie Bell, Uma Thurman, Willem Dafoe, Sophie Kennedy Clark

Running time: 145 minutes (uncut) // 118 minutes (cut)

Release date: 22 February 2014

Berlinale: La Belle Et La Bête Review

Directed by: Christophe Gans
Written by: Christophe Gans & Sandra Vo-Anh
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Lea Seydoux,
Running time: 112 minutes
Release date: TBA

In a quaint little house in the French countryside, a mother tells her children a bedtime story. In the familiar form fit for a film based on a fairy tale, our off-screen maternal narrator recalls the story of The Beauty and the Beast whilst the visuals and cinematography bring the words of her voice to life.

Trailer Crush: Locke

We have NO idea what's going on, but Trailer Crush of the week had us hooked in only 1 minute and 32 seconds. We can't even imagine what the film will be like. Locke stars Tom Hardy and is out on the 18th of April. Let us know if you agree!

Berlinale: Galore Review

Directed by: Rhys Graham
Written by: Rhys Graham
Starring: Ashleigh Cummings, Lily Sullivan, Toby Wallace, Aliki Matangi
Running time: 103 minutes
Release date: TBA

Initially, there was a lot to root for in Rhys Graham's teenage screwball feature, Galore, and the premise was a promising one. It is a valiant attempt at an honest portrayal of the ups and downs of the lives of a group of Australian youths in Canberra. The main players of this stage are introduced as Billie, the unapologetic wildchild, Laura, the gentle-souled daydreamer, Danny as the baby-faced skater boy and tough, misunderstood Islander kid Isaac. The film breezes through the events that take place prior to a raging bush fire that will tear through and eradicate everything they used to know as home - a roll call of drink, sex, relationships and rebellion.

Berlinale: Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photography And The Emergance Of A People

Directed by: Thomas Allen Harris
Written by: Thomas Allen Harris, Don Perry and Paul Carter Harrison
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Release Date: TBA

Berlinale: Boyhood Review

Directed by: Richard Linklater

Written by: Richard Linklater

Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke

Running Time:163 Minutes

Release date: TBA

Tongue Loose's Top Five Songs To Have Sex To This Valentine's Day

So we're in the good old month of love...but let's face it, there's only thing you want to do this year. Well here at Tongue Loose we have to provide you with some playlist to your sexy shenanigans this year, so here is our list of the best songs to have sex to this Valentine's day.

Her Review

Director: Spike Jonze
Written by: Spike jonze
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Chris Pratt 
Running time: 126 Minutes.
Release Date: 14th February

Why The Music Film Is Better Than Ever

With the release of the Coen brothers' latest flick Inside Llewyn Davis I was a little taken back from what I had just seen. While it is quite known how much love Tongue Loose has for the music film, this flick is quite possibly the most genius idea to come from the big screen in a while.

Inside Llewyn Davis Review

Directors: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Written by: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman
Time: 104 Minutes
Release Date: 24th January

August: Osage County Review

Director: John Wells
Written by: Tracy Letts
Starring: Meryl Streep, Sam Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Margo Martindale
Time: 121 Minutes
Release Date: 24th January

French Movie Adaptations Gone Mal

Delivery Man was once called Starbuck while still in production. An immediate remake of the original French film Starbuck about a man who donates a shed load of sperm just to find out that 533 children have been born thanks to his donations. Now as he faces a pregnant girlfriend he also has to deal with being sued by his offspring who wish to know his true identity. This which already sounds like a train wreck was for some reason brought to the big screen with stars Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, and Colbie Smulders.

We’ve drawn up a list of French movies which inspired a remake in the US, and didn’t translate well. Some of their downfalls lie in trying to adapt the films cut by cut, while others try to Americanise some things that are too French to translate. Check out our list and let us know what you think!

DATES AND LINE-UP ANNOUNCED FOR CINEMA MADE IN ITALY 2014

If you're interested in the gorgeous Italian Cinema, then have a look at this press release from the Cinema Made in Italy festival! See you there...!

Cinema Made in Italy returns to London in 2014 and will take place at the Ciné Lumière in South Kensington from 5 - 9 March. Once again cinemagoers in the capital can look forward to seeing the best recent Italian productions, and as in previous years screenings will be followed by Q&A sessions with directors and actors. The five day annual event is organised by Istituto Luce – Cinecittà’s promotional department in Rome (Filmitalia), and the Italian Cultural Institute in London. This year’s line-up includes eleven feature films and one documentary:

VIVA LA LIBERTÀ by Roberto Andò 

THOSE HAPPY YEARS (Anni Felici) by Daniele Luchetti

HOW STRANGE TO BE NAMED FEDERICO! (Che Strano Chiamarsi Federico!) by Ettore Scola

THE REFEREE (L’Arbitro) by Paolo Zucca

BORDER by Alessio Cremonini

ZORAN, MY NEPHEW THE IDIOT (Zoran, Il Mio Nipote Scemo) by Matteo Oleotto

THE FIFTH WHEEL (L'Ultima Ruota del Carro) by Giovanni Veronesi

THE THIRD HALF (Il Terzo Tempo) by Enrico Maria Artale

THE HUMAN FACTOR (La Variabile Umana) by Bruno Oliviero

THE FIRST SNOW (La Prima Neve) by Andrea Segre

OFF ROAD (Fuoristrada) by Elisa Amoruso

The Railway Man Review

Director: Jonathan Teplitzsky

Starring: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvin, Stella Skarsgard, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tanroh Ishida, 

Rating: 15

Running Time: 116 minutes