Wishing you a very happy new year. I hope that you made the very best of 2013, and that you treasure all the beautiful moments that made you smile for the rest of your life. Here's to the promising, bright year of 2014. All the best, Bev xxx ...

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Let's talk The Hobbit. This time last year (almost to the day!), I reviewed the first part of Peter Jackson's new trilogy An Unexpected Journey. My overall verdict was that it was a very capable film, and a promising start to the series even with the comparisons to Lord of the Rings. It is inevitable, after all. Flash forward one year...several weeks ago,...

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I've just spent over an hour watching the countdown of the nation's "favourite" Christmas song. (Fairytale of New York won, by the way.) I've also been ruining Mariah songs for the nearby public, calculated the percentage of Christmas light houses on my running route (50.9%, by the way), spent a significant amount of time searching for Christmas presents (and even more money), and...

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I have a confession to make. I'm quite out of touch with "today's tunes", even if it is a very recent happening. My journeys revolve around trains (so no in-car radio), my going-out-and-dancing-to-the-latest-club-tracks days have decreased with age, and my recent radio listenings have been to old Christmas classics on Magic FM. Who can say no to Magic after a long day at...

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Ok guys, I promised you I would get back to Beview at some point and here it is. I owe you yet another apology. Thing is, it's not like I have writer's block, as I'm constantly thinking "ooh here's a brilliant thing I could write about!"...and it's not like I don't have time because everyone has 10 minutes to spare in their busily...

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...not because she died or anything, but because any of the latest photos/videos we've seen of her are practically unrecognisable. From the "old" Miley Cyrus, that is. And by "old" I pretty much mean those good ol' Hannah Montana days. We live in a tragic world where fame is toxic, fans can be worshipers, and a paparazzi is only a snap away. Luckily for you...

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For many years, I've lived in a fast-moving, power-walking, can't-be-delayed-ing place. After a short while away, it's now back to "walk quickly or you can't walk anywhere". Mainly applicable to morning rush hours and highly concentrated areas of transport. It's quite an easily-acquired skill. Here's how:  1. Walk with purpose You might look like an idiot swinging your arms wildly back and forth,...

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If you scroll through past posts, you'll know that I have a strong fondness for movie premieres and have been lucky enough to attend a few in the past. In 2012 there was War Horse, The Hunger Games and Now Is Good but it's been nearly a year since my feet have been near any red carpets. Fortunately, thanks to the awesome guys...

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  Spurred on by paychecks, a recent lack of shopping and my lifelong love for dresses, I've been on an Asos dress spree. Three occasions (which happened to be on consecutive evenings!) meant three new dresses which I happily sourced from the Asos sale, attempting three different styles, aided by three different colours of three different Miss Sporty lipsticks. This gives the perfect...

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The current series of The Apprentice has drawn many a comment about it's big personalities and lack of their "business acumen" in places. The number of times I've shouted at the TV in mock despair is more than the number of times Jason has made us go "aww" plus the number of times I've mentioned Alex and those eyebrows. But this week, things...

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I've probably wasted a little too much time watching this several times. And then refreshing the page just to see how many Youtube likes it gains per second (Answer: About 3 per second right now). The new feature Beviewtube is about up-and-comers and hidden gems, but this just cannot not be shared. The lineup for this week's Graham Norton Show was insanely good...

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It hit the $1 billion (I know!!) mark this week and reignited our shameless love for superheroes. Released almost exactly one year after the marvel that was The Avengers (see what I did?), Robert Downey Jr made a spectacular return to the silver screen in what is supposedly Iron Man's last solo film. Avengers 2 out next year, Spiderman 2 being filmed, a...

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I use Youtube for a variety of reasons. Watching music videos, catching up with the latest "Viral Internet Sensation", looking at cute videos of cute kittens, and listening to covers from talented, unsigned and up-and-coming singers. The fact that anybody can record a song in their rooms, upload and share with the world means that the window to talent is as easy to...

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It's that time of the year again...the return of the boardroom, the 16 capable candidates, and the "I could do that so much better!" screams from your living rooms. The Apprentice (UK) has treated us to not one, but two, episodes from the latest 9th series. We've watched as eager beavers jumped the gun straight into the crossfire (we're talking about Apprentice...gotta have...

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I will blog more. I will blog more. ...

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...It's been a nice month. (This post is totally useless, it's only purpose being to boost the number of April posts. Well at least I'm being honest.) Hello May! Bev x ...

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I'm still writing against the clock here, so I'll make this quick. A lot of new exciting stuff is coming out in the next few months and I'm going to do a 5 minute job of compiling it all! (This feels like a mad rush, like those dreams/nightmares I get of finding out I'm going on holiday about an hour before, and having...

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Dear Reader, I am writing this against the clock. I am very conscious as to post this before the clock strikes midnight - not because I'm secretly Cinderella, but because I need to add a few more posts for April!  As of several days ago, we hit the 10,000 hits mark on Beview so this is basically a (hopefully) short and sweet message...

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I'm truly, genuinely, very excited to review the debut album from Josh Kumra, "Good Things Come To Those Who Don't Wait". For simplicity's sake, I'm going to simplify this to "Good Things...", or "GTCTTWDW"! If you saw the post at the start of the year with my "Ones to Watch" for 2013, you'll remember the name Josh Kumra. He's a reoccuring person on...

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