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The Silent Storm review – tempestuous drama on a Scottish island

Edit The Guardian 22 May 2016

3 / 5 stars ... Writer-director Corinna McFarlane counterposes Bergmanesque interiors with gaping exteriors, while Alastair Caplin’s eerie, evocative score cranks up the searing, brooding mood. Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest. ....

Singer Jason Derulo unveils his wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood

Edit The Examiner 22 May 2016

Jason Derulo has been immortalized in wax! On May 19, the singer and 'So You Think You Can Dance' judge was on hand to unveil his very own wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood ... He doesn't just crank out chart-topping, write songs and make women swoon with his dashing good looks, but he also dances as well....

Bats stifled until Weeks Jr.'s homer in ninth

Edit MLB 22 May 2016

ST. LOUIS -- It took the D-backs' offense a while to get cranking, and by the time it did, it proved to be too little too late in a 6-2 loss to the Cardinals on Saturday afternoon. After scoring 11 runs in the series opener on Friday night, the offense was held scoreless for seven innings by right-hander Mike Leake, who used his cutter and sinker to induce ground ball after ground ball ... "[They move] the opposite way ... "Kept the ball down....

Sox notes: Johnson called up for Monday DH; Purke happy in debut

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 22 May 2016

By David Just. Erik Johnson will be recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Monday to pitch the second game of a doubleheader against the Twins, the White Sox announced Saturday ... Johnson has been on and off the active roster, spending April 19-24 with the team but never pitching ... Living the dream ... 21 ... Tidbits ... … Adam Eaton is riding an eight-game hitting streak and has cranked three doubles, three triples and a homer in his last 15 games ... ....

Jason Statham’s new LG advert: just as nonsensical as his films

Edit The Guardian 21 May 2016

... of transformation than Jason Statham, the hyper-versatile actor known for playing a chiselled hard man in Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, a chiselled hard man in the Transporter series, and a chiselled hard man in Crank and its even crankier sequel Crank....

Victory would complete ‘phenomenal’ season for Mark Warburton

Edit Scotsman 21 May 2016

Victory in today’s Scottish Cup final would see Mark Warburton return European football to Rangers after less than a year in the job, something the club’s former midfielder Alex Rae believes would be a phenomenal achievement ... Rae, speaking at The Bank of Scotland Midnight League final at Clyde FC, said ... I am interested to see how he gets on because the pressure will crank up a notch when Celtic come into the equation.” ... ....

Sailing the Abaco isles for cays and conchs

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 21 May 2016

'Make sure you hold on to something," I say with mock seriousness to Elena as she takes her seat at the bow. "If we run aground, we could fly into the water." She's not a sailor - and, frankly, I'm not much of one, either - but she knows I'm kidding. We've both volunteered for lookout duty on our just-rented catamaran ... Even after we secured the boat to a mooring ball, Dad looked as though his nerves had been cranked by a sailing winch. ....

Isabelle Huppert Is Spectacular in Mean, Funny Film

Edit The Wrap 21 May 2016

Director Paul Verhoeven hasn’t made a feature length film since 2006’s World War II thriller “Black Book,” and you can tell the Dutch provocateur spent the past decade itching to get back to work ... Everything about “Elle” seems designed to spur argument, all the way down to its genre ... Verhoeven cranks things up a notch further, insinuating that for Michèle, these visits are not wholly unwelcome....