Colin Farrell in ‘Total Recall’ ©Michael Gibson Nigel Andrews from FILM & TELEVISION 6:07pm

Remake prompts total recoil

This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘Total Recall’, ‘Berberian Sound Studio’, ‘Samsara’, ‘The Myth of the American Sleepover’, ‘A Few Best Men’ and ‘Cockneys vs Zombies’

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China’s great wall of doubt
Peter Aspden
The prospect of leading a world into the torrid unknowns of the 21st century is a scary truism, unless you are an artist
– Peter Aspden
Life brought to art
To ward off the homogenisation of experience, it is important to shape exhibitions as long-duration projects
– Hans Ulrich Obrist
Fatoumata Diawara ©Getty MUSIC 6:07pm

The Load-down: Africa Express tour

Five tracks to download or stream online by up and coming African and western artists touring the UK from September 3

scene from play titled 'jumpy' by April de Angelis, picture shows L to R Tamsin Greig (Hilary) Doon Mackichan (frances) & richard listern (Roland) ©Donald Cooper THEATRE & DANCE Aug 29, 2012

Jumpy, Duke of York’s Theatre, London

Tamsin Greig is superb in the Royal Court comedy that has made a smooth transition to the West End

Conductor points at the Budapest Festival Orchestra ©Zsuzanna Peto MUSIC 11:16pm

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

This concert featured a charismatic performance of Bartók’s First Violin Concerto from a true musical magician

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Wadada Leo Smith, Café Oto, London

The trumpeter thrives on improvised, one-off encounters such as this guitar-themed night

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The Imposter

Nigel Andrews on this week’s new films: ‘The Imposter’, ‘Shadow Dancer’, ‘The Three Stooges’ and ‘The Watch’

The Load-down: Bands with the xx factor

Musicians Romy Madley Croft, Jamie Smith and Oliver Sim of the band The xx ©Getty

Five tracks to download by the influential south London trio The xx and those following in their wake

Heartless ©Joan Marcus THEATRE & DANCE Aug 28, 2012

Heartless, Signature Center, New York

Stronger in theme than in narrative, this drama is a minor yet compelling addition to Sam Shepard’s corpus

Century Child DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE Aug 28, 2012

Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900-2000, Museum of Modern Art, New York

MoMA’s new exhibition of youngster-oriented design is a serious collection of relics of determined fun

Seth MacFarlane MUSIC Aug 28, 2012

Nash Ensemble/ Brabbins; John Wilson Orchestra, BBC Proms, Cadogan Hall and Royal Albert Hall

A thoughtful lunchtime recital was followed by an evening of songs from American stage musicals that raised the roof

Adoration of the Magi by Gentile da Fabriano VISUAL ARTS Aug 27, 2012

Bagliori Dorati: International Gothic in Florence 1375-1440, Uffizi Galleries, Florence

This ambitious show aims to convince visitors that the rapport between Late Gothic and Renaissance was far more fluid than we had ever believed

Sergiu Celibidache MUSIC Aug 27, 2012

All the best: Sergiu Celibidache

A round-up of the finest recordings made by a conductor who had a lifelong opposition to the recording of music

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