The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)

Sunday november 25 critics’ choice

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David Attenborou­gh narrates footage of a lion pride on Kenya’s Masai Mara that has reached a dangerous and unusual turning point where the future of the group hangs in the balance. The adult males that had defended the The documentar­y-maker explores how adoption is a big business in California, meeting agencies, facilitato­rs and lawyers matching babies to parents. He meets families that have spent vast sums on children they are unable to conceive themselves. The saxophonis­t presents a personal journey into the political and spiritual history of jazz. He discovers the music’s roots in America’s racial history, from slaves keeping their African musical traditions alive to 20th-century African Americans striving to express themselves. thecourier­magazine price have all deserted the group, leaving two remaining adult females to protect their eight cubs from a wide range of threats, including rival prides, herds of buffalo and the constant menace of marauding hyenas. However, the greatest threat of all comes when the lions encounter humans. Documentar­y following the staff of Cliveden House, a country house hotel in a grade one listed building, during their busiest summer season. A visit by Meghan Markle provides the hotel with unpreceden­ted publicity, which the managers quickly capitalise on. The son of a heavyweigh­t boxer who died in the ring seeks to follow in the footsteps of the father he never knew. He goes in search of his father’s old rival-turned-best friend Rocky Balboa, who agrees to train the young fighter for a shot at the title. Boxing drama, starring Michael B Jordan, with Sylvester Stallone.

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