2010 marked the end of the first decade of the 21st Century and
brought with it some of the great entertainment news and releases.
Amongst the best from the music world was the news early on in the year
that Hot Chip were releasing their eagerly awaited 4th album, One Life
Stand. With a raft of good album reviews, it cemented their place at the
heart of British alternative electro. The year also saw The Libertines
reform for a reportedly lucrative performance at the Reading and Leeds
festivals alongside Canadian legends Arcade Fire. The Strokes returned
to form at The Isle of White festival with Paul McCartney, Indie Tracks
grew a little bit bigger and a big push was put together to save the 100
Club.
Movies
In terms of album reviews, The Coral's Butterfly House was also a high
scorer alongside the likes of Arcade Fire with Suburbs, Vampire
Weekend's Contra and Broken Bells. However, it was MGMT's
Congratulations that made the year great.
Film news included the planned reboot of the Spider-Man series, bringing
a new twist on the storyline and a whole new cast. It was also
announced that the long awaited Transformers 3 was going into production
and that the title for the film was Dark Side of the Moon. There were
also rumours that an Alan Partridge movie was back on the cards, but
rumours like this have been circulating for a while.
The big film releases for the year were Kick-Ass, Toy Story 3 and
Avatar, which proposed to take movie entertainment to a whole new level
by reintroducing 3D popularity to cinema viewing.
Documentary follow up to Wonders of the Solar System, Wonders of the
Universe, was the big TV news, as well as the release of the Alan
Partidge Fosters Shorts online instead of on the television. 2010 also
saw the return of Miranda to the BBC, as well as a short Sherlock series
starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, and a whole new Dr
Who series with Matt Smith taking the lead role of The Doctor.
The big entertainment news in the gaming world in 2010 was the launch of
Sony and Microsoft equivalents to the Nintendo Wii controllers. The
Xbox Kinect and the PlayStation Move made it possible to play PS3 &
Xbox 360 games with motion sensitivity controls. 2010 also saw the
release of the groundbreaking Back to the Future computer game, which
was released in monthly installments.
At the theatres, there was a raft of great shows that began in 2010,
including Frankenstein at the National Theatre, starring Benedict
Cumberbatch. Bedlam, by Nell Leyshon, made history by becoming the first
play written by a women to be performed at The Globe Theatre.
Finally, the art world provided some great additions to entertainment
news, including Gabriel Orozco's exciting exhibition at the Tate Modern,
Philippe Parreno's work at the Serpentine Gallery and the introduction
of stunningly crafted elephants to the streets of London. If that wasn't
enough, there was also controversy as the 2009 Wildlife Photographer of
the Year winner was disqualified at the beginning of the year.
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