Karo Film is the only multi screen cinema of Dolby quality in Moscow. Located in the huge hypermarket, Ramstore, it’s a product of the recent boom in cinema-going in town. The cinema offers four screens and usually has something to offer for children. Hopefully it won’t be the last, as an 11-screen cinema closer to [...]
Archive for November 2008
Karo Film
November 25, 2008Tennis Masters Cup 2000
November 22, 2008It’s quite a coup for Lisbon to have attracted so many of the world’s top players to this event. The line-up is certainly more impressive than that of the annual Estoril Open. Among the players that have committed themselves are Australian Open champion André Agassi, Pete Sampras, Marat Safin and Gustavo Kuerten. As ever at [...]
Mezza Luna
November 16, 2008An extremely welcome addition to Lisbon’s still woefully limited selection of Italian eateries, this swish restaurant in the downtown business district scores on several fronts. The service is attentive and not too formal, the interior is light and cheerfully decorated and the food… well, what a difference a little imagination makes. Unlike the handful of [...]
The Capulets and the Montagues
November 14, 2008This all-new operatic production of Vincenzo Bellini’s ‘The Capulets and the Montagues’, based on Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’, features mezzo sensation Susanne Mentzer as the male lead and soprano Laura Claycomb as Giuletta. Sweeping melodies and romantic songs accompany the star-crossed love story.
Moo Moo
November 13, 2008Next to the beautiful Novodevichy monastery, Moo Moo is a delightful children’s restaurant dressed as a welcoming farmer’s kitchen. Large black and white spots come straight off the cows to decorate the tables, chairs and napkins. The cook squeezes inside a fairy tale house to prepare the food and the menu is heavily milk-based, pancakes [...]
