Christmas is coming and the conmen (and conwomen) are getting fat.
The Trading Standards Office is warning citizens of the People’s Republic about a cunning scam designed to rob you of your festive goodwill.
Apparently, a card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a premium rate number).
Trading Standards advise that you probably shouldn’t call the number, as it’ll cost you a hefty £15 – money you could be spending on PRSD T-shirt.
If you do receive a card, contact Royal Mail Fraud post haste (fnar!) on 02072 396655 or ICSTIS (the premium rate service regulator) at www.icstis.org.uk
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November 3rd, 2006
Follow the main cinema links for dates, times and matinee screenings.
Follow the title links for movie details, friendship and maybe more.
PLYMOUTH ARTS CENTRE
The Fallen Idol (PG) Despite sounding like the name of your best friend’s mum, Carol Reed is actually the director of this classic British drama. And he’s a man!
Shanghai Dreams (15) Award-winning tale from Xiaoshuai Wang. Let’s hear you pronounce that, Captn!
TAVISTOCK WHARF
The Black Dahlia (15) Disturbing stuff from director Brian De Palma - yes, his
cack-handed homages to Hitchcock really do turn the stomach. Bleugh!
DARTINGTON ARTS/THE BARN
Snow Cake (15) Sigourney Weaver pretends to be autistic in this heartwarming drama. Of course, she’s an excellent driver, Charlie Babbitt.
Crossing The Bridge (12A) A look at the music scene in Istanbul. Um, we’ll stick with Girls Aloud, if that’s alright ‘by you’.
A Scanner Darkly (15) An animated Keanu Reeves (hey, there’s a first time for everything) gets, like, totally bummed out in this excellent screen version of Philip K. Dick’s paranoid wheeze. Uh, dude.
EXETER PICTUREHOUSE
Marie Antoinette (12A) Everyone remembers Marie Antoinette’s catchphrase “let them eat cake”, but we prefer her lesser known bon mot “you can shove that guillotine up your ass”.
Transamerica (15) That woman from Desperate Housewives pretends to be a man who’s pretending to be a woman. High concept, or whut!
A Good Year (12A) Probably has a scene where Russell Crowe carries
a baguette.
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November 3rd, 2006
