Arts

Film: Casino Royale

Unusually a queue was forming outside The Riverside Theatre this evening. It's hardly a surprise though - when you screen the latest Bond film on the day of its release in a small cinema like this you're guaranteed to draw a crowd.

Equally unusual was the film stopping halfway through. A power cut caught everyone out in the middle of the centrepiece card game. When the emergency lighting kicked in the tension in the cinema was clearly visible.

A minute later we were back in the Casino. Fantastic stuff.

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Honeymoon round-up

This week's "Coast" visited the south-west and reminded me I've not written about Cornwall. We received more than a couple of strange looks when we told people where we were headed for our honeymoon, but right now I can't imagine a better destination.

There's too much to say. So I'll make do with a list of things I loved:

• Jo Downs' glassware
• The Hepworth Museum
• Geevor Tin Mine
• Posh hotels like the Old Quay House which don't welcome children
• Sam's Other Place in Fowey (try the duck!)

And then of course there was Padstow. We visited each of Mr Stein's establishments and loved them all. In his shop he was selling polished pebbles, each with a word written on the surface. You'll be pleased to hear one of those words was "Yes".