Hallow Road review: Claustrophobic tension-fuelled thriller set almost entirely inside a moving car is full of surprises
It'll take them an hour to reach Alice, but Frank (a first-class worrier) and Maddie (an experienced paramedic) will stay on the phone all night, if they need to. Think you know where this is headed? Think again.
Partly filmed in Ireland, Hallow Road plots an unusual course and is set almost entirely inside a moving car. It's a claustrophobic stage, for any actor, but Pike and Rhys rise to the challenge, and this eerie, tension-fuelled two-hander, directed by Babak Anvari, is full of surprises.
You'll ask yourself what you'd do, in Maddie's situation – you might also start to wonder what sort of film you're watching. I've said too much. Prepare to be stunned.
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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- The Irish Sun
I saw Ozzy's death coming but it still took my breath away – when giants fall it's hard to accept, says Alice Cooper
OZZY OSBOURNE and Alice Cooper – kindred spirits and fellow travellers in hard rock for nearly six decades. Both were born in 1948, on different sides of the Atlantic of course, yet with so much in common. 7 Alice and Ozzy, both born in 1948, had a remarkably similar approach to theatrical rock, make-up, hellraising . . . and unfortunate winged creatures Credit: Jenny Risher 7 Alice confided: 'I always saw Ozzy as a cross between the Prince Of Darkness, which is the persona his fans saw, and the court jester' Credit: Handout 7 Alice says he and Ozzy were part of a rock fraternity Credit: Peter Cronin The black eye make-up with fingernails to match, the wild shoulder-length hair, the flamboyant gothic outfits, the showmanship, the humour, the hellraising. Oh, and the notorious incidents involving live creatures on stage — in Ozzy's case a bat, in The rock gods both hailed from tough industrial cities, Birmingham and Maybe this is one explanation for their loud, rebellious form of escapism. READ MORE ON OZZY OSBOURNE On Tuesday morning, before we learned of Ozzy's sad passing aged 76, I had the chance to catch up with Alice during his arena tour of the UK. Hours later, as news filtered through that the Prince Of Darkness had left us, he took to the stage in Cardiff. His typically swashbuckling show, including a trademark mock beheading, ended with Alice announcing on behalf of his band and crew: 'God rest Ozzy.' Then he led the crowd in a thunderous chant of 'Ozzy! Ozzy! Ozzy!' Most read in Celebrity After the gig, he was able to reflect more fully on the loss of the much-loved Brummie. 'The whole world is mourning Ozzy,' he said. 'Over his long career, he earned immense respect among his peers and from fans around the world as an unmatched showman and cultural icon. Ozzy Osbourne top five greatest moments 'When we lose one of our own, it bleeds' 'I always saw Ozzy as a cross between the Prince Of Darkness, which is the persona his fans saw, and the court jester. That was the side that his family and friends saw. 'He was and will continue to be a rock 'n' roll legend. Rock 'n' roll is a family and a fraternity. When we lose one of our own, it bleeds. 'I wish I would have gotten to know my brother Ozzy better. ' 'A titanic boulder has crashed, but rock will roll on.' Well, we all know that time is going to take us rockers, but when the giants fall, it's really hard to accept. Alice Cooper on Ozzy's death In addition to his statement, Alice has revealed that he and Ozzy 'never really ran in the same circle for some reason' but their paths often crossed. He says: 'Ozzy and I did many shows together over the years. 'One of my favourite memories is when he sang with me on the song Hey Stoopid, a crowd favourite to this day and a staple of our setlist.' The idea of them singing, 'Hey-hey-hey-hey/Hey stoopid!' to each other conjures a priceless image. Now 'Well, we all know that time is going to take us rockers, but when the giants fall, it's really hard to accept,' adds the 77-year-old. 'Even though everybody saw it coming with Ozzy, it took our breath away when it happened. 'So Ozzy, your records and your music and your legend and all that you brought — the humour to the rock business — will live on forever. 'We're gonna miss you, man! Rest easy Ozzy, and we'll see you on the other side.' For many British schools, it was the last day of term before the summer holidays, bringing to mind his most famous song, School's Out. 'That song is still on every radio station here,' says Alice of the shouty singalong which hit No1 in the UK on August, 12, 1972, and stayed there for three weeks. He continues: 'You never know when you're going to write an anthem. An anthem is one of those songs that kids will still be singing a hundred years from now because they relate to it. 'So long as there is school, School's Out will be everybody's favourite song at the end of the year. It's the only song I've written that I was totally sure of. I said, 'If this isn't a hit, I shall be selling shoes somewhere'.' It came with the immortal chorus of, 'school's out for summer, school's out forever', and lines like, 'no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks'. Alice admits 'it's very subversive-sounding' but that 'it's a real celebration of the last three minutes of the last day of school. For every kid, it's just joy'. This brings us to the reason I'm talking to Alice in the first place — his big reunion with the original Alice Cooper Band. Formed in Phoenix, Arizona, they released seven albums between 1969 and 1973 and School's Out, with its hit title track, was the fifth. We were a band from Phoenix that never should have made it, except that we had a spark that nobody else had. Alice on his band Among their other best-loved 'shock rock' creations were I'm Eighteen, Hello Hooray, Elected, No More Mr Nice Guy and Billion Dollar Babies. In 1974, the band split, amicably but exhausted, and the frontman began his enduring solo career with his Welcome To My Nightmare LP. Now the original line-up of Alice, Mike Bruce, Dennis Dunnaway and Neal Smith have reunited to make their first studio album together in more than 50 years. Titled The Revenge Of Alice Cooper, the album effortlessly summons the spirit of their Seventies heyday and incorporates a posthumous appearance by late guitarist Glen Buxton. Alice had met Glen and Dennis in 1963 at Cortez High School in Phoenix, after moving there from Detroit. 'Alice Cooper… a good grandmother name' He recalls: 'We were all 1,500m and 3,000m runners and when The Beatles came out, we looked at each other and went, 'Oh man, we've got to do that'. 'So we learned a couple of songs and played at parties, then it just got bigger and bigger and bigger. 7 Alice with Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne at a London awards bash in 2007 Credit: Dave Hogan 7 Original members of the Alice Cooper Band are returning with a new album, 50 years later 'Eventually, we went to LA and Frank Zappa said to us, 'I have no idea what you guys are doing, so I'm going to sign you.' That was a great compliment. We actually confused Zappa!' (You know, one of the most zany rock musicians that ever lived.) Alice tries to put his finger on what made them successful. 'We were a band from Phoenix that never should have made it,' he decides, 'except that we had a spark that nobody else had. 'We had this little theatrical thing going and we also wanted to be America's Yardbirds,' he adds in reference to the British band that helped launch the careers of In 1968, the band changed their name from Nazz because it was taken by Todd Rundgren. During a brainstorming session, they tried to think of 'somebody's grandmother'. 'Who can think of a more grandmother name than Alice Cooper?' says the man who later legally morphed from Vincent Furnier into Alice Cooper. 'I said, 'It would throw everybody right off', and everybody agreed. 'We went through all these other names and we kept coming back to Alice Cooper — it just stuck.' At that time, Alice also began experimenting with face paint and developing the outlandish stage image (snakes and chickens included) that he's loved for. 'This girl came up to me and said, 'Have you ever seen this guy?' And she showed me a picture of Arthur Brown.' Brown, a Brit, is remembered for global hit Fire, for which he would don a burning helmet. Let's just say the music and performance were incendiary. Alice continues: 'We had the same make-up and I went, 'Are you kidding me?' I'd never heard of this guy but we were on the same wavelength. 'I realised I had a kindred brother in England. Arthur and I ended up as great, great friends.' He was brilliant, like the statue of David. Every girl in the world loved this guy — the tortured poet obsessed with death. Alice on Jim Morrison of The Doors He recalls early live forays in LA at Whisky A Go Go and The Cheetah Club, and thinking, until he saw them, that other acts on the bill, Pink Floyd and Then, in 1970, producer Bob Ezrin took things to the next level. Today, he's regarded as the unofficial sixth member of the band, a bit like 'fifth Beatle' George Martin. He was in charge of their breakthrough hit I'm Eighteen, giving some much-needed advice along the way. 'We kept trying to be The Yardbirds,' remembers Alice. 'And Bob kept saying, 'No, this song's about a dumb teenager, so it's got to sound like that'. 'And we were dumb teenagers, so it was pretty easy. We just dumbed it down and the simplicity was really powerful.' Now, the surviving members are all in their seventies, but you wouldn't know from the raw energy on their comeback album, The Revenge Of Alice Cooper. Anyone who has seen Alice live will probably have seen a menacing boa constrictor draped around his neck. The album begins with a song named after a snake of a different kind, Black Mamba. It features a free-flowing cameo from Robby Krieger of The Doors because, affirms Alice, 'Robby is the only guy who could have played that kind of snaky guitar part. He nailed it.' The mention of Krieger inevitably prompts one of his great rock 'n' roll tales. 'We opened for The Doors for a while,' Alice recalls. 'They were the first band to take us under their wing when we came in [to Los Angeles] from Phoenix. 'They allowed us to watch them record and we got to know them really well.' I ask Alice about The Doors' mercurial frontman Jim Morrison, who was found dead aged 27 in 1971 in a Paris apartment. The many-years-sober singer says: 'I was drinking so we got along real well. We just drank and talked and drank. 'He was brilliant, like the statue of David. Every girl in the world loved this guy — the tortured poet obsessed with death.' Alice got to witness 'Lizard King' Jim's incredible stage presence up close. 'Glen was our Keith Richards' 'He was electric, he was James Dean. He'd saunter up to the stage and take half a minute to light a cigarette. 'Then he'd sing and every girl would drop to their knees.' The new album also features a loving tribute to the Alice Cooper Band's dear departed guitarist, Glen Buxton. Called What A Syd, it brings this response from Alice: 'Glen was our 'Everybody loved him but the only person I ever saw him jam with was [Pink Floyd's] Syd Barrett. 'When everyone else was slowing down rock 'n' roll-wise with what they were doing to their bodies, he just kept going. 'There was no stopping him. By 49, he looked like he was 78, 80 years old.' Finally, we return to the mischief that both Alice and Ozzy became renowned for. 'There's a lot of humour on this album,' he says. 'I can't help it, that's just the way I write. 'Everybody's telling the most important song is Blood On The Sun. They say it's poetic, it flows, it makes your mind go, 'Oh my gosh!' 'What are they talking about? Every single line in that song is a movie title. It sounds important but it's not at all!' So that explains him singing 'Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder' (1982 war movie), 'From Dusk Till Dawn' (1996 horror film) and so on. Surely Alice's fellow eternal prankster Ozzy would approve! 7 The Alice Cooper Band had already nailed the outlandish look in 1970 7 Alice became good friends with The Doors star Jim Morrison, who died aged 27
The Irish Sun
07-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
Who is Lorenzo Sonego's girlfriend Alice Petruccioli?
LORENZO SONEGO is a four-time ATP singles title winner who reached an impressive career-high world ranking of 21. Here we get to know the Italian tennis pro's girlfriend, who will no doubt be cheering her man on as he aims for the 3 Lorenzo Sonego is in a relationship with Alice Petruccioli Credit: Instagram 3 Alice loves the life on tour with a tennis pro Credit: Instagram 3 Lorenzo is through to round four of Wimbledon 2025 Credit: Reuters In round three of Before the match, he told 'I came with the idea of having fun on the court, being comfortable, fighting on every point. "It is the most beautiful tournament in the world. As children, we watched it on television inspired by the great players. read more on wimbledon 2025 "Then when you are in it, you realise that everything has another light, another magic'. Next up he's taking on WIMBLEDON 2025 LIVE: LATEST UPDATES FROM SW19 Who is Alice Petruccioli? Alice Petruccioli is the longtime girlfriend of Lorenzo Sonego. Most read in Sport They have been in a relationship since around 2019, after being introduced by a friend of fellow Italian tennis player The couple met in Miami during the 2019 Masters 1000 tournament in the city, where Lorenzo was competing and Alice was on a break from university. Alice hails from Turin — the same place Lorenzo is originally from. 'You took the game away from me' - Major Wimbledon controversy as new technology FAILS and Kartal rival fumes at umpire She is a professional nutrition biologist with a strong academic background. Alice graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Superior in biological sciences. She went on to earn a Master's degree in Human Nutrition Sciences from the University of Pisa, Italy. During her studies, she traveled extensively to places including Singapore, South Africa and Indonesia, which helped to cultivate her passion for international food and nutrition. Living in his world is exciting because I love travelling — tournaments, events, acquaintances Turin La Stampa, While she was initially interested in marine biology, Alice shifted her career focus to become a nutritionist. Outside of work, she loves being on tour with Lorenzo. In a 2021 edition of the Turin version of La Stampa, Alice said: 'Living in his world is exciting because I love travelling — tournaments, events, acquaintances. "As soon as we get home I immediately ask him what the next destination will be." But she also fully grasps what it takes to be the partner of a top-level athlete. Alice added: 'I understand when I have to leave him alone and put selfishness aside.'
Irish Examiner
25-06-2025
- Irish Examiner
St Catherine's, keeping culture centre stage in Kinsale
She's Alice de la Cour: The woman who came to Kinsale for two weeks and stayed forever. 'I never left,' she laughs. 'Instead, I hit the ground running.' She did indeed and the town of Kinsale is all the better for it. A natural altruist, she has a knack — although she'd never admit it — of using her track record of prowess, vision and dedication, to network within the community to continuously make Kinsale an even better place than it is. Alice de la Cour at St Catherine's Cultural Centre, Kinsale, Co Cork. Right now, in her capacity as director of operations at the popular and serenely beauteous St Catherine's Cultural Centre, she's working hard with her fellow board members and the owners to search for talent to perform. Some of those who have performed at St Catherine's and who may very well be back again, include Loah, whose soulful Afro-folk sound filled the air when she played here last June. Also Iarla Ó Lionáird, who played with Cormac McCarthy and Matthew Berrill. And Altan who played an incredible gig here in December. 'The performers love this space,' says Alice, before listing some of recent gigs and events of recent months: 'The Vanbrugh string quintet played here in April. A few weeks ago Don Stiffe, Trevor Sexton and Ger O'Donnell, played here for Trad Fest. Then we had Connemara baritone, Rory Musgrave, perform here for our Taste of Wexford Opera. That was an extremely successful night, one that we will be bringing back again to Catherine's. 'In recent weeks we had Reggie, on his Oh Lads Irish tour,' she continues. 'We also had the Rob Strong Band. Reggie is here again for November. Also confirmed are the South Wales Male Choir (Côr Meibion De Cymru) of which King Charles is the royal patron. They are coming to sing here in August and we are very excited about that.' Locals and visitors are loving it. Kinsale Arts weekend (July 10-13), promises to transform the town into a stage, with spaces from cafes to streets and churches becoming venues. Naturally, St Catherine's will be hosting events over that big weekend: On Saturday, July 12, the crowd will surely delight in hearing Gemma Hayes perform some of the music from her Blind Faith album, on a night that's predicted to be a festival favourite. Irene and Linda Buckley, who on Sunday, July 13, will present their spectacular live score alongside a screening of the film Nosferatu in St Catherine's Cultural Centre, Kinsale. Sunday, July 13, will see Old Head composers Irene and Linda Buckley present their spectacular live score alongside a screening of the film Nosferatu. This promises to be a great evening, with Rhoda Dullea on pipe organ, Karen Dervan on viola and Maria O'Connor on cello. And in October, Briana Corrigan, former member of The Beautiful South, will play. 'It's very enjoyable meeting all of the artists who come through these doors,' says Alice. 'They're absolutely fabulous people. They're lovely to deal with: interesting and great fun. They love it here, not least because the acoustics here at St Catherine's are seriously good.' With Alice at the helm, it seems there's no limit to the possibilities for this special space. 'We recently opened a cinema here at St Catherine's,' says Alice. 'We invested in a large screen and now we host movie nights here on the first Wednesday of every month. This is going really well. And now we're also becoming a popular venue for hosting civil ceremonies.' I wonder if she feels the presence of the past at St Catherine's, given that before it was deconsecrated, it was a Church of Ireland church, dating back to the 1700s. 'When you walk through the doors, there is a huge feeling of peace and of being in a beautiful space with incredible potential,' she replies. One of the stained glass windows at St Catherine's Cultural Centre, Kinsale, Co Cork. Picture Dan Linehan 'Because we are surrounded by a lovely old cemetery, overlooking the bay, we are very respectful to the families of those who are buried there and indeed to all of our neighbours. They have always been very good and kind to us, and we always take them into consideration when we're bringing bands and other musicians into St Catherine's.'
