Paper Monitor
10:11 UK time, Wednesday, 28 February 2007
A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.
"Harry Potter's got more chest hair than I have," observed a friend and colleague of Paper Monitor. "And muscles," mused another.
Yes, it's been hard to miss the hoo-ha surrounding the theatrical debut - in the buff - of the young man who plays the boy wizard (and who seems keen to scare the horses - literally, in the case of Equus - with his non-Potter roles).
And now the reviews are in. Who will coin a line to rival that career-reviving and defining nugget used to describe Nicole Kidman's own in-the-nuddy-on-stage moment, the phrase destined to be emblazoned across billboards and endlessly recycled in profiles of Daniel Radcliffe for the term of his natural life?
Fittingly, Paper Monitor turns to the Daily Telegraph. Charles Spencer provides an insightful review, as ever, but "I never thought I would find the diminutive (but perfectly formed) Radcliffe a sinister figure" and "you even detect a hint of Voldemort-like evil in his hooded eyes" are unlikely to have the resonance or longevity of "pure theatrical Viagra".
And cue the inevitable Potter allusions.
"NO POTTER HORSEPLAY FROM RADCLIFFE, JUST FINE ACTING - the Guardian
"BRILLIANT RADCLIFFE THROWS OFF HARRY POTTER'S CLOAK" - the Telegraph
"IS THE WIZARD BOY ENOUGH OF A WIZARD BOY TO MERIT A PLACE ONSTAGE BESIDE RICHARD GRIFFITHS?" - the Times (and the answer to the question is 'yes')
Meanwhile the Guardian takes a peek at Al Gore's rather sizeable gas and 'leccy bills. An inconvenient truth indeed for a man who urged the global audience watching the Oscars to do their bit for the environment . For just how inconvenient, check out today's .
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