Monthly Archives: August 2008

Couch Potato Pickings – Transamerica

On Film4 tonight at 9pm Transsexual Bree discovers she has a 17-year-old son and embarks on an eventful cross-country trip with him without revealing that she is his father. Oscar nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings – Bowling for Columbine

On More 4 tonight at 10pm What makes people kill? It’s a question that can’t be answered easily. Over in the US, high school massacres seem to happen with almost sickening regularity while here in the UK, knife crimes are … Continue reading

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The Best View | Who Saw Her Die?

A film from the early 1970s set amidst the mist-shrouded canals of Venice, which features a dead child, two grieving, semi-estranged parents and a pervading atmosphere of unease – does this sound familiar? Surely I’m talking about Nicolas Roeg’s superb … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings – Walk the Line

This brilliantly acted, award winning biopic of Johnny Cash offers a moving picture of his passionate relationship with June Carter, as well as an exhilarating portrait of the country music scene in the 1950s and 1960s . And with its … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings – Carry On Camping

On UKTV Gold this afternoon at 2.10pm You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video How many people do you think there are, this weekend, suffering the misery of an itchy sleeping bag, creepy crawlies, badly … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings – The Simpsons Movie

On Sky Movies Premiere this morning at 10am and tonight at 8pm, and at various times throughout the week You think I’m watching TV today? D’oh! It’s the beginning of the bank holiday weekend and I’m going out! But, if … Continue reading

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News Muse – weddings and break-ups, and kids

Don’t you just lurve a big white wedding?! Well, I do. As long as I don’t have to be the one stuck inside the meringue – unless it’s an actual meringue, with lots of raspberry coulis… mental note: don’t blog … Continue reading

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The Best View – Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Comic-book movies should be fun, right? This summer it’s been all too easy to forget. You can say what you like about the very dark Dark Knight or the less than incredible Incredible Hulk, but neither movie was exactly a … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings – Mean Girls

I love the high school movie genre. There’s something comforting about watching others going through the horrors you went through at school. While details change from generation to generation, the struggle to fit in is always there. This high school … Continue reading

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Big Screen – This week’s top 10 at the cinema…

The Dark Knight Cape fear… The winged wonder returns and this time his nemesis is the only man in Gotham City with more bats in the belfry than him – the Joker. Mamma Mia! Dancing Queen… Meryl Streep can dance. … Continue reading

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