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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Knights of the South Bronx & other inspirational teacher movies
Couch Potato Pickings How many of us are lucky enough to be truly inspired by a teacher at school? Judging how many inspirational teacher movies there are out there, you’d think it was quite common. I don’t think it is. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam and the Ants, Akeelah and the Bee, Antonio Banderas, arithmetic, ballroom, baseball, Basketball, chess, Coach Carter, Danny DeVito, Dead Poets Society, Finding Forrester, Freedom Writers, Goodbye Mr Chips, High School High, Hilary Swank, Inspirational school teacher, Jamie Oliver, Julia Roberts, Keanu Reeves, Knights of the South Bronx, Lulu, Mark Dacascos, martial arts, MerylStreep, Mona Lisa Smile, Mr Holland's Opus, music, Music of the Heart, Only the Strong, piano, Pride, reading, Renaissance Man, Richard Dreyfuss, Samuel L Jackson, School Dinners, School of Rock, ShirleyMacLaine, Sidney Poitier, Sister Act 2, Spelling, Stand and Deliver, swimming, Take the Lead, Ted Danson, Terrence Howard, The Chorus, To Sir with Love, violin, Whoopi Goldberg, writing
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In Memoriam: Paul Newman
26 January 1925 – 26 September 2008 We’ve put together a gallery of images from some of the screen legend’s greatest performances. Let us know if you disagree with the selection – and do tell us which is your favourite … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, Color of Money, Cool Hand Luke, Hud, Paul Newman, The Hustler, The Sting, The Verdict, Torn Curtain, Towering Inferno, Twilight
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The Best view | Made of Honor & In Search of a Midnight Kiss on DVD
Has Hollywood lost the plot when it comes to the romantic comedy genre? Watching Made of Honor, which brazenly recycles the plot of My Best Friend’s Wedding, you’d certainly think so. Remember how Julia Roberts belatedly realised she was in … Continue reading
Posted in DVD Releases, The Best View
Tagged Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Bill Clinton, Brigadoon, Dr McDreamy, Grey’s Anatomy, In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Julia Roberts, Kevin McKidd, Los Angeles, Made of Honor, Manhattan, Michelle Monaghan, Monica Lewinsky, Patrick Dempsey, Richard Linklater, Sara Simmonds, Scoot McNairy, Scotland, Woody Allen
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Couch Potato Pickings – The Ice Storm
Showing on Film 4 tonight at 9pm I don’t know about you, but this film leaves me cold. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged Ang Lee, Chrsitina Ricci, Connecticut, Jamey Sheridan, Joan Allen, Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, The Ice Storm, Tobey Maguire
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Couch Potato Pickings – Pan’s Labyrinth
I’ve not yet spoken to anyone who didn’t enjoy
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged Channel 4, fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, imaginative, Ivan Baquero, Lord of the Rings, Ofelia, Pan's Labyrinth, Spain
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Couch Potato Pickings – Election
Showing tonight on Sky Movies Indie at 8.15pm Who is the most despicable character in this dark comedy? Is it overachieving high school pupil Tracy Flick or frustrated, spiteful high school teacher Jim McAllister? You need to a flashplayer enabled … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged despicable, Election, High School, Jim McAllister, Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Tracy Flick
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Big Screen – This week’s top ten at the cinema…
Tropic Thunder Rumble in the jungle… A group of actors are dropped into the middle of a jungle to film a Vietnam war movie. The spoiled stars soon discover they’re in real danger. It’s a comedy. Mamma Mia! Dancing Queen… … Continue reading
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News Muse – Sex and the City: The Prequel & The Sequel
I almost wet my pants on Monday. It could have been from running for the bus in my Manolos (ok, ok, George of Asda), but more likely, it was from sheer excitement over finally owning my very own pink copy … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicia Keyes, Another Way to Die, Bond, British, Candace Bushnell, Carrie Bradshaw, Disney, George of Asda, Hannah Montana, Jack White, LOST, Manolo, Michael Patrick King, Miley Cyrus, Quantum of Solace, Samantha, Sarah Jessica Parker, SATC, Sex and the city: the movie, The Carrie Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada, White Stripes
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Couch Potato Pickings – The Addams Family
On Film4 tonight at 7.05pm I’m very excited about tonight’s movie because Angelica Hustons’ Morticia is currently top of the list on my potential Halloween costumes this year. Click here to see the ones I’ve already been considering. I’m hoping … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Partridge, Angelica Huston, Anthony Hopkins, Bride of Frankenstein, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Elsa Lanchester, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Night of the Living Dead, Raul Julia, Robert De Niro, Robert Helpmann, Silence of the Lambs, The Addams Family
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