Monthly Archives: October 2008

The Best view | Harrowing film portrait of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands – Hunger

Posted on 31 October 2008 by Jason Best

Artist Steve McQueen (no relation to the screen legend) ventures out of the art gallery and into the cinema with Hunger, a controversial movie about IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands that’s been praised to the heights and damned to the … Continue reading →

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Couch Pumpkin Pickings: Today’s Halloween Movies

Posted on 31 October 2008 by Beth Williams

I’m actually not going to watch any Halloween movies today as I’ll be heading out in my seasonal costume to celebrate this spooky date. And, to be honest, it’s just as well. There are plenty of scary films showing today, … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings – Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Posted on 30 October 2008 by Beth Williams

On Five US tonight at 9pm You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video We all know that hulking, gruesome, unnaturally tall creature with broad shoulders, stitched skin, square head, deep-set eyes and electrical connector bolts … Continue reading →

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Quantum of Solace – Movie Talk’s special agent reviews the new James Bond film

Posted on 29 October 2008 by Ian

Quantum of Solace kicks off 30 minutes after Casino Royale ends. Yet, it seems that half-an-hour was plenty of time for an MI6 surgeon to implant a chip in Bond’s brain, ordering him to wipe someone out every three minutes. … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings – Addams Family Values

Posted on 29 October 2008 by Beth Williams

On Film4 this evening at 7.10pm Two more days to go until Halloween… It may surprise you to learn that I don’t usually celebrate this Autumn festival. I have been known to carve a pumpkin, and some years I’ve dressed … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings – When a Stranger Calls

Posted on 28 October 2008 by Beth Williams

On Five US tonight at 9pm Anyone who’s ever received an unwanted phone-call from a stranger (and I’m not talking about double glazing sales) will know how unsettling it can be.  Even if you’re sure that the caller has dialed … Continue reading →

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The Best view | James McAvoy goes from zero to hero in Wanted

Posted on 27 October 2008 by Jason Best

I can’t see the name of James McAvoy ever becoming an object of speculation as a future big-screen James Bond, but he’s been ideally cast as the protagonist of Wanted, a dizzyingly frenetic action thriller based upon the comic-book series … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings – Creep

Posted on 27 October 2008 by Beth Williams

On E4 tonight at 11.10pm How important is setting for a horror film? I know that suspense and fear can be created with clever editing and camerawork or spooky music, but it’s always great fun (in a spine-tingling kind of … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings – Watership Down

Posted on 26 October 2008 by Beth Williams

On Film 4 today at 5pm Most people would cite Bambi as the number one children’s tearjerker, but I’d say that this one is definitely up there in the top ten, especially since I know someone who wells up literally … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings – Saw

Posted on 25 October 2008 by Beth Williams

On Channel 4 tonight at 10pm You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video This franchise about the sadistic game-playing serial killer has certainly got its followers. Saw V came out at UK cinemas yesterday, so … Continue reading →

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