Monthly Archives: September 2010

Tony Curtis: a true Hollywood legend

In tribute to Hollywood legend Tony Curtis we’ve selected a scene from probably his greatest film, Billy Wilder’s classic 1959 comedy Some Like It Hot. It’s the one where he first puts on his pose as an oil-rich playboy to … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Robin Hood Riding through the glen… Russell Crowe battles with Norman invaders and an English accent in this Robin Hood origins story from director Ridley Scott. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Time flies… Based on a video game … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Ondine, and the legend of the selkie

An atmospheric Irish movie, Ondine is the story of a lovelorn fisherman called Syracuse (Colin Farrell). His life is turned upside down when one day he catches a beautiful woman (Alicja Bachleda) in his fishing net who may, or may … Continue reading

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Seven Second Movie Challenge

We may be Mac devotees here at Movie Talk but we’re very happy to give a plug to Microsoft’s Windows 7 Seven Second Movie competition – a challenge to amateur filmmakers to create their own very short film, inspired by … Continue reading

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The Killer Inside Me | Casey Affleck reveals the dark heart of a murderous cop

On the surface, Casey Affleck’s 1950s Texas deputy sheriff Lou Ford appears to be a courteous, amiable, thoroughly decent small-town cop, yet the protagonist of the pitch-black film noir thriller The Killer Inside Me is in reality a psychopathic, chillingly … Continue reading

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54th BFI London Film Festival

Public booking for this year’s London Film Festival opens today. There’s a bewildering array of films and special events to choose from, including almost 200 features and 112 shorts, 11 world premieres and over 100 UK premieres, plus special events … Continue reading

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Bad Lieutenant | Brilliantly twisted – Nicolas Cage’s bad cop is in good company

  Nicolas Cage has long been a Movie Talk favourite – not least because of his gung-ho zeal to go that extra mile when it comes to delivering totally whacked-out film roles. He doesn’t go quite so far as eat … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | My 10 movie-themed cocktails

The last time I ‘wrote about’ Cocktail, I used it as an excuse to list my favourite classic cocktails along with the films in which they star. Actually I didn’t say much about the Tom Cruise film at all. Check … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | (500) Days of Summer – when did it become such a long season?

(500) Days of Summer sounds like it should be a film about global warming doesn’t it? But, actually it’s a romance.  Summer is the girl who shakes up the world of greeting card writer Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)  – for 500 … Continue reading

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London’s Spanish Film Festival | 24 September – 7 October 2010

Hola chicos y chicas! The 6th London Spanish Film Festival gets underway at the Ciné Lumière tonight with the UK premiere of Daniel Monzón’s gripping prison drama Cell 211 (Celda 211). The story of a young guard who poses as … Continue reading

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