Monthly Archives: December 2010

Couch Potato’s Auld Lang Syne Moments

Posted on 31 December 2010 by Beth Williams

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video from When Harry Met Sally… You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video from The Apartment You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to … Continue reading →

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The Best Films of 2010

Posted on 30 December 2010 by Jason Best

2010 may have seen far too many sequels, remakes and pointless 3D conversions for my liking, but the year also boasted a heartening number of inventive, original and hugely enjoyable movies. My favourites ranged across a variety of genres and … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Wedges – Dipping into some lesser-known Love Actually trivia

Posted on 30 December 2010 by Beth Williams

Teaser: Love Actually features the lead actors from another well-known movie. I’ll leave you pondering that thought. More on that later… Cameos Can you name all of the Love Actually cameos? No doubt you can reel off Claudia Schiffer, Rowan … Continue reading →

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Polar Express Christmas Quiz… The Answers

Posted on 30 December 2010 by heidi

Without more ado … Here are the answers to our Polar Express Christmas Quiz. 1). What does the Hero Boy’s encyclopedia say about the North Pole? B) Devoid of life…. Which is of course totally wrong ‘cos there’s an exceptionally … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Be warned, Battle Royale could soon be a nightmarish reality

Posted on 29 December 2010 by peter

With the UK’s government’s axe-wielding on education causing students to take to the streets of Britain, while the rest of the country sinks into a mire of apathy because society has been broken beyond repair, you’d be forgiving in thinking … Continue reading →

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The Polar Express Christmas Quiz

Posted on 28 December 2010 by heidi

So did you get on board The Polar Express this festive season? Excellent! And remain sharp-eyed and sober while doing it? Even better. Then you should have a good chance of knowing what the heck we’re talking about in our … Continue reading →

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White Christmas – 10 bits of trivia about a musical classic

Posted on 27 December 2010 by Adele Craciun

White Christmas (1954) is one of my favourite musicals. Sure, sure, it’s sweeter than a puppy dipped in treacle but it’s got Vera Ellen’s superb dance routines, Danny Kaye’s wisecracking, Edith Head’s glorious costumes and Irving Berlin‘s sing-along songs. But … Continue reading →

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Baubles, Bells and Tinsel Town

Posted on 26 December 2010 by Beth Williams

So now the tinsel’s coming down, here’s the second half of our Movie Advent Calendar to find out who was hiding behind the boxes! Enjoy. And to finish off your Christmas in Bing-tastic style, pop back tomorrow to find out … Continue reading →

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Gulliver’s Travels – Jack Black is a bigger idiot than usual in Hollywood version of Swift’s classic tale

Posted on 26 December 2010 by Jason Best

Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift’s caustic satire on human folly, has been re-imagined by Hollywood as a knockabout vehicle for Jack Black – and the result is a film so witless that it could itself serve as a target for the … Continue reading →

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Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly(wood)

Posted on 25 December 2010 by Beth Williams

We hope you’ve had as much fun guessing the content of our Movie Advent Calendar as we had writing up the clues. All good things must come to an end though… Lucky Christmas is just beginning! Here is the first … Continue reading →

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