Monthly Archives: January 2011

Lucrezia Borgia – Oscar-winning filmmaker Mike Figgis makes his opera-directing debut at ENO

Posted on 31 January 2011 by Jason Best

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mike Figgis makes his opera-directing debut at English National Opera tonight with his eagerly anticipated production of Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia. Donizetti’s rarely staged opera about the infamous Renaissance femme fatale tells a story as lurid as any Hollywood … Continue reading →

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RIP John Barry (1933 – 2010) – Bond composer dies aged 77

Posted on 31 January 2011 by Jason Best

So John Barry has died from a heart attack at the age of 77. But his music lives on! 11 Bond film scores, 5 Oscars and an OBE! His legacy is awesome. Here’s a selection of some of his most … Continue reading →

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Say it again, Brad! | The Answers to our Movie Quote Quiz

Posted on 30 January 2011 by Jason Best

So have you been watching Brad all weekend on Sky Movies Showcase..? Then here’s the answers for our Say It Again, Brad Quiz – the characters who said our memorable quotes and the films they appeared in – just in … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | You’re invited to an Open House where horror is your host

Posted on 30 January 2011 by peter

I couldn’t help using the tagline from 1963′s The Haunted Palace to entice you into reading this review, as that’s what the film-makers have done by promoting this home invasion horror as ‘starring’ True Blood‘s Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer … Continue reading →

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Dinner for Schmucks is a slapstick feast with no portion control: Couch Potato Pickings

Posted on 29 January 2011 by Beth Williams

This comedy starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd is a bull in a china shop American remake of the French movie Le Diner de cons. Rudd stars as Tim – a mid-level corporate executive who gets a chance for promotion … Continue reading →

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Oscars Muse – The countdown has begun

Posted on 28 January 2011 by Adele Craciun

Roll out the red carpet! News Muse has thrown on a swanky designer frock and a pair of Jimmy Choo-Choos to walk you through the nominated movies and keep you up-to-date with all things Oscar in the run-up to the … Continue reading →

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Hereafter – The Big Sleep: Clint Eastwood’s soporific movie ponders the afterlife

Posted on 28 January 2011 by Jason Best

Clint Eastwood’s latest movie opens with a spectacular natural disaster, an awesome scene (inspired by a real event) that takes the viewer’s breath away. After that, disappointingly, this earnest drama about the afterlife is a bit of a plod as … Continue reading →

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Tangled – Disney’s animators let down their hair to give the fairytale musical a makeover

Posted on 28 January 2011 by Jason Best

Disney notches up its 50th animated movie with Tangled and does so in style, taking the tried and true form of the fairytale musical and giving it just enough of a modern makeover to fit the 21st century. The story … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 28 January 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Grown Ups Arrested Development… This reunion comedy sees Adam Sandler and a bunch of his Saturday Night Live chums as old friends hooking up for a wake for their high-school basketball coach. If you can see this, then you might … Continue reading →

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Say it again, Brad! | Sky has a Brad Pitt weekend; we’ve got a Movie Quote Quiz

Posted on 27 January 2011 by heidi

To celebrate the fact that Sky Movies HD is having a Brad Pitt Weekend and showing some of his best movies – plus the occasional dog (Meet Joe Black, anyone?) – we’ve collected some memorable quotes from his career. See … Continue reading →

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