Monthly Archives: May 2011

Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia – The original Good Morning Vietnam DJ was very different to the Robin Williams version

Posted on 31 May 2011 by Beth Williams

In 1987′s Saigon-set comedy Good Morning Vietnam, Robin Williams plays Adrian Cronauer – an army radio DJ during the Vietnam War whose cheeky humour and banned rock ‘n’ roll playlist get him into trouble with his superiors. The inspiration for … Continue reading →

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Film review | X-Men: First Class – Matthew Vaughn gets the Marvel Comics mutants back on track

Posted on 30 May 2011 by Jason Best

The sci-fi action series featuring the Marvel Comics mutants took a dip with its last two outings, 2006’s sprawling X-Men: Last Stand and 2009’s scrappy Wolverine spin-off, but X-Men: First Class lives up to its title. Smart and spectacular, it’s … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon | Mother’s Day – the trailer for Rebecca De Mornay’s latest psycho outing

Posted on 29 May 2011 by Adele Craciun

All families are dysfunctional in their own charming little way. But when the matriarch is Rebecca ‘The Hand that Rocks the Cradle‘ De Mornay, we’re talking a whole new level of twisted. I’m not one for gory torture thrillers, but … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 28 May 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Shipmates… Disney’s swashbuckling fantasy-adventure franchise continues with this fourth instalment, which sees Captain Jack Sparrow taking to the high seas in search of the elusive Fountain of Youth. If you can see this, … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules – Born To Be Mild

Posted on 27 May 2011 by Jason Best

After the surprise box-office success of last year’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the popular illustrated children’s books by Jeff Kinney (40 million copies and counting) have quickly spawned another big-screen outing. In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 26 May 2011 by Dean & Ellen

The King’s Speech Royal appointment… Colin Firth leads the cast of this period drama about the unorthodox relationship between King George VI and the speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) set on helping him to overcome his debilitating stammer. Black Swan Sinister … Continue reading →

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Name That Chest: Do you think she’s pretty?

Posted on 25 May 2011 by Beth Williams

It’s from the States and it favours the ‘straights.’ As powerfully demonstrated in a glorious Glee episode this week, the American high school prom is a rite of passage that brings more pain than pleasure to the average teen. For … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: How The Wedding Date filmmakers stopped Messing getting into a mess

Posted on 24 May 2011 by Beth Williams

In 2005 romcom The Wedding Date, Will & Grace‘s Debra Messing plays Kat – a single woman who decides to hire a male escort (Dermot Mulroney) to help her save face in front of her ex-fiancé at her sister’s wedding. … Continue reading →

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Conviction – Hilary Swank’s real-life legal crusader goes from bar to bar (pub to court) to save her brother

Posted on 23 May 2011 by Jason Best

Jaw set resolutely forward but upper lip aquiver with emotion, Hilary Swank plays a remarkable crusader for justice in Conviction, a stirring true-story drama based on one of the US legal system’s all too many miscarriages of justice. Her character, … Continue reading →

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Competition | Who’s the biggest Nic Cage fan?

Posted on 22 May 2011 by Adele Craciun

We asked you to share your favourite Nicolas Cage movie characters with us in order to bag a copy of Bad Lieutenant on DVD. Here are some of our favourite responses: “Raising Arizona is my favourite Nicolas Cage film. It … Continue reading →

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