Monthly Archives: July 2011

Thought for the Day from Sabrina

Posted on 31 July 2011 by Movie Talk

“Democracy can be a wickedly unfair thing. Nobody poor was ever called democratic for marrying somebody rich.” Sabrina (1954) Shrewd and beautiful – a killer combination. Did you like this thought for the day? Share it on our Movie Talk … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | First look at The Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Posted on 30 July 2011 by peter

For dedicated fans of the original Planet of the Apes films, the idea of rebooting the series, especially after Tim Burton’s disappointing attempt, was always going to be met with suspicion. Being a lifelong fan myself, and now having seen … Continue reading →

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Turn your first Disney memory into money for charity!

Posted on 30 July 2011 by Adele Craciun

Our friends over at Disney Junior are asking people to share their first Disney memory on Disney Junior’s Facebook page . When they’ve collected a million memories, they will donate £1 million to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, so … Continue reading →

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Film review | Arrietty – The Borrowers inspires enchanting animated tale from Japan’s Studio Ghibli

Posted on 30 July 2011 by Jason Best

The latest flight of fantasy from Japanese animation masters Studio Ghibli, Arrietty is an enchanting tale inspired by Mary Norton’s classic 1950s Borrowers novels about a family of miniature people who live under the floorboards and survive by ‘borrowing’ what … Continue reading →

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Film review | Zookeeper – Howl! Kevin James’s zoo man shovels up a steaming pile of ordure

Posted on 29 July 2011 by Jason Best

Kevin James, TV sitcom lead, Adam Sandler sidekick and star of the unaccountably popular Paul Blart: Mall Cop, shares the screen with a bunch of talking animals in puerile family comedy Zookeeper. He plays Griffin Keyes, a lovelorn keeper at … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 29 July 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Dazzling dénouement… The blockbusting fantasy franchise comes to an end as Harry has a final face-off with his nemesis, Lord Voldemort, as the forces of good at Hogwarts battle against the sinister … Continue reading →

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Who’s won a DVD copy of Fritz Lang’s Beyond A Reasonable Doubt?

Posted on 29 July 2011 by peter

We’ve had a great response to our competition asking you to tell us your favourite film noir and why. Thanks to everyone who entered – it looks like Double Indemnity, starring Barbara Stanwyck, was a real stand-out amongst you classic … Continue reading →

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Film review | Captain America: The First Avenger – Marvel’s red-white-and-blue hero socks it to the Nazis

Posted on 29 July 2011 by Jason Best

A special serum turns a 90lb weakling into a brawny hunk in this pumped-up action movie featuring Marvel Comics’s red-white-and-blue superhero Captain America. Chris Evans’s Steve Rogers is a plucky but puny youngster from Brooklyn who’s desperate to enlist in … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Dead Hooker in A Trunk gets its UK TV premiere on The Horror Channel

Posted on 29 July 2011 by peter

You know, Robert Rodriguez has a lot to answer for. His Grindhouse films Planet Terror and Machete have inspired a new generation of independent film-makers wanting to turn their own twisted ideas into full-fledged features. Take Canadian director Jason Eisener … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 28 July 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Unknown Identity crisis… Liam Neeson stars in this dark thriller about a man who wakes from a coma to find that his identity has been taken from him. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player … Continue reading →

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