Monthly Archives: April 2012

DVD review | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – Tom Cruise clings on to his action man status

Posted on 30 April 2012 by Jason Best

Tom Cruise’s super spy Ethan Hunt pulls off his trademark feats of acrobatic insanity with breathtaking panache in his latest adventure, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, but whereas previous outings have seen him hogging most of the action this time … Continue reading →

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DVD review | The Iron Lady – Meryl Streep perfects Thatcher’s bark in biopic lacking political bite

Posted on 29 April 2012 by Jason Best

Ruffling feathers all along the political spectrum, the Margaret Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady is neither a hagiography nor a hatchet job but deserves to be seen for Meryl Streep’s magnificent Oscar-winning performance in the lead role. Reuniting with her … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day from Sex and the City

Posted on 29 April 2012 by Adele Craciun

“Some love stories aren’t epic novels.  Some are short stories but that doesn’t make them any less filled with love.” Sex and the City (2008) Share this thought for the day on our Movie Talk Facebook page or Movie Talk … Continue reading →

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Create your own ghoulish creature of the night and win a Demons goody bag

Posted on 27 April 2012 by peter

Out on Monday 30 April from Arrow Films comes the limited edition deluxe versions of Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento’s blood-curdling zombie horror classics Demons and Demons 2 as restored Blu-ray, DVD and Steelbook editions, alongside Demons 3, an exclusive … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 27 April 2012 by Dean & Ellen

Battleship Naval gazing… Hasbro’s classic naval combat game inspires this big-screen action fantasy, in which Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Liam Neeson and Rude Boy singer Rihanna play Navy personnel battling an armada of alien invaders. If you can see this, … Continue reading →

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Film review | Damsels in Distress – Whit Stillman’s fragrant girls are all at sea with smelly frat boys

Posted on 27 April 2012 by Jason Best

After a break of 13 years since his last movie, writer-director Whit Stillman, the WASP Woody Allen, is back with another droll, quirky comedy of manners. If droll and quirky don’t do it for you, steer clear. Those who’ve seen … Continue reading →

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Film review | Albert Nobbs – Life’s a drag for Glenn Close’s gender-bending 19th-century waiter

Posted on 26 April 2012 by Jason Best

Albert Nobbs. It’s a dull, ordinary name with just a hint of the risible; and you could easily apply the same terms to the name’s bearer: a shy, unassuming hotel waiter in late-19th-century Dublin. Yet, unimagined by the hotel’s clientele … Continue reading →

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Who won The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo on Blu-ray

Posted on 26 April 2012 by peter

Thanks to everyone who entered our competition to win Blu-ray copies of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and thanks for all your comments about what you think about tattoos in general. Out of a hat we drew the following… … Continue reading →

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Film review | Avengers Assemble – Joss Whedon adds Heh Heh Heh to Wham Blam Splat!

Posted on 25 April 2012 by Jason Best

Geeky fanboys will be in heaven. After their recent solo outings, Marvel comic-book heroes Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor and Captain America finally get to do cool things as a team in Avengers Assemble. Pulled together by Samuel L Jackson’s … Continue reading →

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Name That Chest: Show her where to park her girdle

Posted on 25 April 2012 by Beth Williams

…because it’s her birthday today and she’s ready to rouge her knees, to slick her hair, and to shimmy till her garters break… But what about last week? Who was the owner of the mystery frontage that time? Here is … Continue reading →

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