Author Archives: Dean

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

Posted on 19 October 2012 by Dean

Taken 2 Hostage situation… This action thriller sequel sees Liam Neeson packing yet more punches as retired CIA operative Bryan Mills, who this time must protect his loved ones during a family holiday in Istanbul. If you can see this, … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash – Paul

Posted on 19 January 2011 by Dean

After seeing in the New Year with a jumbo-sized post, Trailer Trash returns this week with some lighter fare – sci-fi comedy Paul. Here’s the trailer… If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash – The King’s Speech, The Green Hornet, Black Swan, Tangled

Posted on 5 January 2011 by Dean

January is not a good month. It’s cold. It’s grey. The fun of the festive period is already a distant memory and you’re faced with one big, crushing reality: eating all those mince pies has resulted in a noticeable jean … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash – Love and Other Drugs

Posted on 8 December 2010 by Dean

The last time Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway appeared on screen together things did not end well. In 2005’s Brokeback Mountain, Jake’s Jack met a premature end and Anne’s Lureen lost forever the husband whose heart belonged to another, Heath … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash – Tron: Legacy

Posted on 27 October 2010 by Dean

Have you ever wondered what, exactly, goes on inside your computer? Why it always seems to crash when you most need it to work? Why running too many programs at once causes pages to hang? Me neither. I recently re-watched … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash – Monsters

Posted on 12 October 2010 by Dean

What’s that coming over the hill? It’s Monsters – the sci-fi drama debut from British director Gareth Edwards. The buzz surrounding this film has grown steadily since its screenings at the SXSW and Cannes film festivals earlier this year – … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash – The Social Network

Posted on 24 August 2010 by Dean

Facebook connects people. In fact, it connects more than 500 million people globally, according to membership figures revealed in July this year. If my growing list of unanswered friend requests on Facebook is anything to go by, it most commonly … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash – Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole

Posted on 17 August 2010 by Dean

Owls tend not to land central roles in Hollywood movies. In the Harry Potter films, these big-eyed birds of prey are little more than harassed postal workers and in the recent remake of Clash of the Titans, the mechanical owl … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash – Devil

Posted on 10 August 2010 by Dean

Elevators unnerve me and I think I know the reason why: Damien: Omen II (1978). Much of this horror sequel is largely forgotten to me now, but I vividly remember the scene in which a doctor discovers that demonic youngster … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Posted on 3 August 2010 by Dean

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boggarts and Grindlylows: put down your butterbeers, sit back and behold… the trailer for the finale of the Harry Potter franchise: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video First, let me apologise … Continue reading →

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