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About heidi

Film buff and romance junkie! While not talking Movie Talk, I write steamy romantic fiction for Mills and Boon.

Win Brad Pitt thriller Killing Them Softly on Blu-ray

Posted on 19 February 2013 by heidi

Brad Pitt discovers his dark side in this savagely violent and, at times, savagely funny crime thriller. Killing Them Softly is out on Monday 25 February on Blu-ray and DVD with EV, and we’re celebrating by giving away three Blu-ray … Continue reading →

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Oscars 2013: Heavy hitters, dark horses and underdogs… Which one will you choose?

Posted on 18 February 2013 by heidi

So we’re gearing up for Oscars fever here at Movie Talk and getting very excited about the variety of films up for this year’s Best Picture award on Sunday night. But we’ve discovered they fall rather nicely into three distinct … Continue reading →

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Win Searching for Sugar Man on DVD

Posted on 19 December 2012 by heidi

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN is released by StudioCanal Home Entertainment on Blu-ray and DVD on Thursday 27th December. Malik Bendjelloul’s revelatory and compelling Searching for Sugar Man is a documentary about the Mexican-American singer-songwriter Rodriguez, who was momentarily hailed in … Continue reading →

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DVD review | Margin Call – Dirty, not-so-sexy money!

Posted on 12 November 2012 by heidi

The rotten core at the heart of the Big Apple’s banking system is brilliantly exposed in Margin Call, a riveting all-star financial thriller about a fictional investment firm on Wall Street in 2008 that decides to dump its worthless stock … Continue reading →

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Alfred Hitchcock – Which is your favourite film by the Master of Suspense: Part 2

Posted on 5 October 2012 by heidi

So are you off with The Birds, a lover of Cary Grant‘s class act in North by Northwest or simply an aficianado of the most famous (and most famously grisly) shower scene in movie history in Psycho? Is it Grace … Continue reading →

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Win a copy of the British Olympic classic Chariots of Fire on Blu-ray

Posted on 16 July 2012 by heidi

With the Great British team on the verge of Olympic glory at London 2012 (we hope!) what better time to re-release Chariots of Fire, Hugh Hudson’s stirringly patriotic swansong to 1924 British Olympians Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams? Exactly. Well, … Continue reading →

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Who won the John Carter competition?

Posted on 12 July 2012 by heidi

Massive thanks to everyone who entered this competition. The answer to our question: “Edgar Rice Burroughs is also the creator of which iconic jungle character that has been played by muscle-man Johnny Weissmuller?” was of course Tarzan. Your Facebook suggestions … Continue reading →

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Win A Dangerous Method starring Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen on DVD

Posted on 22 June 2012 by heidi

Adapted by Christopher Hampton from his play The Talking Cure, director David Cronenberg‘s A Dangerous Method is a thought-provoking tale of sex, theory and psychoanalysis which explores the intellectual battle of wills between Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and Sigmund Freud … Continue reading →

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Win The Queen starring Helen Mirren on Blu-ray

Posted on 25 May 2012 by heidi

We’ve got Jubilee fever here at Movie Talk and to mark the occasion we’re waving our red, white and blue bunting and giving away three Blu-ray copies of the acclaimed film The Queen – starring Dame Helen Mirren as Her … Continue reading →

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Who won The Son of No One on Blu-ray?

Posted on 8 May 2012 by heidi

Thanks to everyone who entered our competition to win Blu-ray copies of The Son of No One which closed on Friday 4th May. Thanks for all your comments about what your favourite crime thriller is and why. Out of a … Continue reading →

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