Category Archives: Birthdays

West Side Story gets a Blu-ray makeover at 50!

Posted on 23 November 2011 by heidi

With Natalie Wood’s tragic death by drowning 30 years ago currently in the news, the Blu-ray release of West Side Story gives us an opportunity to celebrate the actress in her radiant prime. Directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins’s lavish … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Ricky Gervais

Posted on 25 June 2011 by Beth Williams

“When The Office is 10, I’ll be 50.” Ricky Gervais recently posted the above statement on his blog – possibly with acute awareness that his half a century milestone was not far away. And, while the acclaimed sitcom’s 10th birthday … Continue reading →

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Tonight’s the night for the Battle Royale school disco!

Posted on 25 February 2011 by peter

School uniforms, explosive cocktails and fake blood at the ready…Curzon Midnight Movies is hosting a blistering School Disco party ahead of tonight’s midnight screening of the cult Japanese shocker Battle Royale. Showing as part of Midnight Movies’ third birthday celebrations, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Carey Mulligan! Does a tattooed future await?

Posted on 28 May 2010 by Jason Best

Carey Mulligan did such a good job playing a worldly teenager in An Education that it came as a shock to learn that she’s 25 today. Happy birthday Carey! I’m looking forward to seeing her as Michael (Gordon Gekko) Douglas’s … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday (again) Robert Pattinson!

Posted on 13 May 2010 by Adele Craciun

My goodness! Has it been a year already? Rob’s turning (just) 24 and is already so famous he can’t go anywhere without security. In fact, judging from last year’s visit to the Cannes film festival, he no longer walks alone either … Continue reading →

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News Muse – We love you, Rita Hayworth!

Posted on 16 October 2009 by Adele Craciun

For a moment I considered giving this blog the title ‘We love you, Gordon Brown!’. It was a very brief moment. A headline is supposed to draw the reader in, make them curious about what you’ve written, not instantly take … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Peter Stormare!

Posted on 27 August 2009 by Adele Craciun

Or ‘Grattis på födelsedagen!’ as they say in Sweden. Peter Stormare, who turns 56 today, is certainly one of my favourite (supporting) actors just because he embodies ‘weird’ nearly as convincingly as the amazing Giovanni Ribisi. I guess with that … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Amy Adams!

Posted on 20 August 2009 by Adele Craciun

 The loveable Amy Adams turns 35 today and, well, it just gives me the perfect excuse to post two (couldn’t decide on one) of my favourite clips from Enchanted: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Hitchcock’s 110th birthday celebration

Posted on 13 August 2009 by Beth Williams

Since today marks 110 years since the day filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock was born, Sky Movies Classics are holding a Hitchock birthday marathon which kicks off this morning at 7.30am with Lifeboat and concludes with Topaz at 5.20am. Click here for … Continue reading →

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Birthday Boys of July 23

Posted on 23 July 2009 by Adele Craciun

Movie star birthdays are like London buses – you get nothing for ages, then three come along at once… Happy 42nd Birthday Philip Seymour Hoffman! Phil was recently seen playing a priest in Oscar nominated drama Doubt, but owning a … Continue reading →

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