Category Archives: Films on TV

Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: Which actor dodged Saving Private Ryan’s tough army training?

Posted on 22 May 2012 by Beth Williams

In Steven Spielberg‘s Saving Private Ryan, a small team of US soldiers is sent to find and rescue a young private whose three brothers have been killed in action. To prepare for the movie, all the principal actors went through … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: Why you should never mess with Glenn Close

Posted on 15 May 2012 by Beth Williams

“The best thing I have is the knife from Fatal Attraction. I hung it in my kitchen. It’s my way of saying ‘don’t mess with me’.” (Glenn Close) Scary eh? Fatal Attraction is showing tonight – Tuesday 15th May – … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: How come Jaws is so chilling?

Posted on 8 May 2012 by Beth Williams

The original plan for the now classic 1970s movie Jaws was to feature many scenes featuring a giant mechanical shark which had been constructed especially by a special effects team. However, because this mechanical monster kept breaking down, Steven Spielberg … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: Which stars were originally intended for the lead roles in Speed?

Posted on 1 May 2012 by Beth Williams

This 50-miles-per-hour action thriller starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock was actually written for two other stars. So who?  Nicolas Cage and Julia Roberts perhaps? Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman maybe? Kiefer Sutherland and Laura Linney possibly? Well, guess what, … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: What do Shirley MacLaine and Barbra Streisand have in common?

Posted on 24 April 2012 by Beth Williams

Well, the answer is… many things probably, but today – 24th April – it’s their birthday that they share (Shirley MacLaine is 78, and Barbra Streisand is 70). Apparently (according to wikipedia), these two actress friends spend their birthday together … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: The truth about Bridget Jones’s ashtray.

Posted on 17 April 2012 by Beth Williams

Have you noticed how different Bridget Jones’s Diary looks in today’s public smoking ban society? At the time of the film’s 2001 release, it wasn’t an uncommon sight to see people like Bridget smoking like this everywhere. Today though, scenes … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: The Devil Wears Prada is the record-holder for what?

Posted on 10 April 2012 by Beth Williams

The clue is in the title. The comic tale of a frumpy college graduate (Anne Hathaway) who gets a job as an assistant to a fashion mag’s domineering editor (Meryl Streep), The Devil Wears Prada is a film that was … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: Ten things about birthday girl Doris Day

Posted on 3 April 2012 by Beth Williams

It’s Doris Day‘s birthday today. She’s either 88 or 90. Nobody seems to know for certain. Marlon Brando was also born on this day – in 1924. Doris married 4 times. Doris had one son – Terry. Her 3rd husband … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: Sex Lies and Videotape’s suggestive title

Posted on 27 March 2012 by Beth Williams

There’s no denying that Sex, Lies and Videotape is a genius film title. Suggestive, intriguing, catchy – it’s been referenced in popular culture countless times from CSI to The Simpsons, from Dexter to Dawson’s Creek. Nevertheless, this 1989 movie about … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: A nugget about The Last of the Mohicans’ nocturnal filming schedule

Posted on 20 March 2012 by Beth Williams

A tale of epic romantic adventure during the 1757 Anglo-French war in America, The Last of the Mohicans is a movie with many battle scenes. And during the film’s production, many long nights were spent shooting these scenes with a … Continue reading →

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