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Film review | I’m So Excited – Just plane crazy! Pedro Almodóvar’s frantic airborne comedy

Posted on 7 May 2013 by Jason Best

Cruising at a stratospheric altitude of high camp, Pedro Almodóvar’s I’m So Excited is a colourful aerial romp that recasts his native Spain’s current economic woes as frantic farce. His characters are on board a crocked plane going round in … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 1 November 2012 by Dean & Ellen

Skyfall Mission in action… Bond is back in action – and a well-tailored suit – in this Sam Mendes-helmed instalment in the super-spy franchise. This time 007’s loyalty is put to the test as M’s past comes back to haunt … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 15 August 2012 by Dean & Ellen

Ted Furry friend… Years after being magically brought to life, a foul-mouthed, heavy-drinking teddy bear (voiced by Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane) is shunned by his long-term human companion (Mark Wahlberg). If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: How many words does Johnny Depp utter in Edward Scissorhands?

Posted on 3 July 2012 by Beth Williams

In the 1990 Tim Burton movie Edward Scissorhands, Johnny Depp plays strange blade-fingered man Edward. It’s an amazing, expressive performance, but Depp actually didn’t have many lines to learn. Why? Because in this film Edward Scissorhands utters only 169 words. … Continue reading →

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Oscars! Schmoscars! Triumph, travesty and throwbacks galore

Posted on 27 February 2012 by heidi

Silence was golden again at the Oscars this year, with The Artist, already hotly tipped, tap-dancing off with the three big awards of the night: Best Film, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin. Dujardin made … Continue reading →

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Win the fangtastic Fright Night revamp starring Colin Farrell and David Tennant on DVD

Posted on 17 February 2012 by peter

Fright Night sees Charlie Brewster (Anton Yelchin) finally having it all going on: he‘s running with the popular crowd and dating the most coveted girl in his high school. In fact, he’s so cool he’s even dissing his best friend. … Continue reading →

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Countdown to The Oscars – Best Actress Nominations

Posted on 11 February 2012 by Adele Craciun

Let Movie Talk take you by the arm and lead you down the red carpet, familiarising you with the nominees along the way… Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading →

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Got the Wintertime blues? Latitude’s festival shorts to the rescue!

Posted on 28 January 2012 by heidi

With Summer feeling like it’s about a million years away, it was a real pleasure to get an invite to BAFTA’s screening theatre on Monday night to view the two short films made at last year’s Latitude Fesitval arising from … Continue reading →

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Polar Express Christmas Quiz… The Answers

Posted on 30 December 2010 by heidi

Without more ado … Here are the answers to our Polar Express Christmas Quiz. 1). What does the Hero Boy’s encyclopedia say about the North Pole? B) Devoid of life…. Which is of course totally wrong ‘cos there’s an exceptionally … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Carriers – a killer virus movie

Posted on 27 November 2010 by Beth Williams

In Carriers, a small group of travellers struggle to make it to the coast without succumbing to a killer virus that has ravaged the US. Films about viruses tend to focus on one of two things: – the horrors of … Continue reading →

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