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Thought for the Day from The Descendants
“You give your children enough money to do something but not enough to do nothing.” The Descendants (2011) Share this thought for the day on our Movie Talk Facebook page or Movie Talk Twitter stream. “Clooney and Payne mine the … Continue reading
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Countdown to the Oscars – Best Director and Best Picture Nominees
Let Movie Talk take you by the arm and lead you down the red carpet, familiarising you with the nominees along the way… Best Director Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading
The Oscars 2012 – Who will win? Who should win? Who’s missing?
Who’s going to make the biggest noise at this year’s Oscars? Will silence prove golden for hot favourite The Artist? Will The Help clean up? Or will The Descendants inherit all the glory? With the clock ticking down to Sunday … Continue reading
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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…
The Woman In Black Spooked… Things go bump in the night for Daniel Radcliffe in this horror-thriller about an Edwardian solicitor who travels to a remote village where the locals are terrorised by an unknown entity. If you can see … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander Payne, channing tatum, Chronicle, Daniel Radcliffe, Dwayne Johnson, George Clooney, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Jim Henson, Journey 2 The Mysterious Island, Nicolas Cage, Rachel McAdams, Star Wars: Episode 1 – Phantom Menac, Steven Spielberg, The Artist, the descendants, the muppets, The Vow, The Woman In Black, War Horse
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Film review | The Descendants – Clooney and Payne mine the human condition for tragicomic gold
A poignant, funny, warm-hearted tragicomedy set in Hawaii, The Descendants is director Alexander Payne‘s first film since the Oscar-garlanded Sideways seven years ago. He hasn’t lost his assured feel for the comedy and drama of ordinary life, and his deft … Continue reading
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Oscars 2012 – Nominations announced!
The 2012 Oscars nominations have just been announced and, as usual, following the Golden Globes and plenty of speculation, there aren’t that many surprises. Here are the main category nominees: Best Picture The Artist War Horse The Descendants Midnight in … Continue reading
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