Tag Archives: Amy Adams

DVD review | The Master – Da doo Ron Ron: Paul Thomas Anderson exposes a charismatic cult leader

Posted on 11 March 2013 by Jason Best

There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson has come up with another sprawling period drama that will enthral and infuriate viewers in equal measure. A story of emotional and psychological turbulence set in the years immediately following World War … Continue reading →

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Film review | Trouble with the Curve – Clint’s baseball movie swings and misses but Amy always connects

Posted on 30 November 2012 by Jason Best

Clint Eastwood plays an ornery veteran baseball scout battling failing eyesight and an estranged daughter in Trouble with the Curve, a corny baseball drama whose story arc is as predictable as an easily caught fly ball. Gus Lobel, the latest … Continue reading →

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Win soundtrack to Trouble with the Curve – in cinemas Friday 30 November!

Posted on 29 November 2012 by Adele Craciun

To celebrate the release of Trouble With The Curve, we’re offering 5 people the chance to win a copy of the soundtrack! Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his … Continue reading →

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Film review | The Master – Joaquin Phoenix & Philip Seymour Hoffman go head to head for an epic tussle

Posted on 15 November 2012 by Jason Best

Paul Thomas Anderson, maker of the dazzling epic There Will Be Blood, has come up with another sprawling period drama and it’s a film that will probably enthral and infuriate viewers in equal measure. Indeed, while watching The Master, it’s … Continue reading →

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Film review | The Muppets – The green frog and his old pals show off some new tricks

Posted on 10 February 2012 by Jason Best

For the first time since 1999’s Muppets from Space, the madcap Muppets are back on the big screen with their trademark blend of innocent wonder, gleeful musical spoofs and knowingly cheesy jokes in their new movie The Muppets. But the … Continue reading →

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DVD Review | The Fighter

Posted on 20 June 2011 by Jason Best

The latest boxing movie to slug it out in the cinematic ring, The Fighter is a based-on-truth tale of a scrappy underdog who triumphs against the odds. Played by Mark Wahlberg, ‘Irish’ Micky Ward is a journeyman boxer in early-1990s … Continue reading →

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Junebug – The quirky comedy of manners from North Carolina that put Amy Adams on the map

Posted on 23 April 2011 by Jason Best

Amy Adams picked up her second Oscar nomination earlier this year for her feisty turn in The Fighter. Her first Oscar nod, though, came five years ago for her standout performance as a small-minded but big-hearted member of a dysfunctional … Continue reading →

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The Fighter – Knockout performances make David O Russell’s boxing drama an Oscar contender with class

Posted on 8 February 2011 by Jason Best

Do true stories make the best boxing movies? In the red corner, Martin Scorsese’s 1980 classic Raging Bull, based on the life of middleweight champ Jake La Motta, comes out swinging in the cause of realism. But over in the … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Julie & Julia, and Sofa Spud’s Boeuf Bourguignon

Posted on 13 November 2010 by Beth Williams

I had a delicious meal last night thanks to Nora Ephron‘s comic delight Julie & Julia. In this movie, 29-year-old New Yorker Julie Powell (Amy Adams) comes up with an idea to indulge her two passions- cooking and writing. She sets out … Continue reading →

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Boeuf Bourguignon tonight! Couch Potato gets in the mood for Julie & Julia with Julia Child’s infamous recipe

Posted on 12 November 2010 by Beth Williams

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Sofa Spud, who has the day off work today, asked me this morning what I’d like for a special meal tonight. No prizes for guessing what I replied. … Continue reading →

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