Tag Archives: Amy Adams

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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Couch Potato’s Movie Wedding Album

Posted on 31 July 2010 by Beth Williams

How well did you do with my movie wedding picture quiz yesterday? Think you guessed them all correctly? Well, now you can find out. Here are the answers:

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 22 July 2010 by admin

Green Zone Man on a mission… Matt Damon heads the cast of this conspiracy thriller as a US Army officer who is forced to go rogue as he hunts for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. If you can see … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Sunshine Cleaning is weirdly feelgood, bearing in mind the subject matter.

Posted on 16 June 2010 by Beth Williams

If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. To activate the sound in the trailer: hold your cursor over the … Continue reading →

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Julie & Julia Competition Winners

Posted on 13 April 2010 by Jason Best

Our competition to win a Blu-ray copy of the delcious foodie comedy Julie & Julia is now closed. Thanks to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for supplying the prizes and well done to all the entrants who answered correctly that Julia … Continue reading →

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