Tag Archives: Angela Bassett

Film review | Olympus Has Fallen – Beefy Butler saves the day when the White House goes up in smoke

Posted on 18 April 2013 by Jason Best

Heavily armed terrorists seize control of a landmark building and only a lone maverick lawman can save the day. No, it’s not the Nakatomi Tower and Bruce Willis’s NYPD cop John McClane in Die Hard but the White House and … Continue reading →

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DVD review | This Means War – Spy buddies Chris & Tom turn into rivals for Reese

Posted on 30 June 2012 by Jason Best

This Means War gleefully stirs together the spy caper and rom-com genres, and with Charlie’s Angel director McG at the helm the resulting mash-up is everything you’d expect: brash, loud and spectacularly dumb. The film opens in spy mode with … Continue reading →

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Film review | This Means War – Reese Witherspoon is in the way of Chris Pine & Tom Hardy’s spy bromance

Posted on 2 March 2012 by Jason Best

This Means War gleefully stirs together the spy caper and rom-com genres, and with Charlie’s Angel director McG at the helm the resulting mash-up is everything you’d expect: brash, loud and spectacularly dumb. The film opens in spy mode with … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: Which actresses were considered to play Tina Turner in What’s Love Got to Do With It?

Posted on 30 August 2011 by Beth Williams

Angela Bassett got the role of course – a splendid performance which won her an Oscar nomination, but guess which other actresses were in the running for this 1993 film. Actresses with a diverse mix of ages funnily enough: Halle … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | What’s Love Got to Do with It

Posted on 24 July 2009 by Beth Williams

Tennessee-born Anna Mae Bullock began her music career in the 1960s after meeting blues musician Ike Turner. She went on to marry him, and changed her name to Tina Turner as her music career took off. Based on her autobiography … Continue reading →

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