Tag Archives: Annette Bening

Pete’s Peek | Elle Fanning shines in Sally Potter’s endearing coming of age drama Ginger & Rosa

Posted on 12 February 2013 by peter

THE STORY It’s 1962 and, as the Cuban Missile Crisis unfolds, north London teenagers Ginger (Super 8‘s Elle Fanning) and Rosa (Beautiful Creatures‘ Alice Englert) find their lifelong friendship tested as Ginger is drawn towards political activism, while Rosa just … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray review | An Affair to Remember – Hankies out for Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr in a classic weepie

Posted on 14 February 2012 by Jason Best

Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr star in An Affair to Remember as a wealthy playboy and a nightclub singer who fall for each other on board a transatlantic liner. They resolve to meet six months later on top of the … Continue reading →

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The Kids Are All Right – Two moms plus one sperm donor equals a sharp modern comedy

Posted on 21 March 2011 by Jason Best

Lisa Cholodenko’s sharp, witty and thought-provoking comedy drama The Kids Are All Right gives a very modern twist to a stock situation – the sexy outsider who gets involved in the lives of a long-term married couple. The twist is … Continue reading →

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The Oscars 2011 – Who will win? Who should win?

Posted on 25 February 2011 by Jason Best

Who’s going to win big at this year’s Oscars? Will The King’s Speech be getting all the applause? Or will The Social Network be the Academy’s friend? With the clock ticking down to Sunday night’s ceremony, we’re going to predict … Continue reading →

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Oscars Muse – The countdown has begun

Posted on 28 January 2011 by Adele Craciun

Roll out the red carpet! News Muse has thrown on a swanky designer frock and a pair of Jimmy Choo-Choos to walk you through the nominated movies and keep you up-to-date with all things Oscar in the run-up to the … Continue reading →

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Awards Season 2011 | Colin Firth crowned but The Social Network rules the Golden Globes

Posted on 17 January 2011 by Jason Best

Colin Firth was crowned Best Actor last night at the Golden Globes for his role as stammering George VI in The King’s Speech, but The Social Network was the night’s big winner, carrying away the awards for best film, best … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 3 November 2010 by Dean & Ellen

Saw 3D Bloody games… The seventh instalment of the horror franchise follows a group of Jigaw survivors as they find themselves, yet again, at the centre of a series of twisted and brutal ‘games’. If you can see this, then … Continue reading →

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The Women – is it worth watching?

Posted on 28 November 2009 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings People have been hard on this movie, but I’m not sure it deserves such harsh criticism. This tale of three wealthy women rallying around their friend Mary (Meg Ryan) after she learns that her husband is having an … Continue reading →

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Awards Season | Celebrating the worst at the Razzies

Posted on 21 February 2009 by Adele Craciun

While the Academy Awards celebrate the good, each year since 1981 on the day before Oscar night (that’s tonight folks!), The Golden Raspberry Awards ceremoniously laud the bad and the downright ugly of the film industry. The awards are voted … Continue reading →

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