Tag Archives: BAFTA

Who will win this year’s BAFTAs?

Posted on 10 February 2012 by Jason Best

Movie Talk is putting its reputation on the line and making a few brilliantly inspired predictions about who is going to be walking out of the British Academy Film Awards on  Sunday night with a great big smile on their … Continue reading →

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Got the Wintertime blues? Latitude’s festival shorts to the rescue!

Posted on 28 January 2012 by heidi

With Summer feeling like it’s about a million years away, it was a real pleasure to get an invite to BAFTA’s screening theatre on Monday night to view the two short films made at last year’s Latitude Fesitval arising from … Continue reading →

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Avatar, The Hurt Locker and An Education get loved up by BAFTA

Posted on 21 January 2010 by heidi

The luvies at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts have just announced their nominations for this year’s BAFTAs and surprises are in fairly short supply. James Cameron’s eco-friendly sci-fi blockbuster Avatar looks set to be one of the … Continue reading →

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News Hound | 19 August 2009

Posted on 19 August 2009 by Adele Craciun

Movie Talk sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – because we love to play fetch… Lionsgate is remaking the 1987 dance movie classic Dirty Dancing. As if anyone could beat le … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | The Full Monty

Posted on 29 April 2009 by Beth Williams

A British setting, a great use of Yorkshire slang, a cast of great Brit actors including Robert Carlyle and Tom Wilkinson, a serious message delivered with lots of wit, a soundtrack that includes Donna Summer’s Hot Stuff, Hot Chocolate’s You … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Spanish sun warms up Woody’s career

Posted on 13 February 2009 by Jason Best

The Spanish sun has clearly rejuvenated Woody Allen’s career. After making three films in London with diminishing returns – the commercially successful but critically reviled Match Point and box-office duds Scoop and Cassandra’s Dream – he’s noticeably benefited from a … Continue reading →

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Awards Season: The 2009 BAFTA winners

Posted on 8 February 2009 by Beth Williams

Well, I’ve been feeling very excited today about the BAFTAs, not simply because awards galas are always exciting events, but also because one of my friends was nominated for one of the awards. There was no escaping the build-up either. I … Continue reading →

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Awards Season | If you could meet any Oscar-winner from history who would it be?

Posted on 8 February 2009 by Beth Williams

It’s the BAFTAs tonight. I’m very excited. I love the awards season, and this British awards events is guaranteed to get me geared up for the film event of the year in two weeks time, the Academy Awards. And speaking … Continue reading →

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