Tag Archives: Bérénice Bejo

DVD review | The Artist – French love letter to Hollywood proves silence is golden

Watching a fake silent movie doesn’t sound a very promising prospect – until you discover French director Michel Hazanavicius’s The Artist, the most downright entertaining movie to come around in years and a well-deserved runaway winner at the 2012 Oscars. … Continue reading

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The Oscars 2012 – Who will win? Who should win? Who’s missing?

Who’s going to make the biggest noise at this year’s Oscars? Will silence prove golden for hot favourite The Artist? Will The Help clean up?  Or will The Descendants inherit all the glory? With the clock ticking down to Sunday … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: What do Holly Hunter, Marlee Matlin and Jane Wyman have in common?

Well, Holly Hunter played mute Scottish woman in The Piano, Marlee Matlin used sign language in Children of a Lesser God, and Jane Wyman played a deaf-mute woman in Johnny Belinda. And what they have in common is that all … Continue reading

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Oscars 2012 – Nominations announced!

The 2012 Oscars nominations have just been announced and, as usual, following the Golden Globes and plenty of speculation, there aren’t that many surprises. Here are the main category nominees: Best Picture The Artist War Horse The Descendants Midnight in … Continue reading

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Film review | The Artist – Silent is golden

A joyous cinematic valentine to the silent movie era, The Artist is the most out-and-out entertaining, purely enjoyable movie to come around in years. And, yes, I know, that’s quite a claim to make of a film that doesn’t just … Continue reading

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