Tag Archives: Bill Nighy

Film review | Arthur Christmas – A new gift from Aardman that will keep on giving!

Posted on 2 November 2011 by Jason Best

How does Santa deliver all those presents in a single night? The enormously entertaining computer-animated comedy Arthur Christmas answers this question – and many more besides – with wit, charm and ingenuity. It turns out that the annual festive mission … Continue reading →

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Win romantic comedy Chalet Girl on DVD

Posted on 20 September 2011 by peter

2010 Chalet Girl Films Distribution Ltd. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED, VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE TO SEE WHO WON! When 19-year-old waitress Kim Matthews (Felicity Jones) lands a job as a chalet girl in a glitzy ski … Continue reading →

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Chalet Girl – Felicity Jones’s snowboarding Cinderella lands on her feet amid the Alpine snobs

Posted on 15 March 2011 by Jason Best

Feisty everygirl Kim (Felicity Jones) isn’t posh and she can’t ski, which means she’s distinctly out of her element when she lands a job as a chalet girl in a swanky Austrian ski resort for rich banker Bill Nighy and … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Notes on a Scandal – 5 reasons to watch

Posted on 12 September 2010 by Beth Williams

I haven’t yet seen Notes on a Scandal. Somehow it’s slipped through the net. So, I’m really looking forward to checking it out tonight, and here are five reasons why: 1. It’s based on the novel by Zoe Heller. 2. … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | The Five Most Annoying Songs from Movies

Posted on 7 August 2010 by Beth Williams

1. Everything I Do, I Do it For You from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. This Bryan Adams ballad remained at the number one spot in the UK for 16 weeks. It’s hardly surprising then that so many of us … Continue reading →

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Wild Target – French comedy hits the mark, but stars’ deaths make it poignant too

Posted on 18 June 2010 by Jason Best

Pierre Salvadori’s droll 1993 black comedy Wild Target (Cible émouvante) gets a timely DVD issue this month to coincide with the arrival in cinemas of its British remake. Bill Nighy stars in the new movie, playing a fastidious 55-year-old hitman … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Astro Boy – Cartoon hero zips into action with all-guns blazing – including those in his butt!

Posted on 5 February 2010 by Jason Best

Created in 1951, Japanese comic-book hero Astro Boy has been a TV cartoon staple for decades, both in black-and-white and colour. Now he gets a CGI-animation reboot in this lively sci-fi comedy adventure featuring a starry voice cast that ranges … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Glorious 39

Posted on 27 November 2009 by Jason Best

Better known for such TV dramas as The Lost Prince and Perfect Strangers, Stephen Poliakoff returns to the big screen for the first time in almost two decades with Glorious 39, a Hitchcockian thriller about a political conspiracy to keep … Continue reading →

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Win Stephen Poliakoff Box Sets on DVD

Posted on 27 November 2009 by Jason Best

This competition has now closed. To celebrate the release of Stephen Poliakoff’s tense new thriller, Glorious 39, we’re giving you the chance to re-visit some of his best work by giving away 4 Stephen Poliakoff Box Sets on DVD, courtesy … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 8 October 2009 by admin

Angels & Demons Holy thriller… Tom Hanks takes the lead in this adaptation of Dan Brown’s best-selling novel. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s … Continue reading →

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