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Countdown to The Oscars – Best Actor Nominations

Let Movie Talk take you by the arm and lead you down the red carpet, familiarising you with the nominees along the way… Demián Bichir – A Better Life If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … 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 | Moneyball – Aaron Sorkin pitches a curveball, and Brad Pitt scores a home run

Brad Pitt stars as a mercurial baseball maverick in Moneyball, an enthralling sports drama based on a true story. He’s Billy Beane, the general manager of the hard-up Oakland A’s, and he’s sick of seeing his team of also-rans continually … Continue reading

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DVD review | The Tree of Life – Terrence Malick’s Palme d’Or winner: Brilliant or baffling?

Terrence Malick’s Cannes film festival Palme d’Or winner is a work that has some viewers swooning in rapture yet leaves others baffled and bored. It looks fabulous, full of luminous and lyrical images, but the plot and meaning are tricky … Continue reading

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

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Dazzling dénouement… The blockbusting fantasy franchise comes to an end as Harry has a final face-off with his nemesis, Lord Voldemort, as the forces of good at Hogwarts battle against the sinister … Continue reading

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

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Scrap metal… This third instalment of the sci-fi franchise joins Sam Witwicky as he and the Autobots battle to stop the Decepticons from activating a devastating Cybertronian technology. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley pouts throughout. If you can … Continue reading

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Top 10 Worst Accents in Movies

It doesn’t matter how famous a Hollywood actor you are, if the accent ain’t right, it’s just plain obvious. Our guest writer Sabrina Dougall from London shares her top 10 worst accent imitations in cinema: 1. Dick van Dyke (Bert/Mr. … Continue reading

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Say it again, Brad! | Sky has a Brad Pitt weekend; we’ve got a Movie Quote Quiz

To celebrate the fact that Sky Movies HD is having a Brad Pitt Weekend and showing some of his best movies – plus the occasional dog (Meet Joe Black, anyone?) – we’ve collected some memorable quotes from his career. See … Continue reading

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The Best Apocalyptic Movies – Couch Potato investigates

I’ve  been giving some thought to apocalyptic movies this week. I guess that suggest what sort of mood I’ve been in – probably something to do with a nasty bout of food poisoning at the weekend. Anyway, I’ve been attempting … Continue reading

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News Muse Special – The Oscars Experience

News Muse is wishing she belonged to the Hollywood glitterati and could get a seat next to some hottie at the Oscars ceremony. Instead, the reality is that she got rejected off the bleachers and doesn’t have access to the … Continue reading

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