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Film review | Pitch Perfect – A cappella misfits hit the right notes in rousing musical comedy

Posted on 21 December 2012 by Jason Best

A playful musical comedy set in the world of American college a cappella singing, Pitch Perfect combines the tuneful underdog triumphs of Glee with the sassiness of Bridesmaids to produce a sweet-sounding, wickedly funny movie. The setting is fictional Barden … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 11 September 2012 by Dean & Ellen

Battleship Naval gazing… Hasbro’s classic naval combat game inspires this big-screen action fantasy, in which Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Liam Neeson and Rude Boy singer Rihanna play Navy personnel battling an armada of alien invaders. If you can see this, … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 24 July 2012 by Dean & Ellen

21 Jump Street Back to school… Based on the 1980s TV series of the same name, this buddy-cop comedy sees underachieving officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) tasked with blending in as pupils at a local high school … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 2 July 2012 by Dean & Ellen

The Woman In Black Spooked… Things go bump in the night for Daniel Radcliffe in this horror-thriller about an Edwardian solicitor who travels to a remote village where the locals are terrorised by an unknown entity. If you can see … Continue reading →

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Film review | Friends with Kids – Platonic parents deliver a rom-com with a twist

Posted on 29 June 2012 by Jason Best

Friends with Kids reunites Bridesmaids cast members Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jon Hamm and Chris O’Dowd for another way-we-live-now ensemble comedy and there’s a similar mix of hilarity and insight on offer, though with less of the earlier film’s raunchiness … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 27 June 2012 by Dean & Ellen

The Muppets It’s time to play the music… Jim Henson’s colourful characters reunite to save their old theatre from demolition in this big-screen comedy. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: Breaking records with Bridesmaids

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Beth Williams

When raunchy female comedy Bridesmaids was released in the US in May 2011, it wowed the critics and became an instant box office hit, going on to gross millions worldwide. It has since robbed Sex and the City of its … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 5 June 2012 by Dean & Ellen

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Mind games… Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law reprise their roles as sleuthing duo Sherlock Homes and Dr John Watson, who face a battle of wits with their most cunning adversary, Professor Moriarty. If … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 22 May 2012 by Dean & Ellen

War Horse Emotional hurdles… Steven Spielberg holds the reins of this war epic, based on the Michael Morpurgo novel of the same name, which charts the bond between a man and the horse he tamed and trained. If you can … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 15 May 2012 by Dean & Ellen

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Secret service… Tom Cruise scales dizzying heights in the latest instalment of his action franchise, this time directed by The Incredibles helmer Brad Bird. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading →

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