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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: American History X directed by ‘Humpty Dumpty’
Controversial race-hate drama American History X was British director Tony Kaye‘s first feature, but he apparently attempted to remove his name from the credits. According to Kaye, the studio recut the finished movie against his wishes, so he spent thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged Alan Smithee, American History X, Brokeback Mountain, Tony Kaye
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Couch Potato’s DVD pickings: Brotherhood – American History X meets a Danish Brokeback Mountain
OK, American History X meets Brokeback Mountain is perhaps a rather sweeping analogy, but in Danish drama Brotherhood, the world of Neo-Nazism – as seen in American History X – underpins a tale – not unlike Brokeback Mountain – in … Continue reading
The 50 Best Romantic Movies | Part 5: The Top 10
Here they are – the 10 most romantic movies of all time! At least, that’s the verdict of our writers, who came up with 50 of cinema’s top romances. All this week we’ve been counting down the chart and we’ve … Continue reading
Win a DVD/Blu-ray – just tell us what you think has been the biggest Oscar Robbery ever…
Come and join us Movie Talk gang on Facebook and tell us what you think has been the biggest insult at the Academy Awards ever. The best comment posted on our Facebook wall by 1pm this Friday 11th February will … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 Awards, Competitions
Tagged a star is born, Bad Lieutenant, Brokeback Mountain, Crash, Ghostbusters, Grace Kelly, Judy Garland, the country girl
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Couch Potato’s Oscar Robberies: Best Picture and Brokeback Mountain
Yesterday I looked at the biggest Best Actress robbery from Oscar history. Today it’s the turn of the Best Film category. The crime was committed in 2006. And the victim was Brokeback Mountain when the trophy was handed out to … Continue reading
Trailer Trash – Love and Other Drugs
The last time Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway appeared on screen together things did not end well. In 2005’s Brokeback Mountain, Jake’s Jack met a premature end and Anne’s Lureen lost forever the husband whose heart belonged to another, Heath … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Hathaway, Brokeback Mountain, Jake Gyllenhaal, Love and Other Drugs
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Couch Potato Pickings | Rachel Getting Married – is this Anne Hathaway’s best film?
So which is Anne Hathaway‘s best film? She’s great in all of them (OK, well maybe not Bride Wars), but for me Rachel Getting Married is by far her best performance to date. In it she plays recovering drug addict … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Anne Hathaway, Becoming Jane, Bride Wars, Brokeback Mountain, Ella Enchanted, Get Smart, get smart: the life of Judy garland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Judy Garland, Kate Hudson, Rachel Getting Married, The Devil Wears Prada, the princess bride
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How to win an Oscar – some simple rules
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Regardless of how you might take Kate Winslet’s risqué tips on bagging that Academy Award, there are some simple rules to securing an Oscar. Let’s look at the … Continue reading
Posted in 2010 Awards, Couch Potato
Tagged A Single Man, Academy Awards, aileen wuornos, Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Boy's Don't Cry, Braveheart, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Charlize Theron, Colin Firth, Crazy Heart, Daniel Day Lewis, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Taylor, Erin Brokovich, Extras, Forrest Gump, frankly my dear i don't give a damn, Geoffrey Rush, Gone With the Wind, Goodfellas, Hannibal Lecter, Harvey Milk, Heath Ledger, Helen Mirren, Hilary Swank, I Am Sam, i see dead people, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Jeff Bridges, Jerry Maguire, Joan Fontaine, john wayne, Judi Dench, Julia Roberts, june carter cash, Kate Winslet, Kathryn Bigelow, life is beautiful, life is like a box of chocolates, Martin Scorsese, Mel Gibson, Mickey Rourke, Milk, Million Dollar Baby, monster, mrs brown, my left foot, my precious, Oscar, Peter Jackson, Philadelphia, Philip Seymour Hoffman, raging bull, Rain Man, ray, Ray Charles, Rebecca, Reese Witherspoon, Rosemary's Baby, ruth gordon, Scent of a Woman, Sean Penn, Shakespeare in Love, Shine, show me the money, Sixth Sense, suspicion, Taxi Driver, The Dark Knight, The Departed, The Godfather, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, the lord of the rings: the return of the king, the lord of the rings: the two towers, the queen, The Silence of the Lambs, The Wrestler, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, true grit, Truman Capote, Walk the Line, who's afraid of virginia woolf, William Wallace, you talkin' to me
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Does Colin Firth have a point about the plight of gay actors?
Earlier this week A Single Man star and Oscar nominee Colin Firth voiced some long overdue statements about the problem that exists for gay actors in Hollywood. Click here for the full news story. “If you’re known as a straight … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV, News
Tagged A Single Man, alan cumming, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Colin Firth, Cynthia Nixon, Dennis Quaid, Far From Heaven, Four Weddings and a Funeral, gay actors, gay roles, Guy Pearce, Heath Ledger, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, Imagine Me and You, Infamous, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Wilby, John Leguizamo, jude law, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Lena Headey, Mamma Mia, Maurice, Meryl Streep, midnight in the garden of good and evil, Milk, My Best Friend's Wedding, nathan lane, Patrick Swayze, Philadelphia, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Piper Perabo, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Robin Williams, Rupert Everett, Sean Penn, simon callow, Stephen Fry, Terence Stamp, the birdcage, to wong foo thanks for everything julie newmar, Toby Jones, Tom Hanks, wesley snipes, wilde
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Noughties Talk | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly according to Couch Potato
Best feelgood movie: Mamma Mia! If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. Most mouthwatering movie: Julie & Julia I … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Seasonal
Tagged About a Boy, Amélie, Brokeback Mountain, julie & julia, Mamma Mia, Shaun of the Dead, The Love Guru
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