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Tag Archives: Christopher Plummer
Who will win this year’s BAFTAs?
Movie Talk is putting its reputation on the line and making a few brilliantly inspired predictions about who is going to be walking out of the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night with a great big smile on their … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Awards
Tagged Adam Deacon, BAFTA, Bridesmaids, Chris Hemsworth, Chris O'Dowd, Christopher Plummer, drive, Eddie Redmayne, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Hugo, Jim Broadbent, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Kidulthood, Lynne Ramsay, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Michel Hazanavicius, Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn, octavia spencer, Shame, The Artist, the descendants, The Help, Thor, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tom Hiddleston, Tomas Alfredson, War Horse, We Need to Talk about Kevin
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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
Posted in 2012 Awards, News
Tagged A Cat in Paris, A Separation, alexander Payne, Bérénice Bejo, Brad Pitt, bullhead, Chico & Rita, Christopher Plummer, demian bachir, extremely loud & incredibly close, footnote, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Glenn Close, Hugo, in darkness, janet mcteer, Jean Dujardin, Jessica Chastain, Jonah Hill, Kenneth Branagh, Kung Fu Panda 2, Martin Scorsese, Max von Sydow, melissa mccarthy, Meryl Streep, Michel Hazanavicius, Michelle Williams, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, monsieur Lazhar, Nick Nolte, octavia spencer, Oscars, puss in boots, Rango, Rooney Mara, Terrence Malick, The Artist, the descendants, The Help, The Tree of Life, Viola Davis, War Horse, Woody Allen
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DVD review | Beginners – Mourning Becomes McGregor: Ewan shines as a son grieving his gay dad
By turns playful and funny, tender and poignant, the comedy-drama Beginners is a surprisingly uplifting film about mourning. Inspired by writer-director Mike Mills’s own life, the story revolves around the relationship between Ewan McGregor’s commitment-shy graphic designer Oliver and his … Continue reading
Posted in DVD Releases, DVD Reviews, The Best View
Tagged Beginners, Christopher Plummer, Ewan McGregor, Mélanie Laurent, Mike Mills
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At the Cinema | The Last Station – Tolstoy’s last days played as tragi-comic romp
A lavish costume drama about the final months in the life of Leo Tolstoy, The Last Station treats the author’s end as a tragi-comedy, with the emphasis more on boisterous comedy than sombre tragedy. The result – directed by Michael … Continue reading
Out on DVD | Up – Pixar’s unlikely heroes float away to adventure
A racing certainty for this year’s Best Animated Film Oscar, Pixar’s buoyant comedy adventure Up is another triumph for the studio behind Toy Story, Ratatouille and Wall·E – and it’s just as enchanting in 2D on DVD as it was … Continue reading
Posted in DVD Releases, Reviews
Tagged Christopher Plummer, Ed Asner, Jordan Nagai, Pixar, Ratatouille, Toy Story, up!, Wall·E
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Hollywood’s epic love affair with disaster reaches new highs… and lows
News Muse ponders over the latest movie gossip, giving you her unique take on all the showbiz shenanigans… Last week I was devastated to hear that Hugh Jackman has turned down hosting the Oscars next year. This week the producers … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, 30 rock, alec baldwin, Billy Crystal, Christopher Plummer, dolby, Friends, Hollywood, Hugh Jackman, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, makunga, mystic river, olympics, Oscars, roland emmerich, Steve Martin, the cooler, The Pink Panther, Tim Robbins, tsunami, white house, Will & Grace
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The Best View | 9 – Too grim for children; not clever enough for grown-ups
Animated movies have reached such heights of visual sophistication that we’ve come to take the most astonishing feats of technical virtuosity for granted. Which is all to the good. Now that we’ve stopped gasping at animators’ skill at rendering fur … Continue reading
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Tagged 9, animation, Christopher Plummer, Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C Reilly, Pixar, Shane Acker, Terminator, UCLA, up!, Wall·E
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The Best view | Up – Pixar’s buoyant comedy adventure soars aloft
With their buoyant new movie, Up, those computer animation wizards at Pixar have come up with another cartoon gem to match such earlier triumphs as Toy Story, The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Wall·E. And they’ve scored with the same winning formula: … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings | The Sound of Music: my ten favourite things
1. Sing-a-long heaven. 2. Making music and magic out of nuns and Nazis – amazing. 3. Teaches you how to remember the notes of the classical scale. 4. Shows you how to be resourceful with old curtains. 5. Provides an … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings – Murder By Decree
Murder By Decree You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Last month I went to an exhibition about Jack the Ripper at London’s Museum in Docklands, which is running until November. It was chillingly brilliant. … Continue reading
