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DVD review | Rampart – Woody Harrelson’s LAPD cop is mad, bad and dangerous to know
Woody Harrelson is mesmerising as the anti-hero of gripping crime drama Rampart, set against a backdrop of police corruption in 1999 Los Angeles, but his pill-popping, booze-swigging, suspect-beating dirty cop, is so irredeemably unsympathetic that you almost wish he weren’t … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings | Motherhood – seriously, who wants to watch a day in the life of a yummy mummy?
This was one of the worst box office flops in Hollywood’s history. It’s not difficult to see why. It’s the story of an urban yummy mummy (Uma Thurman hang your head in shame!) who spends a day juggling the demands … Continue reading
Lymelife – Ticked off: A tragi-comedy set in 1970s suburbia
What Ang Lee did for early 1970s Connecticut with his tragic-comic 1997 film The Ice Storm, Derick Martini attempts for late 1970s Long Island with his debut film, the similarly tragic-comic Lymelife. The parallels between the two movies are striking. … Continue reading
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Couch Potato at the Cinema: what I like and dislike about Miranda in Sex and the City 2
LIKE: the way Miranda stands up to her misogynist boss. LIKE: her excuse for not dancing to Liza Minnelli’s version of Beyonce’s Single Ladies at Stanford and Anthony‘s wedding. LIKE: how she reads up on Abu Dhabi and even learns … Continue reading
Couch Potato at the cinema: what I like and dislike about Charlotte in Sex and the City 2
DISLIKE: that Charlotte is reluctant to leave her family when presented with Samantha‘s invitation to an all expenses trip to Abu Dhabi. DISLIKE: the ways she brings her kids along to gatherings with the girls. LIKE: the fact that … Continue reading
Couch Potato at the Cinema: Sex and the City 2, plus Liza Minnelli, Miley Cyrus, karaoke and a gay wedding
SATC girls’ nights outs will be adding a sparkle to towns and cities up and down the country this weekend. There’s no doubt. Women just love this franchise. And the reason why is that it speaks to all women from … Continue reading
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
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Couch Potato Pickings | Chick Flicks for a Girls’ Night In
A couple of days ago, I gave some thought to the ultimate chick flick… Pretty Woman? When Harry Met Sally? Mamma Mia? And then, sadly, Patrick Swayze died, and the news reports featured girls of all ages all declaring their … Continue reading
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Couch Potato Pickings | Sex and the City
Four intelligent, independent, attractive women; inspired writing that’s both sharp and witty; a glossy Big Apple setting; and sex aplenty. Isn’t the Sex and the City franchise fabulous? Absof***inglutely What’s not to like? And that’s not a rhetorical question. Heterosexual … Continue reading
