Tag Archives: Denzel Washington

Name That Chest: Nice place to sleep and shower?

No prizes for guessing the owner of this chest – pretty obvious really, considering a movie about this film’s director comes out in cinemas today. But anyway, how did you fare with the mystery man in uniform last week? Did … Continue reading

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

Les Misérables Dreamed a dream… Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman sing for their supper in this feature-length reworking of the popular stage musical, based on Victor Hugo’s classic story. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading

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Film review | Flight – Denzel Washington’s high-flying pilot crashes down to earth

Denzel Washington’s pilot Whip Whitaker likes to fly high – just not in the manner sanctioned by the airline industry. The protagonist of Robert Zemickis’s slick, superior Hollywood melodrama Flight, Whip makes his first appearance waking from a booze and … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

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…

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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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

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

John Carter Out of this world… Disney’s fantasy epic follows the titular American Civil War veteran as he discovers that the survival of planet Barsoom, to which he is mysteriously transported, and its inhabitants rests in his hands. If you … Continue reading

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Thought for the Day from The Hurricane

“He who bemoans the lack of opportunity forgets that small doors many times open up into large rooms.” The Hurricane (1999) Share this thought for the day on our Movie Talk Facebook page or Movie Talk Twitter stream.

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

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Brits abroad… A group of pensioners – played by an all-star line up of veteran British acting talent that includes Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Bill Nighy – embark on a new life in India … Continue reading

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Film review | Safe House – On the run and in a blur: rogue spy Denzel & and rookie Ryan

Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington go head to head as callow rookie and cynical old pro in Safe House, a frenetic action thriller whose chases, gunplay and hand-to-hand combat flash by in such a furious blur that the viewer barely … Continue reading

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