Tag Archives: Dick Van Dyke

Film review | What’s Your Number? – Witless rom-com leaves ditzy Anna Faris out for the count

Anna Faris can be cute and funny in the bubbly, ditzy, Goldie Hawn manner – as she proved in The House Bunny – but she’s mostly shrill and irritating in lame chick flick What’s Your Number? Then again, she’s hardly … Continue reading

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Top 10 Worst Accents in Movies

It doesn’t matter how famous a Hollywood actor you are, if the accent ain’t right, it’s just plain obvious. Our guest writer Sabrina Dougall from London shares her top 10 worst accent imitations in cinema: 1. Dick van Dyke (Bert/Mr. … Continue reading

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Our fine four-fendered friend comes up gleaming on Blu-ray

There are almost as many bells and whistles on the new Blu-ray release of classic children’s film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as there are on the fabulous flying car itself. You can tinker under the bonnet with an array of … Continue reading

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Mary Poppins

Couch Potato Pickings This holiday favourite was never my spoonful of sugar. It bored me as a child, so I’ve never even watched it from start to finish. Needless to say, I wasn’t planning to pick it for today’s viewing, … Continue reading

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Heidi’s Halloween Movie Moments

In the lead-up to the ooky, kooky season I’m going to be waffling on about some of the scariest movie moments I’ve ever seen. Don’t panic, I won’t be highlighting any torture porn here, from the likes of Saw or … Continue reading

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