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Tag Archives: Dustin Hoffman
Film review | Straw Dogs – Watch it get bloody when the bookworm turns
Sam Peckinpah‘s notorious 1971 thriller Straw Dogs saw Dustin Hoffman’s weedy intellectual find his inner savage when pushed to defend hearth and home against murderous yokels. James Marsden is the bespectacled wimp in writer-director Rod Lurie’s brutally efficient Hollywood remake, … Continue reading
Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: Tootsie and a surprising side to Dustin’s drag
Apparently, during the production of this cross-dressing comedy, the film crew discovered that Dustin Hoffman was more amiable when dressed as a woman. So, they decided to save any bad news and to stall on any delicate dealings until Hoffman … Continue reading
Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: The Holiday and an impromptu cameo
There’s an amusing scene in this house swap romcom in which Kate Winslet‘s Iris visits a video rental store in LA with film composer Miles (Jack Black) who takes her on a musical tour through the titles on display. You … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged Dustin Hoffman, Jack Black, Kate Winslet, Mrs Robinson, Nancy Meyers, Simon & Garfunkel, The Graduate, The Holiday
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Film review | Kung Fu Panda 2 – Jack Black’s cuddly panda hero ruffles Gary Oldman’s peacock feathers
Unlikely martial-arts hero Po, the roly-poly panda voiced by Jack Black, is back for a second screen adventure in Kung Fu Panda 2 – and it’s another knockout combination of vibrant animation, energetic action and nifty jokes. The hugely entertaining … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Releases, Reviews, The Best View
Tagged Angelina Jolie, China, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jack Black, Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 2, Michelle Yeoh, panda
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Couch Potato Pickings | Adam, and other social disability movies
Adam, starring Brit actor Hugh Dancy, is a film about a guy with Asperger’s syndrome. When Adam meets Beth (Rose Byrne), an attractive young woman from his New York apartment block, the pair are instantly attracted. But, as they get … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged adam, asperger's syndrome, autism, Dakota Fanning, Dustin Hoffman, Hugh Dancy, I Am Sam, Josh Hartnett, Kajol, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mary Louise Parker, Mozart and the Whale, My Name is Khan, Radha Mitchell, Rain Man, Rose Byrne, Sean Penn, Shah Ruk Khan, Tom Cruise, Unexpected Journey, what's eating gilbert grape
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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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Couch Potato Pickings | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer – would you like to smell this movie?
Apparently, 50 years ago a new cinema phenomenon was launched – Smell-O-Vision. Cinemagoers were able to experience the smells as well as the sights and sounds of a movie thanks to a series of odours released into the auditorium at … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged Alan Rickman, Ben Wishaw, Dustin Hoffman, patrick suskind, perfume, rachel hurd-Wood, smell-o-vision
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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Robots in disguise… This big-budget sequel sees Sam Witwicky again joining forces with the Autobots in their battle against the Decepticons; a battle, it seems, that may have started on Earth many years before… If … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Releases
Tagged angels & demons, Ben Stiller, Christian Bale, Drag Me to Hell, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Eric Cantona, J J Abrams, Last Chance Harvey, Looking for Eric, Night at the Museum 2, Sam Witwicky, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, the hangover, The Last House on the Left, Tom Hanks, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Wes Craven
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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…
The Hangover Night to remember… Four friends travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party. The next morning, they wake up with no memory of the night before! If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Releases
Tagged angels & demons, Ben Stiller, Christian Bale, Coraline, Dan Brown, Drag Me to Hell, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Eric Cantona, J J Abrams, Last Chance Harvey, Looking for Eric, Neil Gaiman, Night at the Museum 2, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, the hangover, The Last House on the Left, Tom Hanks, Wes Craven
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