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Couch Potato at the Cinema: East is East sequel West is West, and my own experience with the North- South divide

Have you ever felt so pressured to appreciate something that however hard you try, you just can’t? I have. I was reminded of this the other week while enduring an evening of Nana Mouskouri’s Greatest Hits while visiting my family … Continue reading

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News Hound | 20 May 2009

Movie Talk sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – so you don’t have to get your paws dirty… The trailer for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes is out, looking promising: You need … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | East is East

On Film4 tonight at 9pm In 1970s Salford, a Pakistani chip shop owner (Om Puri), long resident in Britain and married to an English wife (Linda Bassett), is determined to raise his seven children as traditional Muslims, but they have … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings – Educating Rita

On UKTV Drama tonight at 11.15pm How many non-American movies can you think of that have been remade for US audiences in recent years? The Ring The Grudge The Omen (if you like the original, you might want to come … Continue reading

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