Tag Archives: Eddie Murphy

Name That Chest: It’ll take your breath away

Posted on 10 April 2013 by Beth Williams

Whose chest is this? The star has a film out this week… Last week’s mystery chest was a particularly challenging one since the actor doesn’t normally look so broad. Did you guess him? It was Eddie Murphy in The Nutty … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 25 November 2011 by Dean & Ellen

The Twilight Saga: Break Dawn – Part 1 Labour pains… The first part of the final instalment in Stephenie Meyer’s romantic fantasy franchise sees the worlds of Bella, Edward and Jacob rocked by Bella’s pregnancy! If you can see this, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 21 November 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Immortals Heavens above… From the producers of 2006’s 300 comes this fantasy adventure, which charts the attempts by Theseus (Henry Cavill) to stop the ruthless King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) in his bid to overthrow the Gods of Olympus. If you … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 11 November 2011 by Dean & Ellen

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn Character driven… Steven Spielberg helms this performance-capture action adventure in which Hergés classic character Tintin and friends embark on quest to find a sunken ship. If you can see this, then you … Continue reading →

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Film review | Tower Heist – Bolshy Ben takes class war to the penthouse floor

Posted on 3 November 2011 by Jason Best

A bunch of working stiffs team up with a petty crook to take down the Wall Street swindler who has robbed them of their retirement fund in Tower Heist, a timely action-comedy caper whose undertow of blue-collar bitterness and anger … Continue reading →

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Shrek Forever After – Is it ogre and out for Mike Myers’ big green curmudgeonly hero?

Posted on 2 July 2010 by Jason Best

Shrek is going through a mid-life crisis – which is bad news for him and not so much fun for the rest of us. At the start of Shrek Forever After, his fourth and reportedly last big-screen outing, Mike Myers‘ … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings: Womanisers and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Posted on 21 May 2010 by Beth Williams

The title say it all really. Matthew McConaughey plays a serial womaniser in a (somewhat clumsy but watchable)) romcom spin on Charles Dickens‘ classic festive tale, A Christmas Carol. Will filmmakers ever tire of adapting this literary classic? Probably not. … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Dreamgirls, and reality TV show contestants who’ve actually made it

Posted on 11 December 2009 by Beth Williams

This movie version of the popular stage musical, very loosely based on the story of Diana Ross and The Supremes, stars music industry darling Beyoncé. However, the real star of this film is Jennifer Hudson. She totally outshines her co-stars  … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Beverly Hills Cop

Posted on 19 June 2009 by Beth Williams

There are two reasons I won’t be watching this film tonight: 1.   Eddie Murphy. I’ve never found him funny. 2.   Axel F – the electronic instrumental theme spawned by this film. Named after Murphy’s character Axel Foley, and written by … Continue reading →

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News Muse – From fairy to very very scary

Posted on 5 June 2009 by Adele Craciun

The 2009 MTV Movie Awards last Sunday was a special event for Twilight fans as the movie scooped up almost all the popcorn buckets, including the one for Best Movie, and it was the first chance to watch the trailer … Continue reading →

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