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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia – Walk the Line and Johnny Cash’s favourite film

Posted on 7 June 2011 by Beth Williams

While making the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, director and co-writer James Mangold had numerous conversations with the troubled country star to get inside his head and understand what it was that haunted him throughout his life. Apparently, during … Continue reading →

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Film review | X-Men: First Class – Matthew Vaughn gets the Marvel Comics mutants back on track

Posted on 30 May 2011 by Jason Best

The sci-fi action series featuring the Marvel Comics mutants took a dip with its last two outings, 2006’s sprawling X-Men: Last Stand and 2009’s scrappy Wolverine spin-off, but X-Men: First Class lives up to its title. Smart and spectacular, it’s … Continue reading →

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Prosecco not Popcorn: Live theatre & opera on the big screen

Posted on 23 March 2011 by Jason Best

Forget Avatar; if you want a truly immersive big-screen experience you should try live relays of theatre and opera. Over two days last week I was fortunate to see two remarkable productions on the BFI’s giant Imax screen near Waterloo … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein – Danny Boyle directs Benedict Cumberbatch & Jonny Lee Miller in Mary Shelley’s classic tale

Posted on 7 February 2011 by Jason Best

You’d think that Danny Boyle would have enough on his plate right now, what with his latest film, 127 Hours, picking up half-a-dozen Oscar nominations, not to mention seven Bafta nods. Yet the Slumdog Millionaire director is currently finding time … Continue reading →

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Komodo vs. Cobra – is it always necessary to see a monster in a monster movie?

Posted on 12 February 2010 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings Is it always necessary to see the monster in a monster movie? Well, if it’s a monster movie comedy, then yes, absolutely. And, if the filmmakers want us to feel some empathy for the monstrous brute in … Continue reading →

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Andy Warhol’s Flesh for Frankenstein in 3D on Channel 4

Posted on 17 November 2009 by peter

    Flesh for Frankenstein in 3D, Channel 4, 12.40am What’s better than sex, gore, rubber bat attacks and Joe Dallesandro? Well, all the above in glorious 3D. As part of Channel 4’s week-long experiment bringing 3D to our TV … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s London Staycation Diary: Kebabs, Bodies and Barbers

Posted on 6 September 2009 by Beth Williams

In my diary entry yesterday charting the movie-enriched journey that myself and Sofa Spud took last week on our London staycation, I left you with a cliffhanger. I announced that we’d reached our morning’s destination in Dalston, but I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Posted on 25 December 2008 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings On BBC1 today at 4.30pm I’m not a big fan of animated films but I make an exception for Wallace and Gromit. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas in this country without these much-loved characters. In The Curse of … Continue reading →

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