Tag Archives: George Clooney

Pre-Valentines Thought for the Day from Up in the Air

“Life’s better with company.  Everybody needs a co-pilot.” Up In The Air (2009) Share this thought for the day on our Movie Talk Facebook page or Movie Talk Twitter stream.

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Thought for the Day from O Brother Where Art Thou

“It’s a fool who looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart.” O Brother Where Art Thou (2000) Share this thought for the day on our Movie Talk Facebook page or Movie Talk Twitter stream.

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Name That Chest: She’s playing a granny, again…

In the film pictured here, this vintage star plays a grandmother. Must be her age because guess what, she provides the voice for another granny in her latest movie – out this week. Tricky one? Well, this actress  is perhaps … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Mind games… Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law reprise their roles as sleuthing duo Sherlock Homes and Dr John Watson, who face a battle of wits with their most cunning adversary, Professor Moriarty. If … Continue reading

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DVD review | The Descendants – George Clooney finds trouble in paradise and tragicomic gold

A poignant, funny, warm-hearted tragicomedy set in Hawaii, The Descendants sees George Clooney deliver one of the finest performances of his career. Clooney’s Matt King is a befuddled middle-aged man in crisis. A lawyer living in Hawaii, he goes into … Continue reading

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Thought for the Day from Up in the Air

“If you think about it, your favorite memories, the most important moments in your life… were you alone? Life’s better with company.” Up in the Air (2009) Happy Birthday George Clooney! The eligible bachelor, aka Gorgeous George, turns 51 today … Continue reading

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DVD review | The Ides of March – Clooney and Gosling are a class act on the campaign trail

For his fourth film as director, George Clooney plunges into the murky world of US politics and reveals some of its dirty tricks. An intricately plotted thriller set during the race to choose the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, The Ides … Continue reading

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Thought for the Day from The Descendants

“You give your children enough money to do something but not enough to do nothing.” The Descendants (2011) Share this thought for the day on our Movie Talk Facebook page or Movie Talk Twitter stream. “Clooney and Payne mine the … Continue reading

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The Oscars 2012 – Who will win? Who should win? Who’s missing?

Who’s going to make the biggest noise at this year’s Oscars? Will silence prove golden for hot favourite The Artist? Will The Help clean up?  Or will The Descendants inherit all the glory? With the clock ticking down to Sunday … Continue reading

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

The Woman In Black Spooked… Things go bump in the night for Daniel Radcliffe in this horror-thriller about an Edwardian solicitor who travels to a remote village where the locals are terrorised by an unknown entity. If you can see … Continue reading

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