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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: Why you should never mess with Glenn Close

“The best thing I have is the knife from Fatal Attraction. I hung it in my kitchen. It’s my way of saying ‘don’t mess with me’.” (Glenn Close) Scary eh? Fatal Attraction is showing tonight – Tuesday 15th May – … Continue reading

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Film review | Albert Nobbs – Life’s a drag for Glenn Close’s gender-bending 19th-century waiter

Albert Nobbs. It’s a dull, ordinary name with just a hint of the risible; and you could easily apply the same terms to the name’s bearer: a shy, unassuming hotel waiter in late-19th-century Dublin. Yet, unimagined by the hotel’s clientele … 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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The Top Ten Bad Date Movies for Valentine’s Day

Because we adore romance here at Movie Talk, and because we wouldn’t want any of you to make a love-life-threatening faux pas on Valentine’s Day, we’ve compiled a handy top ten list — with the help of some of our … Continue reading

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Countdown to The Oscars – Best Actress Nominations

Let Movie Talk take you by the arm and lead you down the red carpet, familiarising you with the nominees along the way… Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading

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Oscars 2012 – Nominations announced!

The 2012 Oscars nominations have just been announced and, as usual, following the Golden Globes and plenty of speculation, there aren’t that many surprises. Here are the main category nominees: Best Picture The Artist War Horse The Descendants Midnight in … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | The Stepford Wives

A husband and wife move to an attractive, well-maintained small town and attempt to make a home for themselves within their new community of blissfully contented neighbours. However, beneath the seemingly perfect façade lurks a hideous secret. Yes, that’s right, … Continue reading

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Fatal Attraction: a great film for Valentine’s Day!

Couch Potato Pickings Bunny Boiler: An obsessive and dangerous female, in pursuit of a lover who has spurned her. Is this the most commonly used phrase to have originated from a scene in a film?

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