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DVD review | Monte Carlo – A glossy tween rom-com with Selena Gomez as the princess and the pauper

Posted on 12 March 2012 by Jason Best

Selena Gomez, star of Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place and, off-screen, Justin Bieber’s girlfriend, lives out the ultimate tween-girl makeover fantasy in escapist romantic comedy Monte Carlo. Gomez’s 21st-century Cinderella, Grace Bennett, is a small-town Texas teenager who gets mistaken … Continue reading →

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Film review | The Art of Getting By – Taking the Shine off a New York Loafer

Posted on 2 September 2011 by Jason Best

Freddie Highmore, appealing child star of Finding Neverland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, still has the look of a tender fledgling, but he’s moved into stroppy adolescence with his role in The Art of Getting By, a coming-of-age romantic … Continue reading →

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Country Strong – Gwyneth Paltrow’s country singer gets by on a diet of booze and corn

Posted on 25 March 2011 by Jason Best

Looking toned and glowing on screen, Gwyneth Paltrow is a poster girl for the virtues of yoga and a macrobiotic diet – which makes her far too healthy-looking to convince as the troubled, booze-sodden singer at the heart of sudsy … Continue reading →

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The Best view | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee – Robin Wright Penn finds herself in multi-faceted role

Posted on 10 July 2009 by Jason Best

Robin Wright Penn’s incredible beauty and her headline-provoking marriage to Sean Penn have tended to distract attention from what a great actress she is. If your image of her is still stuck at her roles as fairy-tale heroine Buttercup in … Continue reading →

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News Hound | 20 May 2009

Posted on 20 May 2009 by Adele Craciun

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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