Tag Archives: Gwyneth Paltrow

Film review | Iron Man 3 – Third time’s a charm as Downey Jr’s Tony Stark turns up the superhero snark

Posted on 25 April 2013 by Jason Best

Robert Downey Jr is back for his third solo outing as billionaire inventor Tony Stark, aka metal-suit wearing superhero Iron Man, and he’s in splendidly sardonic, wisecracking form. Joss Whedon gave Downey plenty of knockout zingers in last summer’s Avengers … Continue reading →

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Film review | Contagion – An all-star disaster movie to send chills down your spine

Posted on 21 October 2011 by Jason Best

With clinical precision and chilling plausibility, Steven Soderbergh’s compelling disaster movie Contagion depicts the terrifying progress of a deadly virus as it wreaks havoc around the globe. First off, Gwyneth Paltrow’s blithe executive picks up the lurgi in Hong Kong. … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Best Fake Accents in Movies

Posted on 7 July 2011 by Movie Talk

A natural accent – or at least, a fake natural accent – is essential in any film. Our guest writer Sabrina Dougall tells us her all-time favourite artificial accents in cinema. 1.  Lindsay Lohan (Hallie Parker/Annie James) – The Parent … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Top 10 Country Music Movies

Posted on 26 March 2011 by Beth Williams

As promised – with Wednesday’s country-themed Name That Chest to mark the UK release of Country Strong this weekend – here is my Top 10 of country music movies: By the way, I’m leaving Country Strong out of this list, … 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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Compare & Contrast bore Couch Potato on the Country Strong soundtrack

Posted on 21 March 2011 by Beth Williams

I’ve not yet seen Country Strong – it comes out here in the UK on Friday 25th March. All I know is that it stars Gwyneth Paltrow as a fictional country music star and it’s set in Nashville. However, being … Continue reading →

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Forget You Couch Potato – a Gleek’s taken over your spot!

Posted on 21 February 2011 by Adele Craciun

I’m a musical lover and a total Gleek (urban dictionary definition 3) and I ain’t ashamed to say it! Besides, g(l)eek is the new cool don’tcha know? Gwyneth Paltrow‘s no alien to music, what with being married to one fourth … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | The Love Letter, and other letter-driven movies

Posted on 26 October 2010 by Beth Williams

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video I can’t remember the last time I received a letter. I’m not counting the pointless duplicate letters I regularly receive from my energy supplier (very green eh!), or … Continue reading →

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News Hound | Gwynnie Paltrow and Justin Trousersnake swap careers

Posted on 29 July 2010 by Adele Craciun

 It seems that Joaquin Phoenix’s puzzling career change has inspired others to dabble. Gwyneth Paltrow has just recorded a country music track called Country Strong for an upcoming movie (with the same name), where she plays down-and-out country star Kelly … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Iron Man 2 – Hero or scoundrel: Robert Downey Jr’s still a Marvel

Posted on 30 April 2010 by Jason Best

Robert Downey Jr squeezes back into billionaire playboy inventor Tony Stark’s incredible suit for Marvel superhero sequel Iron Man 2 – and his charismatic presence gives the movie a bigger boost than his character’s jet-propelled boots. Played by any other … Continue reading →

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