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Tag Archives: Halloween
Couch Potato Pickings – Addams Family Values
On Film4 this evening at 7.10pm Two more days to go until Halloween… It may surprise you to learn that I don’t usually celebrate this Autumn festival. I have been known to carve a pumpkin, and some years I’ve dressed … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings – When a Stranger Calls
On Five US tonight at 9pm Anyone who’s ever received an unwanted phone-call from a stranger (and I’m not talking about double glazing sales) will know how unsettling it can be. Even if you’re sure that the caller has dialed … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings – Watership Down
On Film 4 today at 5pm Most people would cite Bambi as the number one children’s tearjerker, but I’d say that this one is definitely up there in the top ten, especially since I know someone who wells up literally … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged Art Garfunkel, Bambi, Halloween, tearjerker, Watership Down
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Couch Potato Pickings – Saw
On Channel 4 tonight at 10pm You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video This franchise about the sadistic game-playing serial killer has certainly got its followers. Saw V came out at UK cinemas yesterday, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Halloween, John Carpenter, Saw, Saw II, Saw III, Saw V, Tobin Bell
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Heidi’s Halloween Treats… Let’s Hear It For Hitchcock.
It just didn’t seem right to do a blog roll of Scary Movie Moments and not include that old Master of Suspense himself Alfred Hitchcock. Now, I know that Hitch’s movies in their heyday are really all about thrills not spills, … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, Halloween, Janet Leigh, Psycho, Rod Taylor, The Birds, Tippi Hedren
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Couch Potato Pickings – Musicals on Sky Modern Greats
On Sky Movies Modern Greats all day today, and for the remainder of the week I mentioned recently that musicals are the perfect escapism during times of worry and hardship, and Sky obviously feel that we need a massive dose … Continue reading
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Tagged American Idol, Audrey Hepburn, Beyoncé Knowles, Burt Reynolds, Carousel, Chasing Rainbows, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Disney, Dolly Parton, Dollywood, Dreamgirls, Eddie Murphy, Fred Astaire, Funny Face, Gershwin, Halloween, Hannah Montana, Hugh Jackman, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Louisiana Purchase, Maureen Lipman, Meatloaf, Miley Cyrus, Musicals, Oklahoma, Rodgers & Hammerstein, S'Wonderful, Sky Movies Modern Greats, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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Heidi’s Halloween Movie Moments
In the lead-up to the ooky, kooky season I’m going to be waffling on about some of the scariest movie moments I’ve ever seen. Don’t panic, I won’t be highlighting any torture porn here, from the likes of Saw or … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal
Tagged Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Dick Van Dyke, Halloween, Robert Helpmann
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