Tag Archives: Helena Bonham Carter

Name That Chest: Cheers, happy birthday!

And yes, you guessed it, a Martini – shaken not stirred – would be the perfect drink to toast this actor’s big day today. So, who was the owner of last week’s frilly frontage? The truth is quite frightening. Find … Continue reading

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Film review | Dark Shadows – Johnny Depp camps it up again in Tim Burton’s chaotic vampire romp

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are back for their eighth screen collaboration with campy horror comedy Dark Shadows and the result is very much what you’d expect from their previous outings: good on look and atmosphere, poor on plot and … Continue reading

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DVD review | The King’s Speech – Colin Firth stammers his way to Oscar and BAFTA glory

A deserved hit with cinema audiences, critics and Oscar voters, The King’s Speech took an obscure footnote from royal history and turned it into an enthralling human drama. On paper, the story of a stammering monarch’s relationship with his speech … Continue reading

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Oscars 2011 – Movie Talk’s live report on the 83rd Academy Awards

Here we are, Movie Talk’s Jason & Adele, ready to begin our live report on the Oscars. Sadly we’re not at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood Boulevard but in an office in Southwark. By day, Movie Talk tower (aka the … Continue reading

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Awards Season 2011 | Colin Firth crowned but The Social Network rules the Golden Globes

Colin Firth was crowned Best Actor last night at the Golden Globes for his role as stammering George VI in The King’s Speech, but The Social Network was the night’s big winner, carrying away the awards for best film, best … Continue reading

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The King’s Speech is the big winner at the BIFAs

The King’s Speech dominated this year’s British Independent Film Awards – and is already establishing itself as a frontrunner for next year’s Oscars. An audience-pleasing period drama about King George VI’s relationship with his unorthodox Australian speech therapist, the film … Continue reading

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Curiouser and Curiouser: Tim Burton’s take on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland

Tim Burton’s 3D adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland doesn’t really lose much when seen at home in 2D. The film’s hallucinatory visuals look just as good and the quirky characters are equally striking. On the downside, the plot … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll’s beloved heroine goes for a Burton

You’d think Tim and Alice would be the perfect match. Tim Burton, master of the weird and off-kilter, and Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll’s dream-like and surreal Victorian masterpiece: an ideal combination, surely? Yet Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, though dazzling … Continue reading

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More movies to look forward to in 2010

Movie Talk regulars Heidi and Adele have already shared some of the movies they’re looking forward to over the coming months (here and here). Here guest poster Gina gives us a brace of must-sees and one potential disaster. HITTERS Alice … Continue reading

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A Hit in the Ear: The Sound of Fight Club

Fight Club is now a decade old, but David Fincher’s darkly comic satire still packs a fierce punch, especially on the new 10th anniversary Blu-ray edition. The new disc bulges with extras, including a raft of commentary tracks from its … Continue reading

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