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Christmas Cracker #10 | Today: A Silly Hat

Hugo Weaving, Terence Stamp and Guy Pearce are having a Big-Bad Hair Day in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert! Today’s Silly Hat Cracker was brought to you by the letter:  R NB: The letters in our Crackers … Continue reading

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Oranges and Sunshine – Child deportees to Australia get handed a lemon

Jim Loach, son of legendary director Ken Loach, proves a chip off the old block with his feature-film debut Oranges and Sunshine. Clearly as socially committed as dad, his film tells the true story of Nottingham social worker Margaret Humphreys … Continue reading

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Does Colin Firth have a point about the plight of gay actors?

Earlier this week A Single Man star and Oscar nominee Colin Firth voiced some long overdue statements about the problem that exists for gay actors in Hollywood. Click here for the full news story. “If you’re known as a straight … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Last week it was Transamerica, this week it’s The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – transsexuals are all the rage on TV at the moment it seems, and there’s more to come on Thursday. This road movie is … Continue reading

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