Tag Archives: Jamie Foxx

Win Quentin Tarantino Western Django Unchained on Blu-ray!

Django Unchained, the action-packed, Oscar-winning Spaghetti Western from writer/director Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) is coming out on Blu-ray and DVD with UltraViolet on Monday 20th May. Django Unchained is a classic Tarantino revenge story about a slave (Jamie Foxx) who, … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s Country Pickin’s: Why Jamie Foxx earned that Oscar for Ray

Jamie Foxx‘s performance as music legend Ray Charles in the 2004 biopic Ray, was astounding, and deservedly bagged him an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. The film tells the tale of Ray Charles … Continue reading

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How to win an Oscar – some simple rules

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Regardless of how you might take Kate Winslet’s risqué tips on bagging that Academy Award, there are some simple rules to securing an Oscar. Let’s look at the … Continue reading

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Guilty Pleasures | Valentine’s Day

Okay, so Ashton Kutcher’s a very cute LA florist who proposes to his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day then whips off to work in his beaten-up pink truck in a haze of euphoria when she says a rather surprised Yes! Actually, … Continue reading

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Big Screen – This week’s top ten at the cinema

Avatar Out of this world… Titanic director James Cameron creates an alien world starring Sigourney Weaver in what could be the most expensive movie ever made – but this time the aliens are the good guys.If you can see this, … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Dreamgirls, and reality TV show contestants who’ve actually made it

This movie version of the popular stage musical, very loosely based on the story of Diana Ross and The Supremes, stars music industry darling Beyoncé. However, the real star of this film is Jennifer Hudson. She totally outshines her co-stars  … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Paranormal Activity Things that go bump in the night… A couple are terrorised by a supernatural presence in this U.S. chiller. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Long in the tooth… When vampire Edward turns his back on Bella, the heartbroken teenager finds comfort in her deeping friendship with werewolf Jacob.  If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Fame On song… A reinvention of the original 1980 hit film, this musical movie follows a group of talented students at a performing arts school. The Invention of Lying Liar, liar… This comedy, set in a world where everyone can … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Fame On song… A reinvention of the original 1980 hit film, this musical movie follows a group of talented students at a performing arts school. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you … Continue reading

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