Tag Archives: Jim Broadbent

At the Cinema | Perrier’s Bounty – Irish comedy thriller puts price on Cillian’s head

Posted on 26 March 2010 by Jason Best

Remember how Martin McDonagh gleefully combined pitch-black humour, shockingly profane dialogue and savage violence with his hit-men-in-hiding movie In Bruges? Well, Irish writer

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Couch Potato Pickings | Inkheart, and other movies based on children’s books

Posted on 12 December 2009 by Beth Williams

Meggie (Eliza Bennett) is a 12-year-old girl who plunges into a world of storybook adventure after discovering that her father (Brendan Fraser) can literally read the characters out of novels. When a rare title called Inkheart enters their hands, a … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Posted on 7 December 2009 by Jason Best

Harry Potter’s sixth screen adventure probably won’t bewitch any newcomers to JK Rowling’s globe-conquering saga, but for viewers who’ve followed the young wizard’s exploits over the past decade, David Yates’s film casts a potent spell. Be warned, though: with Daniel … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – JK Rowling’s wizard tale: drained of colour but still full of magic

Posted on 14 July 2009 by Jason Best

When Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince got pulled from last autumn’s cinema schedule, fans of the teenage wizard feared it portended the loss of his screen magic. Fear not! The new movie casts a potent spell. However, given that … Continue reading →

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