Tag Archives: John Travolta

Christmas Cracker #9 | Today: A Bad Joke

Uma Thurman doesn’t get much of a laugh out of John Travolta in Pulp Fiction… I wonder why? Mia: Three tomatoes are walking down the street – a poppa tomato, a momma tomato, and a little baby tomato. 

Baby tomato … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: Grease, satin trousers and some very careful needlework

One of my favourite movie trivia gems: Due to a malfunctioning zip, Olivia Newton-John had to be sewn into her satin trousers for this musical movie’s infamous school carnival ending. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this … Continue reading

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Unforgettable screen entrance of the week – John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Many, many years ago, in the time of yor, John Travolta was not a Scientologist. He was God. A Disco God. And here’s a bonus screen entrance from … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Grease – who is more attractive? ‘New-to-school Sandy’ or ‘greaser-slut Sandy’?

Last night after work my train was delayed so I was forced to spend a good 20 minutes waiting for the platform announcement. While standing in front of the departure board impatiently with sore feet (new boots), my very tired … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Blind Side Back on track… This American drama features an Oscar-winning performance from Sandra Bullock as a woman who helps to nurture a homeless teenager to sporting glory. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Shutter Island Mind games… Leo DiCaprio plays a US marshal sent to investigate the disappearance of a patient from a remote psychiatric hospital in Martin Scorsese’s dark thriller. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Clash of the Titans Greek tragedy… This big-budget remake of the 1981 fantasy classic stars Avatar’s Sam Worthington as Perseus, the demi-god charged with rescuing Argos (the Greek city, not the catalogue-based retail chain) from vengeful Hades and the monstrous … Continue reading

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Val Kilmer develops melon head – possible case of John Travolta Syndrome?

I was browsing the net for information about the upcoming action comedy MacGruber and nearly fell off my chair when I saw the red carpet photos from the New York premiere. Val Kilmer! Dude! Where did it all go so … Continue reading

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News Muse Special – The Oscars Experience

News Muse is wishing she belonged to the Hollywood glitterati and could get a seat next to some hottie at the Oscars ceremony. Instead, the reality is that she got rejected off the bleachers and doesn’t have access to the … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | From Paris With Love – John Travolta & Jonathan Rhys Meyers shoot up the French capital

Luc Besson protégé Pierre Morel, maker of District 13 and Taken, has teamed up again with his mentor to make slam-bam action movie From Paris With Love. The filmmakers are French and the story takes place in Paris, but the … Continue reading

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