Tag Archives: Johnny Depp

Christmas Cracker #4 | Today: A Silly Hat

Johnny Depp discovers yet more madness in his method, letting his headwear do all the work as the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. Today’s Silly Hat Cracker was brought to you by the letter O NB: The letters in … Continue reading

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

The Twilight Saga: Break Dawn – Part 1 Labour pains… The first part of the final instalment in Stephenie Meyer’s romantic fantasy franchise sees the worlds of Bella, Edward and Jacob rocked by Bella’s pregnancy! If you can see this, … Continue reading

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

Immortals Heavens above… From the producers of 2006’s 300 comes this fantasy adventure, which charts the attempts by Theseus (Henry Cavill) to stop the ruthless King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) in his bid to overthrow the Gods of Olympus. If you … Continue reading

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Film review | The Rum Diary – Johnny Depp & Bruce Robinson raise a glass to Hunter S Thompson

Stir together Johnny Depp, Bruce Robinson and Hunter S Thompson and you’d think you would get a pretty intoxicating cocktail. Yet the combination of Hollywood maverick Depp, Withnail & I director Robinson and legendary Gonzo writer Thompson on this screen … Continue reading

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Name That Chest: Who is she wearing?

Actually I don’t want to know the answer. I can’t afford designer clothes right now. Maybe one day… Anyhow, back to last week – who was the owner of the mystery chest? And, more importantly, was it a cowboy or … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Limitless Full potential… Bradley Cooper knows no bounds in this fantasy thriller about a struggling writer who discovers a revolutionary new drug that gives him superhuman abilities. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Rango Karma chameleon… This Gore Verbinski-helmed animation features the vocal talents of Johnny Depp as a chameleon accidentally drawn to help the residents of the water-starved Wild West town of Dirt. If you can see this, then you might need … Continue reading

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DVD review | Rango – Johnny Depp’s chameleon shows his true colours in animated Western spoof

Set in a surreally off-kilter version of the Wild West populated entirely by animals, computer-animated Western Rango is both a witty spoof and loving homage to the genre. The plot’s familiar – the stranger who becomes the saviour of an … Continue reading

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Film review | Prom – Disney take the sting out of teen rite of passage

In Hollywood films as diverse as Carrie and Pretty in Pink, the high-school prom has loomed large as a nerve-wracking miserable ordeal. Disney movie Prom, however, takes a far more upbeat approach to the rite of passage. The film’s heroine, … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The King’s Speech Royal appointment… Colin Firth leads the cast of this period drama about the unorthodox relationship between King George VI and the speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) set on helping him to overcome his debilitating stammer. If you can … Continue reading

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