Tag Archives: Julia Roberts

Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: Roberts’ bill for Notting Hill

Julia Roberts pretty much played herself as Anna Scott in 1990s romcom Notting Hill – a big American film star working in the UK (and hilariously wooed by West London bookshop owner William Thacker – Hugh Grant). During one scene, … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Mirror Mirror Grimm story… Inspired by the classic tale of Snow White, this fantasy comedy sees an exiled princess (Lily Collins) join forces with seven courageous rebels in a bid to free the kingdom from the clutches of the evil … Continue reading

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DVD review | Mirror Mirror – Tongue-in-cheek fairytale flick is glossy not Grimm

‘Who’s the fairest of them all,’ is a cruel question to pose to a Hollywood beauty in her forties facing competition from ever-younger starlets, but Julia Roberts gamely takes it on the chin in Mirror Mirror, a snazzy tongue-in-cheek reinvention … Continue reading

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

Avengers Assemble Team effort… Joss Whedon unites some of Marvel’s most noteworthy superheroes to save Earth from a deadly onslaught launched by Thor’s adoptive brother, Loki. American Pie: Reunion Last slice… Nine years on from their last big-screen outing, the … Continue reading

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

Avengers Assemble Team effort… Joss Whedon unites some of Marvel’s most noteworthy superheroes to save Earth from a deadly onslaught launched by Thor’s adoptive brother, Loki. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: Which stars were originally intended for the lead roles in Speed?

This 50-miles-per-hour action thriller starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock was actually written for two other stars. So who?  Nicolas Cage and Julia Roberts perhaps? Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman maybe? Kiefer Sutherland and Laura Linney possibly? Well, guess what, … Continue reading

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

Battleship Naval gazing… Hasbro’s classic naval combat game inspires this big-screen action fantasy, in which Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Liam Neeson and Rude Boy singer Rihanna play Navy personnel battling an armada of alien invaders. If you can see this, … Continue reading

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

Titanic 3D Sinking feeling… James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster returns to the big screen – only this time Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet’s fates are sealed in 3D! If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade … Continue reading

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Thought for the Day from Steel Magnolias

“Mama, I don’t know why you have to make everything so difficult. I look at having a baby as the opportunity of a lifetime. Sure there may be risk involved, but that’s true for anybody. But you get through it … Continue reading

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Film review | Mirror Mirror – Julia Roberts & Lily Collins find out who’s fairest in snazzy fairytale flick

‘Who’s the fairest of them all,’ is a cruel question to pose to a Hollywood beauty in her forties facing competition from ever-younger starlets, but Julia Roberts gamely takes it on the chin in Mirror Mirror, a snazzy tongue-in-cheek reinvention … Continue reading

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