Tag Archives: Julie Andrews

Name That Chest: I could’ve featured him in a soggy shirt or an unwanted gift, but that would have been too obvious.

Posted on 2 February 2011 by Beth Williams

Did you get last week’s mystery frontage? You Gleeks had no excuse if you watched the show on Monday. Click here for the mystery chest revealed. So, who owns this fine chest of badges, and in what film? The answer … Continue reading →

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Unforgettable screen entrance of the week – Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins

Posted on 23 December 2010 by Adele Craciun

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Julie Andrews is so adorable perched on her little cloud, but my favourite scene is when she is measuring the height of the children, then measures herself and … Continue reading →

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Blake Edwards RIP

Posted on 18 December 2010 by Jason Best

So it’s farewell to film-maker Blake Edwards, who died this week at the age of 88. He’ll be remembered of course for the Pink Panther films, for the Cary Grant-Tony Curtis WW2 comedy Operation Petticoat, for the Dudley Moore-Bo Derek … Continue reading →

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News Muse – Looks do deceive, at least in Hollywood

Posted on 18 September 2009 by Adele Craciun

I was quite excited this week to hear that fellow Swede and Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson has been given as exciting a project as The Danish Girl – the true-story drama that will see Nicole Kidman … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s London Staycation Diary: Sliding Doors and Silent Sisters

Posted on 12 September 2009 by Beth Williams

DAY TWO It’s the the second morning of our London Staycation (check out Day One here, and here), and Sofa Spud and I are sipping our champagne cocktails smugly. We’ve just been for a delicious and glamorous breakfast in one of the … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Paradox: Movies you have to see on the big screen

Posted on 4 August 2009 by Beth Williams

Well, it seems that my recent post about the benefits of a local cinema hit a nerve with many of you, judging by your many comments. Clearly, I’m not the only one longing for a picturehouse in close proximity to … Continue reading →

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Mary Poppins

Posted on 2 January 2009 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings This holiday favourite was never my spoonful of sugar. It bored me as a child, so I’ve never even watched it from start to finish. Needless to say, I wasn’t planning to pick it for today’s viewing, … Continue reading →

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Victor/Victoria and gender bending

Posted on 12 December 2008 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings On TCM tonight at 11.25pm Writers have had fun with gender crossing plotlines for centuries, as have film-makers, but the device (when done well) still has a surprisingly profound ability to break down walls of assumption and … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings – Mrs Doubtfire

Posted on 4 October 2008 by Beth Williams

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Personally, I think this is Robin Williams’s best film. It’s certainly his most memorable role. To be an actor surely it’s essential to drag up at least once? … Continue reading →

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