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Couch Potato’s Top Women in the World of Film

Posted on 8 March 2011 by Beth Williams

I wanted to feature a celebration of outstanding women in the film industry to mark the International Women’s Day Centenary today. But there are so many women deserving of acknowledgement, and no time to list them all. So I’ve pulled … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Julie & Julia, and Sofa Spud’s Boeuf Bourguignon

Posted on 13 November 2010 by Beth Williams

I had a delicious meal last night thanks to Nora Ephron‘s comic delight Julie & Julia. In this movie, 29-year-old New Yorker Julie Powell (Amy Adams) comes up with an idea to indulge her two passions- cooking and writing. She sets out … Continue reading →

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Boeuf Bourguignon tonight! Couch Potato gets in the mood for Julie & Julia with Julia Child’s infamous recipe

Posted on 12 November 2010 by Beth Williams

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Sofa Spud, who has the day off work today, asked me this morning what I’d like for a special meal tonight. No prizes for guessing what I replied. … Continue reading →

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Julie & Julia Competition Winners

Posted on 13 April 2010 by Jason Best

Our competition to win a Blu-ray copy of the delcious foodie comedy Julie & Julia is now closed. Thanks to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for supplying the prizes and well done to all the entrants who answered correctly that Julia … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Julie & Julia – Meryl and Amy’s foodie comedy is very tasty, in parts

Posted on 8 March 2010 by Jason Best

Oscar-nominated Meryl Streep is a hoot in Nora Ephron’s delicious foodie comedy Julie & Julia, which interweaves the parallel stories of celebrated American cook Julia Child‘s life in post-war France and 21st-century blogger Julie Powell‘s attempt to cook her way … Continue reading →

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Win Julie & Julia on Blu-ray

Posted on 4 March 2010 by Jason Best

This competition has now closed.    Meryl Streep and Amy Adams star in the delicious hit comedy Julie & Julia, the story of two real-life foodies from different decades whose example proves that with the right combination of passion, obsession and … Continue reading →

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Awards Season | The Oscars 2010 – Who will win? Who should win?

Posted on 4 March 2010 by Jason Best

Who’s going to scoop the big prizes at this year’s Oscars? The voters’ ballots are all in and the accountants are currently doing the counting. Will James Cameron’s Avatar leave the other contenders feeling blue? Or will Kathryn Bigelow’s The … Continue reading →

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Awards Season | James Cameron & Avatar rule at the Golden Globes

Posted on 18 January 2010 by Jason Best

James Cameron is King of the Globes after carrying off the prizes for Best Drama and Best Director for his 3D sci-fi epic Avatar at last night’s Golden Globe film awards. He did the same 12 years ago with Titanic … Continue reading →

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Noughties Talk | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly according to Couch Potato

Posted on 26 December 2009 by Beth Williams

Best feelgood movie: Mamma Mia! If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. Most mouthwatering movie: Julie & Julia I … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Julie & Julia – Savouring the joy of Streep and the tastes of France

Posted on 11 September 2009 by Jason Best

First, some advice: don’t go and see Nora Ephron’s delicious comedy Julie & Julia on an empty stomach. Inspired by the lives of two celebrated American foodies, her movie is one long feast of cooking and eating. Unless you’re a … Continue reading →

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