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Name That Chest: Splendid armour, great biceps

But bear in mind that he does have a weak spot… This mystery actor has a film out this week. Who was the star brandishing the chicken carcass in last week’s Name That Chest? Check out a fab pic of … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s Top Women in the World of Film

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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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