Tag Archives: Juno

Thought pre Valentine’s Day – 10 fav movie quotes on love

Posted on 12 February 2012 by Adele Craciun

Don’t know what to write on your Valentine’s card? Here are ten suggestions – all favourite movie quotes of ours about matters of the heart: In my opinion the best thing you can you do is find a person who … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Paper Heart – a cute and quirky film about love

Posted on 22 June 2010 by Beth Williams

Have you ever been in love? Have you ever felt the lightning bolt? Have you had your heart broken? If not, you might identify with Charlene Yi – the star of ‘hybrid documentary’ Paper Heart. Claiming never to have fallen … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Up in the Air – Flying high with George Clooney… until sharp satire brings us down to earth

Posted on 15 January 2010 by Jason Best

George Clooney’s fabled suavity and charm makes him perfect for the equivocal hero of Juno director Jason Reitman’s sardonic comedy drama Up in the Air. If he weren’t so damned charismatic, the film would never take off. As it is, … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Jennifer’s Body – Megan Fox’s bitchy teen queen gets really nasty in high-school horror comedy

Posted on 5 November 2009 by Jason Best

Diablo Cody announced herself as one of Hollywood’s smartest, sassiest new voices with her Oscar-winning script for Juno, but horror comedy Jennifer’s Body, her follow-up to that dazzling debut, fails to strike the same sparks. The new film again has … Continue reading →

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News Muse – Roller Girls, Trannies and Camp Rock

Posted on 10 July 2009 by Adele Craciun

Last month I went to my first ever roller derby. It’s not a particularly mainsteam sport here in the UK, so don’t worry if you don’t know what it is – learn about it here and look at some pics … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Little Miss Sunshine

Posted on 11 April 2009 by Beth Williams

Like  Slumdog Millionaire and Juno the year before that, this indie comedy was a sleeper hit. Some would say it was THE sleeper hit of 2006. Starring Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin, it’s the … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | A Clockwork Orange

Posted on 4 April 2009 by Beth Williams

On ITV4 tonight at 10pm If you visited Movie Talk yesterday you probably noticed that I was having a Victor Meldrew style moan about my experiences of contemporary teen speak. Well, look at what’s showing tonight. I don’t believe it! … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Juno

Posted on 3 April 2009 by Beth Williams

When smart and sassy 16-year-old Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) discovers she is pregnant, she decides to find the perfect parents to adopt her unborn baby. Well-to-do suburban couple Mark and Vanessa Loring (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner) seem ideal, but … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist

Posted on 30 January 2009 by Jason Best

An American teen movie that manages to be cool and smart and also sweet, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist is the tale of a pair of teenagers – slightly dorky Nick (played by Juno’s Michael Cera) and insecure Norah (Kat … Continue reading →

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BFI 52nd London Film Festival – Opening night… and the pick of the rest

Posted on 15 October 2008 by Jason Best

The Times BFI London Film Festival opens tonight with the world premiere of Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard’s screen version of Peter Morgan’s hit play. Over the past few weeks I’ve been dashing hither and thither, from Leicester Square to, er, Leicester, … Continue reading →

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