Tag Archives: Kat Dennings

Thor – Kenneth Branagh turns from Shakespeare to Marvel for a hero with real clout

Posted on 25 April 2011 by Jason Best

Forget Hamlet and Henry V, Kenneth Branagh puts Shakespeare behind him and gives us a hero with real clout – Marvel Comics‘ hammer-heaving Norse deity Thor. Taking the role of the brawny thunder god is former Home and Away hunk … Continue reading →

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Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist – a great movie to watch with friends

Posted on 29 March 2010 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings So, you’ve invited friends round for a bottle of vino and a movie. You’ve selected the wine and cooked up some nibbles, but now you have to decide what film to watch. Now, you don’t want something … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Charlie Bartlett

Posted on 23 February 2009 by Jason Best

  A crafty rich kid runs rings round the adults while winning acclaim from his peers in Charlie Bartlett, an offbeat comedy whose protagonist’s wiliness and charm recalls Matthew Broderick‘s 1980s teen hero Ferris Bueller. In other words, the kind … 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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