Tag Archives: Keira Knightley

Movie Talk spy Bathsheba spots Colin Farrell on the streets of London (Boulevard)

We’ve had word from Bathsheba, who runs the blog Stockwell News, that Colin Farrell was spotted last night on location for the film London Boulevard. This riff on Sunset Boulevard themes also stars Kiera Knightley (that’s her on the poster … Continue reading

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News Muse – The return of Bridget Jones: Wanton Goddess

Back in spring Movie Talk decided to fib a little, all in the spirit of April Fools’s Day, by telling you that Richard Curtis was making Bridget Jones 3 hoping to cast Keira Knightley as Bridget. I am so pleased … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Wedding Movies: the good, the bad, and the unexpected

Yesterday, two of my friends tied the knot and held a good old knees-up to mark the occasion. That’s the best sort of celebration in my opinion – simple, yet romantic. Simplicity, however, is not a characteristic of movie marriages, … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Twilight Pain in the neck… Teenager Bella Swann moves to a small town in Washington and falls for her mysterious classmate, Edward Cullen, who turns out to be a 108-year-old vampire. If you can see this, then you might need … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Quantum of Solace Secret service… Bond’s latest mission takes him to Austria, Italy and South America on the trail of a shady environmentalist. It also gives him a chance to show off his running and jumping skills. If you can … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Duchess Keep your wig on… This story of the scandalous 18th-century aristocrat Georgina Cavendish features Keira Knightley and some sizeable hairpieces. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install … Continue reading

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The Best View | The Duchess – Keira shakes off flat-pack image but her film is hobbled by history

Keira Knightley unfailingly comes in for a drubbing from some quarters whatever she does, but she earned some of the best reviews of her career for her starring role in The Duchess, a sumptuous historical drama based on Amanda Foreman’s … Continue reading

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News Muse – The New Wrestler

It’s hard to quantify how huge last year’s The Wrestler was when it came to restoring the film career and reputation of bad-boy Mickey Rourke. And this year it’s Nick Nolte‘s turn to try and make that shift from drug … Continue reading

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Awards Season | Movie Talk celebrates the good, the bad… and the just plain weird

Are you ready for the annual orgy of movie world prize-giving? This year’s awards season kicks off on Sunday 11th January with the Golden Globes – the baubles bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association that often predict the way … Continue reading

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Love Actually

Couch Potato Pickings Now this is a real Christmas cracker of a film packed with comedy, romance, pathos, and of course celebs. There’s something in it for everyone. I’m sure everyone has their favourite and least favourite scenarios from this … Continue reading

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