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Film review | Lawrence of Arabia – David Lean’s epic biopic gets a 50th aniversary re-release
Fifty years old and still the benchmark by which all historical epics should be measured, Lawrence of Arabia, director David Lean’s stunning biopic of enigmatic British soldier and adventurer TE Lawrence gets a big screen re-release with Sony’s meticulous restoration … Continue reading
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Tagged David Lean, Lawrence of Arabia, omar sharif, Peter O'Toole, TE Lawrence
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Who won the Lawrence of Arabia 50th anniversary Blu-ray?
Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential films in the history of cinema, David Lean’s epic masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia is celebrating its 50th anniversary and has been restored and released on Blu-ray in a two-disc set. To … Continue reading
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Tagged David Lean, DVD competition, Lawrence of Arabia, Peter O'Toole
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Film review | Black Gold – Far-from-slick dialogue leaves oil epic’s cast floundering in the Arabian sand
Jean-Jacques Annaud makes a bid for the sweep and stature of Lawrence of Arabia with Black Gold, but pedestrian storytelling and clunky dialogue leaves his would-be epic drama about a power struggle between feuding kingdoms in soon-to-be-oil-rich 1920s Arabia bogged … Continue reading
Unforgettable screen entrance of the week – Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Is it a bird? Is it a speck of dust? Is it a mirage? No, it’s Sherif Ali taking his sweet time. There is certainly nothing sudden about … Continue reading
Couch Potato Paradox: Movies you have to see on the big screen
Well, it seems that my recent post about the benefits of a local cinema hit a nerve with many of you, judging by your many comments. Clearly, I’m not the only one longing for a picturehouse in close proximity to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alec Guinness, Alien, Andie MacDowell, Anthony Hopkins, Anthony Perkins, Ben-Hur, Bolt, cinema for Crystal Palace, Daniel Radcliffe, Elijah Wood, Gone With the Wind, Hugh Grant, Independence Day, Johnny Depp, Journey to the Centre of the Earth in 3D, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Lawrence of Arabia, local cinemas, Mamma Mia, Meryl Streep, Peter O'Toole, picture palace, Picturehouse Cinemas, Public Enemies, Renee Zellweger, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Blair Witch Project, The Day After Tomorrow, The Fall, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the sound of music, The Wizard of Oz
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Couch Potato Pickings | Brokeback Mountain: Why didn’t it win that Best Picture Oscar?
The other day I told a film critic friend of mine that I’d decided to do a post about Brokeback Mountain because it was going to be showing on TV within two days of Crash? (Come back on Monday for … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged Alexander the Great, Ang Lee, Anne Hathaway, Annie Proulx, Best Picture Oscar, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Cole Porter, Crash, Hans Christian Andersen, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Lawrence of Arabia, Michelangelo, Michelle Williams, Night and Day, Oscar snub, Philadelphia, TE Lawrence, The Aony and the Ecstasy
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