Tag Archives: London

News Muse – SATC 2 and gorgeous men *SPOILER WARNING

It’s all about Sex and the City 2 this week as filming of the sequel is finally underway in New York City. And from what I’ve seen so far, it promises to be another luxuriously kooky fashion feast. I recently … Continue reading

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The Best view | In the Loop – Cock-ups and conspiracies in the run-up to war

For all those still seething over the cynical manipulation and mendacity behind Bush and Blair’s rush to war in Iraq, Armando Iannucci’s blistering political satire In the Loop offers a measure of catharsis. Based on The Thick of It, Iannucci’s … Continue reading

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News Muse – Roller Girls, Trannies and Camp Rock

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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Out on DVD | Flawless – Demi Moore & Michael Caine sparkle in jewel heist caper

The last time Michael Caine and Demi Moore starred together on screen they were playing middle-aged father and nubile daughter in the 1983 sex comedy Blame It on Rio. A quarter of a century later, they’ve been reunited in rather … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Robert Pattinson!

I am purring with delight at the fact that it’s Robert Pattinson’s birthday, which means I have a purrfectly legitimate reason today to go on and on about the stunning star (not that I’ve needed much of an excuse before). … Continue reading

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News Muse – dreaming of film festivals

Bah! It’s that time of the year when I am dragging my tired winter feet over spring’s threshold and humming June is bustin’ out all over just to keep me going. And I start dreaming of festivals. No, not the … Continue reading

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Out on DVD | The Brøken

British writer-director Sean Ellis exploits the eeriness of mirrors in The Broken, a glossy horror thriller starring Lena Headey as a London hospital radiologist who reckons she’s being haunted by her own double. Spooky things start happening around Headey’s Gina … Continue reading

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News Muse: MacGyver, Bourne and Bronson – the art of getting out alive

Which one of these two lovely gentlemen would you rather be stuck in a lift with? What do you mean ‘depends on what we get up to in there’? You’re trying to get out – obviously! This isn’t Grey’s Anatomy … Continue reading

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News Hound | 25 February 2009

Movie Talk sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the juiciest showbiz news – so you don’t end up barking up the wrong tree… Internet rumours about Madonna doing the soundtrack for Twilight sequel New Moon … Continue reading

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Snow, snow, snow, snow snooooow!

Like many people around London today, I am snowed in. Back home in Sweden this usually means: I can not open my door as the snow is blocking it. (In Sweden doors sensibly open outwards for health and safety reasons.) … Continue reading

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