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Film review | Love Is All You Need – Pierce goes for a romantic encore (but this time he doesn’t sing)
Danish auteur Susanne Bier is best known for turning out award-courting, art-house fare such as her 2010 Oscar-winner In a Better World. She’s let her hair down, though, with Love Is All You Need, a crowd-pleasing romantic comedy-drama revolving around … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings: 9 to 5 – from screen to stage
Since I wasn’t working 9 to 5 yesterday I decided to watch 9 to 5 instead – twice. The first viewing was on screen from the comfort of my couch – in the form of the Colin Higgins movie starring … Continue reading
Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: Mamma Mia! How Can Dawn resist you?
Comedienne Dawn French auditioned for the part of Rosie in this movie version of the popular stage musical Mamma Mia! However, her dodgy singing didn’t impress the musical director so the role went to Julie Walters instead. But, good old … Continue reading
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Tagged Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Julie Walters, Mamma Mia, Meryl Streep, Red Nose Day
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Name That Chest: It’s a 40-something fella’s fantasy…
If you don’t recognise this iconic image, where were you in the late 90s? Kevin Spacey (who stars in Margin Call – out this week) won an Oscar for his role in this film. OK, I know, this one’s an … Continue reading
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Tagged Kevin Spacey, Mamma Mia, Margin Call, Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
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Film review | The Iron Lady – Mettle fatigue: Meryl Streep shows Maggie in her prime and decline
Revered and reviled with equal fervour, Margaret Thatcher is easily the most divisive figure in recent British history – which makes it a certainty that this controversial biopic starring the incomparable Meryl Streep will ruffle feathers all along the political … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings | The History Boys -a great inspirational teacher movie
The History Boys is a Sheffield-set inspirational teacher movie based on the Alan Bennett play of the same name. It has a great cast, including Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, James Corden and of course, Dominic Cooper (who stars … Continue reading
Couch Potato’s Movie Wedding Album
How well did you do with my movie wedding picture quiz yesterday? Think you guessed them all correctly? Well, now you can find out. Here are the answers:
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Tagged 27 Dresses, Amanda Seyfried, Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway, Bride & Prejudice, Bride Wars, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Corpse Bride, Debra Messing, Ellen Albertini Dow, Eva Longoria Parker, Imagine Me & You, Jennifer Lopez, John Corbett, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, katherine heigl, Lena Headey, liza minnelli, Love Actually Keira Knightley, Made of Honor, Mamma Mia, Michelle Monaghan, My Best Friend's Wedding, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, namrata shirodkar, naveen andrews, Nia Vardalos, Over Her Dead Body, Piper Perabo, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City, sex and the city 2, the wedding date, The Wedding Planner, The Wedding Singer
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Does Colin Firth have a point about the plight of gay actors?
Earlier this week A Single Man star and Oscar nominee Colin Firth voiced some long overdue statements about the problem that exists for gay actors in Hollywood. Click here for the full news story. “If you’re known as a straight … Continue reading
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Tagged A Single Man, alan cumming, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Colin Firth, Cynthia Nixon, Dennis Quaid, Far From Heaven, Four Weddings and a Funeral, gay actors, gay roles, Guy Pearce, Heath Ledger, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, Imagine Me and You, Infamous, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Wilby, John Leguizamo, jude law, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Lena Headey, Mamma Mia, Maurice, Meryl Streep, midnight in the garden of good and evil, Milk, My Best Friend's Wedding, nathan lane, Patrick Swayze, Philadelphia, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Piper Perabo, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Robin Williams, Rupert Everett, Sean Penn, simon callow, Stephen Fry, Terence Stamp, the birdcage, to wong foo thanks for everything julie newmar, Toby Jones, Tom Hanks, wesley snipes, wilde
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Noughties Talk | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly according to Couch Potato
Best feelgood movie: Mamma Mia! If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. Most mouthwatering movie: Julie & Julia I … Continue reading
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Tagged About a Boy, Amélie, Brokeback Mountain, julie & julia, Mamma Mia, Shaun of the Dead, The Love Guru
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Mamma Mia Competition Winners
Our competition to win a DVD copy of the two disc ultimate party edition of Mamma Mia! is now closed. Thanks to Universal Studios Home Entertainment for supplying the prizes and well done to all the entrants who answered correctly … Continue reading
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