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Tag Archives: Marilyn Monroe
Couch Potato Pickings | My 10 movie-themed cocktails
The last time I ‘wrote about’ Cocktail, I used it as an excuse to list my favourite classic cocktails along with the films in which they star. Actually I didn’t say much about the Tom Cruise film at all. Check … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Any Old Port, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Audrey Hepburn, avatar, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Cocktail, Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harvey Milk, Henry Fonda, Laurel and Hardy, Marilyn Monroe, Milk, Sean Penn, Some Like it Hot, The Grapes of Wrath, The Silence of the Lambs, Titanic, Tom Cruise
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Couch Potato Pickings | The Seven Year Itch – a question…
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Tagged Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch, Tom Ewell
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Seeing stars: Hollywood Through the Lens
A Spring treat lies in store if you hurry down to London’s Getty Images Gallery. “Hollywood Through the Lens”, the gallery’s Canon-sponsored exhibition celebrating Hollywood’s 100th anniversary, runs until 28th April. The show is packed with iconic images from the … Continue reading
Couch Potato’s Bafta night discovery
Earlier today, my Movie Talk colleague Jason described last night’s Baftas as a night of surprises. I couldn’t agree more, but for very different reasons. You see, while the industry darlings gathered in all their finery in Central London for … Continue reading
Little Voice belts out some big songs
Couch Potato Pickings You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video As most people know, this film about a shy northern girl with a gift for singing is based on the play written by Jim Cartwright. … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings: Cocktail, and my top 10 film cocktails
I purchased a cocktail-making masterclass for my partner’s birthday present this year. What a treat! Unfortunately, however, said class ended up being hogged by a giggling hen party with little interest in the chemistry of cocktail-making, but much interest in … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 and 7, All About Eve, Bette Davis, Bloody Mary, Casablanca, Champagne Cocktail, Chevy Chase, Cinzano, Cocktail, cocktail making masterclass, Fletch, Gibson, Gone With the Wind, hen party, James Bond, Jeff Bridges, John Travolta, Julia Roberts, Manhattan, Margarita, Marilyn Monroe, Martini, Mint Julep, Mojito, My Best Friend's Wedding, Now Voyager, Old Fashioned, Saturday Night Fever, shaken not stirred, Some Like it Hot, The Big Lebowski, The Seven Year Itch, Tom Cruise, White Russian
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Couch Potato Pickings | 10 things I like about Some Like It Hot
1. It marked the peak of Marilyn Monroe’s career and truly shows her off as a great comic actress. 2. It was ahead of its time. The racy story line, men in drag and Marilyn’s revealing costumes were all very … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings – Marilyn Triple Bill
On Sky Movies Classics tonight from 7.30pm You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video What is it about Marilyn Monroe that fuels people’s obsessions? Many a glamourous Hollywood actress has come and gone, but it’s … Continue reading
