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Countdown to The Oscars – Best Actress Nominations

Let Movie Talk take you by the arm and lead you down the red carpet, familiarising you with the nominees along the way… Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading

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Who will win this year’s BAFTAs?

Movie Talk is putting its reputation on the line and making a few brilliantly inspired predictions about who is going to be walking out of the British Academy Film Awards on  Sunday night with a great big smile on their … Continue reading

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Oscars 2012 – Nominations announced!

The 2012 Oscars nominations have just been announced and, as usual, following the Golden Globes and plenty of speculation, there aren’t that many surprises. Here are the main category nominees: Best Picture The Artist War Horse The Descendants Midnight in … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Puss in Boots Feline funny… This Shrek spin-off prequel joins the titular fearless feline – and a ragtag assortment of friends – on an adventure prior to his first encounter with everyone’s favourite big-screen ogre. If you can see this, … Continue reading

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Film review | My Week with Marilyn – A captivating peek at the woman behind the movie icon

It’s 1956 and Hollywood’s biggest star is coming to London to make a movie with Britain’s greatest actor. The pair: Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier. The film: The Prince and the Showgirl, a frothy comedy based on Terence Rattigan’s recent … Continue reading

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DVD review | Meek’s Cutoff – “A woman’s gotta do…” Michelle Williams & co hit the Oregon trail

Michelle Williams, Zoe Kazan and Shirley Henderson remind us that cowboys didn’t have the Wild West entirely to themselves with Meek’s Cutoff, a rare Western with a female slant. They play a trio of doughty pioneer women whose mettle is … Continue reading

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Blue Valentine – Where did the love go for Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams?

There’s nothing the least bit starry about Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine, a heartbreaking drama from American indie director Derek Cianfrance. And the naked honesty of their performances makes their characters’ fates all the more convincing and … Continue reading

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“A woman’s gotta do…” Feminist Western Meek’s Cutoff screens in the Birds Eye View Film Festival

Hailee Steinfeld’s feisty performance in True Grit has just reminded us that the Wild West shouldn’t be seen as an exclusively male preserve. So it’s fitting that the Birds Eye View Film Festival, great champion of women filmmakers, should be … Continue reading

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Oscars Muse – The countdown has begun

Roll out the red carpet! News Muse has thrown on a swanky designer frock and a pair of Jimmy Choo-Choos to walk you through the nominated movies and keep you up-to-date with all things Oscar in the run-up to the … Continue reading

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Blue Valentine – Heartbreaking portrait of a marriage from first flush to bitter end

A big critical and audience hit at last year’s Sundance and Cannes film festivals, Blue Valentine is a heartbreaking study of a marriage on the verge of collapse. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams play blue-collar Pennsylvanian couple Dean and Cindy. … Continue reading

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