Tag Archives: New York

The Best view | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 – Subway hijack remake goes off the rails

Posted on 31 July 2009 by Jason Best

The latest Hollywood remake rolls down the tracks – and with Tony Scott at the wheel you just know The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is going to be an out of control juggernaut. Released in 1974, the original … Continue reading →

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The Best view | High Art – Brat Pack star Ally Sheedy’s impressive comeback film

Posted on 13 July 2009 by Jason Best

  Former Brat Pack star Ally Sheedy seemed to slip from view after such 1980s hits as The Breakfast Club, St Elmo’s Fire and Short Circuit, but she made a remarkable comeback at the tail end of the 1990s in … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | The International

Posted on 6 July 2009 by Jason Best

Gripping – and presciently topical – thriller The International finds Clive Owen’s dogged Interpol agent and Naomi Watts’ equally tenacious New York assistant district attorney joining forces in a bid to bring to a cabal of villainous bankers to book. … Continue reading →

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News Muse – dreaming of film festivals

Posted on 24 April 2009 by Adele Craciun

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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Couch Potato Pickings | Eyes of Laura Mars

Posted on 14 March 2009 by Beth Williams

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video In this horror thriller Faye Dunaway plays a fashion photographer with the gift of premonition, who ‘sees’ her friends being murdered before they are killed in reality. Have … Continue reading →

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The Best view | The International – Clive Owen & Naomi Watts have crooked bankers in their sights in gripping topical thriller

Posted on 27 February 2009 by Jason Best

Filmmakers have it tough these days. Whoever they pick as their villain, an interest group somewhere is bound to take offence. With The International, though, director Tom Tykwer has found some bad guys almost everyone in the audience can unite … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Confessions of a Shopaholic

Posted on 20 February 2009 by Jason Best

  Sex and the City meets the credit crunch in this frothy chick flick starring Isla Fisher as a ditzy New Yorker who can’t stop shopping. Fisher’s wannabe fashion magazine writer Rebecca Bloomwood is hooked on buying stuff from the … Continue reading →

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Hannah and Her Sisters

Posted on 10 February 2009 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings This Oscar-winning Woody Allen movie is all about the tangled emotional lives of three Manhattan sisters, and one of its great scenes is when architect David (Sam Waterston) takes friends Holly (Dianne Wiest) and April (Carrie Fisher) on … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Rosemary’s Baby

Posted on 10 January 2009 by Beth Williams

The icicles on  my fingertips have finally thawed and I can type again. It’s been so chilly this week. And, glutton for punishment that I am, I plan to give myself further chills by watching

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News Muse – The psycho Russian chick, the karate kid and the CIA

Posted on 14 November 2008 by Adele Craciun

I watched The Transporter on telly last Sunday and seeing the film again confirmed that it’s definitely my favourite one so far. We’ll see about the third installment. I have to get myself down to the cinema to check it … Continue reading →

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