Tag Archives: Nick Hornby

Out on DVD | An Education – Carey Mulligan’s Jenny learns lessons in life & love

Rising star Carey Mulligan won a well-deserved Bafta and an Oscar nomination for her pitch-perfect performance as the teenage protagonist of sharp, smart, witty coming-of-age drama An Education. Scripted by Nick Hornby from the memoir by journalist Lynn Barber, the … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | An Education

Journalist Lynn Barber, known as Demon Barber for her razor-witted interviews, caused quite a stir when the memoir of her teenage years in early-60s London appeared in Granta magazine in 2003 and revealed her seduction as a 16 year old … Continue reading

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BFI 53rd London Film Festival – Opening night… and the pick of the rest

The Times BFI London Film Festival opens tonight with the world premiere of Fantastic Mr Fox, Wes Anderson’s screen version of Roald Dahl’s much-loved children’s story. Hollywood royalty will be turning out in force at the gala screening in Leicester … Continue reading

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High Fidelity

Couch Potato Pickings On Watch tonight at 10pm In this hilarious film, based on the bestelling book by Nick Hornby, record store owner Rob (John Cusack) and his co-workers Barry (Jack Black) and Dick (Todd Louiso) make Top Five lists … Continue reading

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