Tag Archives: Nine to Five

Film review | Horrible Bosses – Nine to Five meets Strangers on a Train as wage slaves try to whack the creeps on top

Nine to Five meets Strangers on a Train, farcical comedy Horrible Bosses revolves around a trio of hapless wage slaves who are so fed up with their respective bosses-from-hell that they decide to bump them off. Jason Bateman’s hard-working desk … Continue reading

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Name That Chest: Wearing black can be such a drag

Did you guess the star and the film from last week’s Name That Chest? Maybe you did, maybe you didn’t, but here’s the link that reveals all. OK, it was rather easy. This week’s challenging chest is a bit less … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome – Tina Turner and other singer/actresses

When you look up Tina Turner on Wikipedia, she’s described as a singer and an actress. Now, of course that’s not incorrect. Tina has starred in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome – that post-apocalyptic action thriller sequel co-starring Mel Gibson. She … Continue reading

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Office gals in the movies – who’s your favourite?

If you could share your office with any of the above beauties, who would it be, and why? Nine to Five is showing on Sky Movies Modern Greats on Saturday 27th February at 6.10pm Working Girl is showing on Film … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Flashdance and other great title songs

How can you not love 1980s dance drama Flashdance? It not only stars the lovely Jennifer Beals, but it has one of the best original title songs from the world of movies – Flashdance (What a Feeling). Do you agree? … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Arthur, and a Music Quiz

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video If you get caught between the Moon and New York City The best that you can do …… The best that you can do is fall in love … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | The First Wives Club

On E4 tonight at 10.30pm Following hot on the 6-inch heels of yesterday’s Nine to Five, here we have another trio of women, again played by a screen actress, a comedian and a singer, in another battle of the sexes … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Nine to Five: the film, and 9 to 5: The Musical

If you had to name just one star of Nine to Five, who would it be? If you’ve replied Jane Fonda or Lily Tomlin, then I despair. You clearly take the 9 to 5 too seriously and don’t get out … 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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Happy Birthday Dolly Parton!

She can sing, she can play the guitar, the banjo, the fiddle, the penny whistle, the harmonica, the dulcimer, the piano, the autoharp, drums, and no doubt she could pick out a tune on the mandolin too, particularly if given … Continue reading

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