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Tag Archives: Oscar
The Oscars 2011 – Who will win? Who should win?
Who’s going to win big at this year’s Oscars? Will The King’s Speech be getting all the applause? Or will The Social Network be the Academy’s friend? With the clock ticking down to Sunday night’s ceremony, we’re going to predict … Continue reading
Oscars Muse – Best Foreign Language Film nominations
I’m really trying my best to have seen as many of the Oscars nominated movies as possible before end of February (so I can win the office sweepstake – again). But the Foreign Language Film is a category that always … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 Awards, News Muse
Tagged best foreign language film, biutiful, dogtooth, haevnen, hors-la-loi, in a better world, Oscar, Oscars, outside the law, tricycle cinema
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Trailer for every Oscar-winning movie EVER!
This had us all giggling in the office today. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
How to win an Oscar – some simple rules
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Regardless of how you might take Kate Winslet’s risqué tips on bagging that Academy Award, there are some simple rules to securing an Oscar. Let’s look at the … Continue reading
Posted in 2010 Awards, Couch Potato
Tagged A Single Man, Academy Awards, aileen wuornos, Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Boy's Don't Cry, Braveheart, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Charlize Theron, Colin Firth, Crazy Heart, Daniel Day Lewis, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Taylor, Erin Brokovich, Extras, Forrest Gump, frankly my dear i don't give a damn, Geoffrey Rush, Gone With the Wind, Goodfellas, Hannibal Lecter, Harvey Milk, Heath Ledger, Helen Mirren, Hilary Swank, I Am Sam, i see dead people, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Jeff Bridges, Jerry Maguire, Joan Fontaine, john wayne, Judi Dench, Julia Roberts, june carter cash, Kate Winslet, Kathryn Bigelow, life is beautiful, life is like a box of chocolates, Martin Scorsese, Mel Gibson, Mickey Rourke, Milk, Million Dollar Baby, monster, mrs brown, my left foot, my precious, Oscar, Peter Jackson, Philadelphia, Philip Seymour Hoffman, raging bull, Rain Man, ray, Ray Charles, Rebecca, Reese Witherspoon, Rosemary's Baby, ruth gordon, Scent of a Woman, Sean Penn, Shakespeare in Love, Shine, show me the money, Sixth Sense, suspicion, Taxi Driver, The Dark Knight, The Departed, The Godfather, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, the lord of the rings: the return of the king, the lord of the rings: the two towers, the queen, The Silence of the Lambs, The Wrestler, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, true grit, Truman Capote, Walk the Line, who's afraid of virginia woolf, William Wallace, you talkin' to me
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At the Cinema | Crazy Heart – Jeff Bridges is on song as a washed-up country music star
Jeff Bridges has already won a Golden Globe for his portrayal in Crazy Heart of a down-on-his-luck country singer – and he’s a firm favourite to walk off with an Oscar in a few weeks too. Modelled on such hard-living … Continue reading
Karate Kid does China, Mariah Carey slurs her speech and J-Lo demands an Oscar
News Muse ponders over the latest movie gossip, giving you her unique take on all the showbiz shenanigans… News Muse reported in November 2008 that Karate Kid was getting a remake. Well, time flies cos here’s a shiny new trailer: … Continue reading
Posted in News, News Muse
Tagged 127 hours, aron ralston, avatar, beijing, Bond, China, Danny Boyle, DVD, el cantante, hector lavoe, Jackie Chan, james cameron, James Franco, Jennifer Lopez, Joe Jonas, Jonas Brothers, karate kid, marc anthony, mariah carey, new moon, Oscar, palm springs international film festival, precious: based on the novel push by sapphire, Sam Mendes, utah, Will Smith
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At the Cinema | Coco Before Chanel
Coco Before Chanel, a sumptuous period drama about the early career of legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel, owes a big debt to another recent film about an iconic Frenchwoman who rose to fame in the first half of the 20th … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Releases
Tagged Audrey Tautou, Coco Before Chanel, Coco Chanel, Edith Piaf, La Vie en rose, Marion Cotillard, Oscar
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Couch Potato Pickings | Once
Showing on Sky Movies Premiere today at 4.00pm, tomorrow at midnight and Friday at 4.20pm Is this film a musical? I had to ask myself this question after watching the movie a few days ago. In my book, a musical … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged Dublin, Falling Slowly, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, musical, Once, Oscar
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Out on DVD | The Reader – Oscar-winning Kate Winslet plays a woman with a dark past
Kate Winslet won her long-awaited Oscar for her role in The Reader, a compelling story of love and shame, guilt and reconciliation set in the shadow of the Holocaust. She plays tram conductor Hannah, a woman with a dark past … Continue reading
Posted in DVD Releases
Tagged Berlin, Bernhard Schlink, David Hare, David Kross, Holocaust, Kate Winslet, Oscar, Ralph Fiennes, Reader, Stephen Daldry
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