Tag Archives: Oscar

Couch Potato Pickings | The Full Monty

Posted on 29 April 2009 by Beth Williams

A British setting, a great use of Yorkshire slang, a cast of great Brit actors including Robert Carlyle and Tom Wilkinson, a serious message delivered with lots of wit, a soundtrack that includes Donna Summer’s Hot Stuff, Hot Chocolate’s You … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Emma Thompson!

Posted on 15 April 2009 by Adele Craciun

Emma Thompson turns 50 today and is looking bloody gorgeous! For younger audiences, she is likely to be associated with her role as divinations teacher Professor Sybil Trelawney in the Harry Potter films. (She actually shares her birthday with co-star … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Little Miss Sunshine

Posted on 11 April 2009 by Beth Williams

Like  Slumdog Millionaire and Juno the year before that, this indie comedy was a sleeper hit. Some would say it was THE sleeper hit of 2006. Starring Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin, it’s the … Continue reading →

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The Matthew Shepard Story

Posted on 26 February 2009 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings I know what you’re thinking – Matthew Shepard, who’s he? Most Brits won’t have heard of Matthew Shepard, and I expect most Americans won’t know the name either, especially those who don’t even know what state KFC … Continue reading →

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Awards Season | Celebrating the worst at the Razzies

Posted on 21 February 2009 by Adele Craciun

While the Academy Awards celebrate the good, each year since 1981 on the day before Oscar night (that’s tonight folks!), The Golden Raspberry Awards ceremoniously laud the bad and the downright ugly of the film industry. The awards are voted … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Spanish sun warms up Woody’s career

Posted on 13 February 2009 by Jason Best

The Spanish sun has clearly rejuvenated Woody Allen’s career. After making three films in London with diminishing returns – the commercially successful but critically reviled Match Point and box-office duds Scoop and Cassandra’s Dream – he’s noticeably benefited from a … Continue reading →

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Awards Season | If you could meet any Oscar-winner from history who would it be?

Posted on 8 February 2009 by Beth Williams

It’s the BAFTAs tonight. I’m very excited. I love the awards season, and this British awards events is guaranteed to get me geared up for the film event of the year in two weeks time, the Academy Awards. And speaking … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Milk

Posted on 23 January 2009 by Jason Best

Sean Penn is in with a good shout at winning an Oscar for his impressive performance as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to major public office in America. Gus Van Sant‘s moving biopic shows how … Continue reading →

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News Muse – Marvelous headlines

Posted on 16 January 2009 by Adele Craciun

Things haven’t been easy for Warner Bros lately. Their much anticipated Marvel feature film Watchmen has been caught up for months in a copyright law suit against Fox, who have been trying to become co-distributors. For a while it looked … Continue reading →

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The Best view | The Dark Knight – Heath Ledger’s anarchic Joker steals the show

Posted on 9 December 2008 by Jason Best

Back in the summer, the cinema release of The Dark Knight sent fans and critics into a frenzy: box-office records tumbled and superlatives gushed. Yet four months on, now that the delirium has abated, it’s clear that Christopher Nolan’s grim … Continue reading →

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