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DVD review | Detention – Quirky teen horror comedy is too cool for school
The Breakfast Club meets Scream in self-consciously quirky teen horror comedy mash-up Detention – with elements of Freaky Friday, Donnie Darko and a string of other cult movies thrown into the pot too as sassy misfit Riley (Shanley Caswell) tries … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings | Premature Filmstar Deaths from the Past Decade
How many premature deaths have there been recently in the world of movies? Far too many that’s what I say! From terminal illness to accidents to drug abuse, the film industry has lost some great talent within the past ten … Continue reading
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Does Colin Firth have a point about the plight of gay actors?
Earlier this week A Single Man star and Oscar nominee Colin Firth voiced some long overdue statements about the problem that exists for gay actors in Hollywood. Click here for the full news story. “If you’re known as a straight … Continue reading
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Tagged A Single Man, alan cumming, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Colin Firth, Cynthia Nixon, Dennis Quaid, Far From Heaven, Four Weddings and a Funeral, gay actors, gay roles, Guy Pearce, Heath Ledger, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, Imagine Me and You, Infamous, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Wilby, John Leguizamo, jude law, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Lena Headey, Mamma Mia, Maurice, Meryl Streep, midnight in the garden of good and evil, Milk, My Best Friend's Wedding, nathan lane, Patrick Swayze, Philadelphia, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Piper Perabo, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Robin Williams, Rupert Everett, Sean Penn, simon callow, Stephen Fry, Terence Stamp, the birdcage, to wong foo thanks for everything julie newmar, Toby Jones, Tom Hanks, wesley snipes, wilde
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Couch Potato Pickings | Dirty Dancing – a weekend of Patrick Swayze
Across the UK today, a film I am strangely keen to see is opening at select Picturehouse/City Screen cinemas. Morris: A Life With Bells On is a mockumentary about that traditional English hankies and bells leaping activity known as Morris … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings | Ghost – a weekend of Patrick Swayze
Following Patrick Swayze’s death last week, the channels here in the UK have all jumped at the chance to show his repertoire of TV shows and films. Hardly surprising of course. It was bound to happen. On the morning the … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings | Chick Flicks for a Girls’ Night In
A couple of days ago, I gave some thought to the ultimate chick flick… Pretty Woman? When Harry Met Sally? Mamma Mia? And then, sadly, Patrick Swayze died, and the news reports featured girls of all ages all declaring their … Continue reading
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Tagged a cinderella story, Alicia Silverstone, Angus Thongs And Perfect Snogging, Audrey Hepburn, best chick flicks, Breakfast at Tiffany's, bridget jones dairy, Brittany Murphy, Clueless, Cynthia Nixon, Demi Moore, Dirty Dancing, Dolly Parton, Georgia Groome, Ghost, hilary Duff, Imagine Me & You, Jane Austen, Jennifer Grey, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Legally Blonde, Lena Headey, Mamma Mia, moon river, Patrick Swayze, Piper Perabo, Pretty Woman, Reese Witherspoon, Renee Zellweger, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City, Stacey Dash, When Harry Met Sally
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Patrick Swayze (1952 – 2009) – Farewell to “a real cowboy with a tender heart”
We’ve been saddened here at Movie Talk to learn of the death of Patrick Swayze after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. Most of the many tributes and obituaries that have been pouring out today describe him as “Dirty Dancing … Continue reading
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Tagged Dirty Dancing, Jennifer Grey, Outsiders, Patrick Swayze, Red Dawn, The Beast
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Couch Potato Pickings | Save the Last Dance, and other dancing movies
Pirouetting, toe-tapping, hoofing, gliding, stepping, strutting. Dance moves in the movies are certainly not in short supply. Ballet meets hip hop in tonight’s dancing drama where Julia Stiles plays a bereaved middle class teen who has her love for dance … Continue reading
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Tagged ballet, ballroom dancing, Beegees, Billy Elliot, Bring It On, cheerleading, Coyote Ugly, Dirty Dancing, disco, Elizabeth Berkley, fame, Flashdance, Footloose, Gina Gershon, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, hip hop, Jamie Bell, Jennifer Beals, Jennifer Grey, Jennifer Lopez, John Travolta, Julia Stiles, Julie Walters, Kevin Bacons, Kirsten Dunst, lap dancing, leg warmers, Liza Minelli, Lori Singer, Patrick Swayze, Paul Mercurio, Piper Perabo, Richard Gere, Sarah Jessica Parker, Saturday Night Fever, Save the Last Dance, Sean Patrick Thomas, Shall We Dance, Showgirls, Stepping Out, Strictly Ballroom, stripping, Susan Sarandon, tap dancing, The Full Monty
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