Tag Archives: Paul Bettany

Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: A unique shooting location for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Posted on 1 November 2011 by Beth Williams

This salty seafaring adventure tells the tale of a battle between a British warship and a French privateer off the coast of South America during the Napoleonic Wars. It stars Russell Crowe as the swashbuckling captain of the British ship, … Continue reading →

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DVD review | Priest – Paul Bettany’s holy warrior crosses the vampire horde

Posted on 7 September 2011 by Jason Best

Playing clerical killers is becoming a habit for Paul Bettany. In The Da Vinci Code he was a murderous albino monk, but post-apocalyptic fantasy thriller Priest finds him on the side of good as a warrior priest fighting off vampire … Continue reading →

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Win a copy of fantasy thriller Priest on Blu-ray

Posted on 1 September 2011 by heidi

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. CHECK IN ON OUR FACEBOOK WALL FOR THE WINNERS! In a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by the war between mankind and the vampire race, one of the few men left standing is Paul Bettany’s warrior Priest. … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 12 May 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Thor Holding out for hero… Chris Hemsworth gets to flex his pecs as the titular hammer-weilding superhero in this Kenneth Branagh comic book adaptation. Fast Five Engine trouble… The high-octane Fast & Furious franchise continues as Dominic and his crew … Continue reading →

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The Tourist – Johnny Depp & Angelina Jolie’s romantic caper: forget the lack of thrills, admire the view

Posted on 2 May 2011 by Jason Best

If you’re nostalgic for the kind of glossy romantic thrillers that Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn made in their prime, you’ll probably make a beeline for The Tourist in which Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie do their best to emulate their … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Creation – Paul Bettany shines in Charles Darwin Biopic

Posted on 18 January 2010 by Jason Best

If an earlier film hadn’t already nabbed the title The Greatest Story Ever Told, it would have been eminently suitable for this biopic of the man whose theory of evolution by natural selection displaced God from the universe and stripped … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Inkheart, and other movies based on children’s books

Posted on 12 December 2009 by Beth Williams

Meggie (Eliza Bennett) is a 12-year-old girl who plunges into a world of storybook adventure after discovering that her father (Brendan Fraser) can literally read the characters out of novels. When a rare title called Inkheart enters their hands, a … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Creation – Classy biopic of Charles Darwin ruffles the feathers of evolution deniers

Posted on 25 September 2009 by Jason Best

Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection has been described (by philosopher Daniel Dennett) as “the single best idea that anyone has ever had”. That it’s also the most explosive idea anyone has ever had is confirmed by the fuss … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Wimbledon

Posted on 29 June 2009 by Beth Williams

Oh look, they’ve wheeled out this tale of on court courting between Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany. That means it must be tennis season again. Wimbledon is showing on ITV1 tonight at 10.35pm

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