Tag Archives: Penelope Cruz

Film review | I’m So Excited – Just plane crazy! Pedro Almodóvar’s frantic airborne comedy

Posted on 7 May 2013 by Jason Best

Cruising at a stratospheric altitude of high camp, Pedro Almodóvar’s I’m So Excited is a colourful aerial romp that recasts his native Spain’s current economic woes as frantic farce. His characters are on board a crocked plane going round in … Continue reading →

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Film review | To Rome With Love – Woody Allen dashes off a cinematic postcard from the Eternal City

Posted on 13 September 2012 by Jason Best

Woody Allen has been dispatching cinematic postcards from European cities for much of the past decade and following missives from London, Barcelona and Paris, he’s now alighted in the Italian capital for To Rome with Love. It’s another multi-stranded comedy … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day from Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

Posted on 10 July 2011 by Movie Talk

“I have always found something in life worth singing about, and for that I cannot apologise” Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (2001) What? You haven’t entered our Bad Hair Day competition yet? Well luckily for you, we’re extending it, so enter now … Continue reading →

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – Jack’s back, but the director should walk the plank

Posted on 18 May 2011 by Jason Best

Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow is a glorious comic creation, but Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a voyage too far for the roguish pirate captain. Not that it’s hard to see why the Pirates crew set sail once … Continue reading →

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Oscars Muse – A bunch of good actors but who’s the best?

Posted on 4 February 2011 by Adele Craciun

This year’s Best Actor nominees are a formidable group and very much in the news right now. Here’s the latest goss: Congratulations to Javier Bardem, whose missus – Penelope Cruz – gave birth to a baby boy just the other … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Nine – great cast, shame about the songs

Posted on 20 November 2010 by Beth Williams

If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. To activate the sound in the trailer: hold your cursor over the … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Nine – Dan’s the wrong man for musical fantasy bump’n’grind

Posted on 20 May 2010 by Jason Best

What went wrong with Nine? On paper, this glossy musical looked a sure-fire hit. It’s got a starry cast headed by Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard and Penélope Cruz (Oscar winners all, as are co-stars Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench and Sophia … Continue reading →

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News Muse Special – The Oscars Experience

Posted on 6 March 2010 by Adele Craciun

News Muse is wishing she belonged to the Hollywood glitterati and could get a seat next to some hottie at the Oscars ceremony. Instead, the reality is that she got rejected off the bleachers and doesn’t have access to the … Continue reading →

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News Hound | Tom Cruise takes on a 4th Mission: Impossible and 24’s Jack Bauer goes feature-length

Posted on 10 February 2010 by Adele Craciun

News Hound sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – so you don’t have to get your paws dirty… Disney are going to make a sequel to their hit musical Enchanted and … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Broken Embraces – Pedro’s camera adores luminous Penélope

Posted on 1 February 2010 by Jason Best

Pedro Almodóvar lush romantic melodrama Broken Embraces doesn’t find the director at the very top of his game – it’s just a little too self-indulgent and self-referential to match such triumphs as Talk to Her and Volver – but even … Continue reading →

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