Tag Archives: Penelope Cruz

Thought for the Day from Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

“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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Avatar Out of this world… Titanic director James Cameron creates an alien world starring Sigourney Weaver in what could be the most expensive movie ever made – but this time the aliens are the good guys.

 Sherlock Holmes Partners in … Continue reading

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

The Final Destination End is nigh… This fourth instalment of the horror movie franchise follows a group of friends who cheat death by escaping a race track disaster. But Death soon sets out to collect those who evaded their end! … Continue reading

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