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Film review | Moneyball – Aaron Sorkin pitches a curveball, and Brad Pitt scores a home run
Brad Pitt stars as a mercurial baseball maverick in Moneyball, an enthralling sports drama based on a true story. He’s Billy Beane, the general manager of the hard-up Oakland A’s, and he’s sick of seeing his team of also-rans continually … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Sorkin, baseball, Billy Beane, Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Moneyball, Oakland A's, Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Name That Chest: It’s the colours that give it away.
Town-centre lights have been ceremoniously lit, plastic foliage and boxes of baubles are taking up huge areas of supermarkets, and bearded men in red fur-trimmed jackets are appearing everywhere… I don’t expect you’ll struggle to name the owner of this … Continue reading
Film review | The Ides of March – Ryan Gosling gets his hands dirty in George Clooney’s political thriller
For his fourth film as director, George Clooney plunges into the murky world of US politics with The Ides of March, an intricately plotted thriller set during the race to choose the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate. Clooney takes the part … Continue reading
How to win an Oscar – some simple rules
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Regardless of how you might take Kate Winslet’s risqué tips on bagging that Academy Award, there are some simple rules to securing an Oscar. Let’s look at the … 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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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…
District 9 Illegal aliens… A bureaucrat’s attempts to relocate a stranded alien species from a refugee camp in Johannesburg go awry in this Peter (Lord of the Rings) Jackson produced sci-fi. If you can see this, then you might need … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Bale, District 9, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, inglorious basterds, Philip Seymour Hoffman, quentin tarantino, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, The Boat That Rocked, The Final Destination, the hangover, The Hurt Locker, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…
Angels & Demons Holy thriller… Tom Hanks takes the lead in this adaptation of Dan Brown’s best-selling novel. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged angels & demons, Anna Wintour, Bill Nighy, Con O’Neill, Crank 2: High Voltage, Dan Brown, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, James Corden, Jason Statham, Kevin Spacey, Matthew McConaughey, Observe and Report, Pam Ferris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, rhys ifans, Seth Rogan, State of Play, Telstar, The Boat That Rocked, The Damned United, The September Issue, Tom Hanks
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Small screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…
Fast & Furious Full throttle… Vin Diesel’s pushed to the limit in the fourth instalment of the street racing franchise. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 again, angels & demons, Anna Wintour, Bill Nighy, Crank 2: High Voltage, Dead Snow., Fast & Furious, matthew perry, Philip Seymour Hoffman, State of Play, The Boat That Rocked, The Damned United, The September Issue, Vin Diesel, Zak Efron
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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…
The Boat That Rocked Rocky waters… Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy and Rhys Ifans star in this period ensemble comedy about a pirate radio station broadcasting from a ship. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading
The Best view | The Boat That Rocked – Sleazy hi-jinks on board Richard Curtis’s leaky comic vessel
The Boat That Rocked, Richard Curtis’s celebration of the world of 1960s pirate radio, is a hit and myth affair. For Curtis, the outlaw spirit of the pirates didn’t just shake up the nation’s airwaves. In his film’s version of … Continue reading
