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DVD review | Moneyball – Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill play the numbers game and hit a home run

Brad Pitt stars as baseball maverick Billy Beane in this enthralling sports drama based on a true story. The general manager of the hard-up Oakland A’s, he’s sick of seeing his team of also-rans continually lose out to richer rivals. … Continue reading

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DVD review | The Ides of March – Clooney and Gosling are a class act on the campaign trail

For his fourth film as director, George Clooney plunges into the murky world of US politics and reveals some of its dirty tricks. An intricately plotted thriller set during the race to choose the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, The Ides … Continue reading

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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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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

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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

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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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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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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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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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