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Raging Bull – Martin Scorsese & Robert De Niro’s boxing classic goes the distance on Blu-ray

Thirty years ago at the 1981 Academy Awards, the greatest of all Oscar robberies took place when Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull lost out to Robert Redford’s Ordinary People, which pipped its rival to claim the Oscars for Best Film and … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Adam, and other social disability movies

Adam, starring Brit actor Hugh Dancy, is a film about a guy with Asperger’s syndrome. When Adam meets Beth (Rose Byrne), an attractive young woman from his New York apartment block, the pair are instantly attracted. But, as they get … 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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The Best view – Tropic Thunder

This no-holds-barred send-up of Hollywood pomposity and folly, directed and co-written by Ben Stiller, flaunts its tastelessness and flouts taboos with a brazen recklessness that has already provoked appalled denunciations from the PC police. Stiller himself stars as one of … Continue reading

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