Tag Archives: Ricky Gervais

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

Posted on 7 October 2009 by admin

Fame On song… A reinvention of the original 1980 hit film, this musical movie follows a group of talented students at a performing arts school. The Invention of Lying Liar, liar… This comedy, set in a world where everyone can … Continue reading →

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News Muse – Looks do deceive, at least in Hollywood

Posted on 18 September 2009 by Adele Craciun

I was quite excited this week to hear that fellow Swede and Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson has been given as exciting a project as The Danish Girl – the true-story drama that will see Nicole Kidman … Continue reading →

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The Best view | District 9 – Sci-fi action movie delivers thrills, laughs & sharp satire

Posted on 4 September 2009 by Jason Best

An inspired mash-up of docu-verité comedy and sci-fi splatterfest, South African filmmaker Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 throws together sitcom-style humour, provocative satire, thrilling action and gross-out horror – and somehow makes this outlandish mix gel. The movie opens with newsreel … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | The Player, and movie cameos

Posted on 25 July 2009 by Beth Williams

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Do you have a favourite movie cameo moment? It’s the slew of cameos from dozens of  stars that make this Robert Altman satire on Hollywood the memorable movie … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 25 March 2009 by admin

The Duchess Keep your wig on… This story of the scandalous 18th-century aristocrat Georgina Cavendish features Keira Knightley and some sizeable hairpieces. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 11 March 2009 by admin

Ghost Town Brace yourself… Ricky Gervais plays a dentist who sees dead people – and teeth. 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 … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Ghost Town

Posted on 2 March 2009 by Jason Best

Ricky Gervais makes his debut as a Hollywood lead in the fantasy comedy Ghost Town, but he’s playing a character who is almost as socially inept as his iconic TV creations David Brent and Andy Millman. Anti-social New York dentist … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Ghost Town – Ricky Gervais is exquisitely embarrassing as a romantic leading man

Posted on 24 October 2008 by Jason Best

When I sat down in the cinema to watch Ricky Gervais make his debut as a Hollywood leading man in the fantasy comedy Ghost Town, I was ready to squirm with embarrassment – and not in a good way. Gervais … Continue reading →

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