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Tag Archives: Robin Williams
Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia – The original Good Morning Vietnam DJ was very different to the Robin Williams version
In 1987′s Saigon-set comedy Good Morning Vietnam, Robin Williams plays Adrian Cronauer – an army radio DJ during the Vietnam War whose cheeky humour and banned rock ‘n’ roll playlist get him into trouble with his superiors. The inspiration for … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Cronauer, Good Morning Vietnam, Robin Williams
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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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Couch Potato Pickings: Spartacus and “I’m Spartacus” moments on screen
On ITV4 this afternoon at 1.50pm “I’m Spartacus.” You know the scene. It’s legendary, and possibly the greatest example of group solidarity on celluloid. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video (Sorry, I couldn’t find … Continue reading
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Tagged Breast cancer benefit, Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Grand Opening, Dead Poets Society, I'm Spartacus, In & Out, Kevin Kline, Kim Catrall, Kirk Douglas, Larry David, Monty Python, Robin Williams, Sex and the City, Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick, The Life of Brian, Tourettes
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Dead Poets Society
Couch Potato Pickings On BBC1 tonight at 11.15pm It was all the rage at the time of its release, winning a BAFTA for Best Film and an Oscar for Best Screenplay, as well as Best Actor, Best Director and Best … Continue reading
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Tagged Dead Poets Society, inspirational teacher movies, Robin Williams
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Couch Potato Pickings – Mrs Doubtfire
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Personally, I think this is Robin Williams’s best film. It’s certainly his most memorable role. To be an actor surely it’s essential to drag up at least once? … Continue reading
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Tagged A Woman, Amanda Bynes, Big Momma's House 2, Boy's Don't Cry, Charlie Chaplin, drag, Dustin Hoffman, Eddie Murphy, Felicity Huffman, Hairspray, Hilary Swank, Jack Lemmon, James Garner, John Travolta, Julie Andrews, Le Jazz Hot, Linda Hunt, Martin Lawrence, Mrs Doubtfire, Norbit, Patrick Swayze, Robin Williams, Shakespeare, She's the Man, Some Like it Hot, Terence Stamp, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Associate, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Year of Living Dangerously, Tim Curry, To Wong Fu, Tootsie, Transamerica, Twelfth Night, Victor/Victoria, Whoopi Goldberg
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