Tag Archives: Rupert Everett

Film review | Hysteria – Hugh Dancy’s appliance of science gives frustrated Victorian women a tingle

The invention of the vibrator in late-Victorian England hardly seems a promising basis for a romantic comedy yet director Tanya Wexler’s Hysteria proves an unexpectedly charming costume romp. With appealing lead performances by Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal, the film’s … Continue reading

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Pete’s Peek | Resurrecting Rupert Everett’s rare foray into horror, Dellamorte Dellamore

We all know Rupert Everett for his foppish roles in a host of costumes romps, being Gay Best Friend to Julia Roberts and Madonna in a couple of rom-coms, and for pulling on a frumpy dress to play an eccentric … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | My Best Friend’s Wedding party moment

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Sherlock Holmes Partners in crime… Sleuth Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) and stalwart sidekick Watson (Jude Law) are on the trail of a serial killer who appears to have risen from the dead in Guy Ritchie’s period thriller. If you can … 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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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Avatar Out of this world… Titanic director James Cameron creates an alien world starring Sigourney Weaver in what could be the most expensive movie ever made – but this time the aliens are the good guys.

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Big Screen – This week’s top ten at the cinema

Avatar Out of this world… Titanic director James Cameron creates an alien world starring Sigourney Weaver in what could be the most expensive movie ever made – but this time the aliens are the good guys.If you can see this, … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | My Best Friend’s Wedding and funny musical moments in film

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video This scene from My Best Friend’s Wedding. Do you know which one?

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