Director Tom Hooper and a full-throated cast led by Hugh Jackman as Victor Hugo’s ex-convict hero Jean Valjean bring the world’s longest-running stage musical, Les Misérables, to the screen with barnstorming gusto. From the majestic opening shots of storm-lashed prisoners … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1832 Paris Rebellion, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Cosette, Eddie Redmayne, Fantine, Helena Bonham Carter, High Jackman, I Dreamed a Dream, Inspector Javert, les miserables, Monsieur and Madame Thénardier, Russell Crowe, Sacha Baron Cohen, The King’s Speech, tom hooper, Valjan, Victor Hugo
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After 28 years, Les Misérables, the world’s longest-running stage musical, finally reaches the screen – and it’s a triumph. Even if you’re no fan of the show and think the lyrics doggerel and the music dreary (‘lobotomized opera’ to give … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1832 Paris Rebellion, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Cosette, Eddie Redmayne, Fantine, Helena Bonham Carter, High Jackman, I Dreamed a Dream, Inspector Javert, les miserables, Monsieur and Madame Thénardier, Russell Crowe, Sacha Baron Cohen, The King’s Speech, tom hooper, Valjan, Victor Hugo
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This 50-miles-per-hour action thriller starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock was actually written for two other stars. So who? Nicolas Cage and Julia Roberts perhaps? Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman maybe? Kiefer Sutherland and Laura Linney possibly? Well, guess what, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ellen DeGeneres, Jeff Bridges, Julia Roberts, Keanu Reeves, Kiefer Sutherland, Laura Linney, Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Sandra Bullock, speed
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Russell Crowe‘s weevils wobble… And everyone falls down laughing in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Seriously? Capt. Jack Aubrey: Do you see those two weevils doctor? Dr. Stephen Maturin: I do. Capt. Jack Aubrey: Which would … Continue reading →
This salty seafaring adventure tells the tale of a battle between a British warship and a French privateer off the coast of South America during the Napoleonic Wars. It stars Russell Crowe as the swashbuckling captain of the British ship, … Continue reading →
“What we do in life echoes in eternity.” Gladiator (2000)
The King’s Speech Royal appointment… Colin Firth leads the cast of this period drama about the unorthodox relationship between King George VI and the speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) set on helping him to overcome his debilitating stammer. Black Swan Sinister … Continue reading →
Posted in Small Screen - DVD Top 10
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Tagged Black Swan, Colin Firth, Despicable Me, Geoffrey Rush, Gulliver’s Travels, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, inception, Jack Black, Leo DiCaprio, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Paul Haggis, Russell Crowe, Steve Carell, Taken, the hangover, The King’s Speech, The Next Three Days, The Way Back
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Grown Ups Arrested Development… This reunion comedy sees Adam Sandler and a bunch of his Saturday Night Live chums as old friends hooking up for a wake for their high-school basketball coach. If you can see this, then you might … Continue reading →
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Tagged Green Zone, Grown Ups, inception, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Joe Dante, Leo DiCaprio, Liam Neeson, Marley & Me, Matt Damon, Milla Jovovich, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Robin Hood, Russell Crowe, Shutter Island, Taken, The Hole, The Switch
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The King’s Speech Royal appointment… Colin Firth leads the cast of this period drama about the unorthodox relationship between King George VI and the speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) set on helping him to overcome his debilitating stammer. The Green Hornet … Continue reading →
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Tagged 127 hours, Ben Stiller, C S Lewis, Colin Firth, Danny Boyle, Gulliver’s Travels, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Jack Black, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco, Jeff Bridges, Little Fockers, Love and Other Drugs, Russell Crowe, Seth Rogen, Superbad, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Green Hornet, The King’s Speech, The Next Three Days, Tron: Legacy
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The King’s Speech Royal appointment… Colin Firth leads the cast of this period drama about the unorthodox relationship between King George VI and the speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) set on helping him to overcome his debilitating stammer. If you can … Continue reading →
Posted in Big Screen - Cinema Top 10
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Tagged 127 hours, Ben Stiller, C S Lewis, Colin Firth, Danny Boyle, Gulliver’s Travels, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Jack Black, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco, Little Fockers, Love and Other Drugs, Ron Perlman, Russell Crowe, Season of the Witch, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The King's Speech, The Next Three Days, Tron: Legacy
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