Tag Archives: Russell Crowe

Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Robin Hood Riding through the glen… Russell Crowe battles with Norman invaders and an English accent in this Robin Hood origins story from director Ridley Scott. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Time flies… Based on a video game … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Robin Hood Riding through the glen… Russell Crowe battles with Norman invaders and an English accent in this Robin Hood origins story from director Ridley Scott. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or … Continue reading

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Robin Hood – The legendary outlaw, before he became a myth

Ridley Scott’s revisionist take on the Robin Hood story is a long way from Errol Flynn’s swashbuckling hero or Kevin Costner’s Prince of Thieves, and even further from the merry outlaw of legend. This is Robin Hood before he became … Continue reading

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

Sex and the City 2 Couture clash… Carrie and her three well-heeled friends find that an all-expenses paid trip to Abu Dhabi isn’t quite all it’s cracked up to be in this spin-off comedy sequel. If you can see this, … Continue reading

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

Robin Hood Riding through the glen… Directed by Ridley Scott, this Robin Hood origins story stars Russell Crowe as the legendary outlaw. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | Robin Hood – Russell Crowe & Ridley Scott take on the legendary hero

Ridley and Russell gave us a sword-and-toga spectacle a decade ago with Gladiator; now they’ve come up with a bow-and-tabard epic – but though there’s much to enjoy in their Robin Hood, the film is unlikely to snatch equal box-office … Continue reading

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Cannes Film Festival opens tonight!

Ten days of Gallic glitz and glamour opens tonight on the French Riviera with Russell Crowe letting the side down a bit in the glamour stakes as a decidedly grungy Robin Hood. Ridley Scott’s new take on the old Sherwood … Continue reading

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Pete’s Peek | Russell Crowe in the dark indie Tenderness

In between starring in heavyweight Hollywood blockbusters like this summer’s Robin Hood and chucking the odd wobbly, Russell Crowe continues to keep his feet on the ground appearing in indie flicks like 2008′s Tenderness, out now on DVD. Based on … Continue reading

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News Hound | Tom Cruise takes on a 4th Mission: Impossible and 24’s Jack Bauer goes feature-length

News Hound sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – so you don’t have to get your paws dirty… Disney are going to make a sequel to their hit musical Enchanted and … Continue reading

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Out on DVD | State of Play

Gripping political thriller State of Play marked a confident Hollywood debut for Oscar-winning British documentary maker turned feature-film director Kevin Macdonald. Currently shooting a film of Rosemary Sutcliff’s classic children’s novel The Eagle of the Ninth, Macdonald did a good … Continue reading

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