Tag Archives: Ryan Gosling

DVD review | The Ides of March – Clooney and Gosling are a class act on the campaign trail

For his fourth film as director, George Clooney plunges into the murky world of US politics and reveals some of its dirty tricks. An intricately plotted thriller set during the race to choose the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, The Ides … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Johnny English Reborn Secret service… Rowan Atkinson’s hapless spy gets a second big screen outing in this action comedy, which sees the titular secret agent tasked with preventing the assassination of the Chinese premier. If you can see this, then … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Secrets and lies… John le Carre’s classic spy novel gets a slow-burn big screen adaptation with an all-star cast, including Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy and Kathy Burke. If you can see this, then you … Continue reading

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Who won the super cool Drive starring Ryan Gosling on DVD?

Without doubt the coolest movie of last year was the Ryan Gosling actioner Drive, which is now out on Blu-ray, DVD and Dual Layer. Courtesy of Icon Home Entertainment, we had three copies of the DVD for you to win … Continue reading

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Win the super cool Drive starring Ryan Gosling on DVD

Without doubt the coolest movie of last year was the Ryan Gosling actioner Drive, which is being released onto Blu-ray, DVD and Dual Layer on 30 January. Adapted from James Sallis’ 2005 novel, Drive is the story of a Hollywood … Continue reading

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DVD review | Drive – Ryan Gosling is the new ‘King of Cool’ in this turbo-charged noir thriller

Oozing attitude and dripping with charisma, Ryan Gosling proved himself a worthy heir to Steve McQueen as the nameless hero at the wheel of this terrific, precision-tooled thriller – my top film of 2011. A laconic tough guy who is … Continue reading

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Film review | The Ides of March – Ryan Gosling gets his hands dirty in George Clooney’s political thriller

For his fourth film as director, George Clooney plunges into the murky world of US politics with The Ides of March, an intricately plotted thriller set during the race to choose the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate. Clooney takes the part … Continue reading

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

Johnny English Reborn Secret service… Rowan Atkinson’s hapless spy gets a second big screen outing in this action comedy, which sees the titular secret agent tasked with preventing the assassination of the Chinese premier. If you can see this, then … Continue reading

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Film review | Drive – Ryan Gosling gets behind the wheel in a precision-tooled new noir thriller

Ryan Gosling’s nameless hero in Nicolas Winding Refn’s stylish thriller Drive is a type you’ll have encountered before, in everything from Westerns to films noirs: the laconic tough guy who is calm on the surface, tightly-coiled beneath; the lone wolf … Continue reading

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Film review | Crazy, Stupid, Love – Carell & co smarten up this La-La Land love-in

Romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love spins its plot around the amorous follies of a bunch of LA folk, young and old, but the movie proves to be far smarter – and sweeter – than its contrived set-up would suggest thanks … Continue reading

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