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DVD review | Midnight in Paris – A champagne comedy to toast Woody’s return to form

Posted on 2 February 2012 by Jason Best

Woody Allen seemed to have lost his fizz as a filmmaker of late – and then he uncorked the sparkling Midnight in Paris, a comic fantasy with all the effervescence of vintage champagne. He has a new leading man this … Continue reading →

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Fantasia – Frolicking fauns, dancing hippos & Mickey Mouse as a would-be wizard: Disney’s 1940 classic

Posted on 29 November 2010 by Jason Best

Walt Disney’s animated classic Fantasia has just got a high-definition spruce-up on Blu-ray for its 70th anniversary – and watching it is like opening up a time capsule. Originally released in 1940, Disney’s film is both unmistakably of its age … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Little Ashes – Robert Pattinson flaunts his stuff as Salvador Dalí in low-budget historical romance

Posted on 12 July 2009 by Jason Best

Before winning global fame as Twilight’s swooonsome vampire hero Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson gave a very different performance as the sexually ambivalent Salvador Dalí in this low-budget British-made historical drama co-starring Javier Beltrán and Matthew McNulty. Looking like an overgrown … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Robert Pattinson!

Posted on 13 May 2009 by Adele Craciun

I am purring with delight at the fact that it’s Robert Pattinson’s birthday, which means I have a purrfectly legitimate reason today to go on and on about the stunning star (not that I’ve needed much of an excuse before). … Continue reading →

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