Tag Archives: Saoirse Ronan

Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Fast Five Engine trouble… The high-octane Fast & Furious franchise continues as Dominic and his crew try to outsmart a drug baron and a ruthless federal agent. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade … Continue reading

Posted in Small Screen - DVD Top 10 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Hop Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed… Blending animation and live action, this Easter-themed family comedy follows the Easter Bunny’s offspring as he heads to Hollywood in the hope of becoming a drummer in a rock ‘n’ roll band! If you can see … Continue reading

Posted in Small Screen - DVD Top 10 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

DVD review | Hanna – Saoirse Ronan’s teen assassin targets Blanchett’s wicked witch in fairy-tale thriller

A young girl grows up in forest, raised alone by her father. But a wicked witch will stop at nothing to seize her. No, not a Brothers Grimm fairy-tale but Hanna, Joe Wright’s exhilarating action thriller about a 16-year-old girl … Continue reading

Posted in DVD Releases, DVD Reviews, The Best View | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Film review | Arrietty – The Borrowers inspires enchanting animated tale from Japan’s Studio Ghibli

The latest flight of fantasy from Japanese animation masters Studio Ghibli, Arrietty is an enchanting tale inspired by Mary Norton’s classic 1950s Borrowers novels about a family of miniature people who live under the floorboards and survive by ‘borrowing’ what … Continue reading

Posted in Cinema Releases, Reviews, The Best View | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Shipmates… Disney’s swashbuckling fantasy-adventure franchise continues with this fourth instalment, which sees Captain Jack Sparrow taking to the high seas in search of the elusive Fountain of Youth. If you can see this, … Continue reading

Posted in Big Screen - Cinema Top 10 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Thor Holding out for hero… Chris Hemsworth gets to flex his pecs as the titular hammer-weilding superhero in this Kenneth Branagh comic book adaptation. Fast Five Engine trouble… The high-octane Fast & Furious franchise continues as Dominic and his crew … Continue reading

Posted in Big Screen - Cinema Top 10 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Thor Holding out for hero… Chris Hemsworth gets to flex his pecs as the titular hammer-weilding superhero in this Kenneth Branagh comic book adaptation. Fast Five Engine trouble… The high-octane Fast & Furious franchise continues as Dominic and his crew … Continue reading

Posted in Big Screen - Cinema Top 10 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hanna – Saoirse Ronan’s wild child defies the wicked witch in Joe Wright’s fairy-tale thriller

A young girl grows up in forest. Marked out as special from birth, she has had no contact with the outside world save for her father. But a wicked witch, an army of minions at her disposal, will stop at … Continue reading

Posted in Cinema Releases, Reviews, The Best View | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Avatar, The Hurt Locker and An Education get loved up by BAFTA

The luvies at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts have just announced their nominations for this year’s BAFTAs and surprises are in fairly short supply. James Cameron’s eco-friendly sci-fi blockbuster Avatar looks set to be one of the … Continue reading

Posted in 2010 Awards, News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment