Tag Archives: Scarlett Johansson

The Best view | Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Spanish sun warms up Woody’s career

Posted on 13 February 2009 by Jason Best

The Spanish sun has clearly rejuvenated Woody Allen’s career. After making three films in London with diminishing returns – the commercially successful but critically reviled Match Point and box-office duds Scoop and Cassandra’s Dream – he’s noticeably benefited from a … Continue reading →

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The Other Boleyn Girl and Groundhog Day

Posted on 2 February 2009 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings On Sky Movies Premiere tonight at 8pm Hollywood does history with American actresses Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson playing British sisters Anne and Mary Boleyn, who become rivals for the love of the British monarch Henry VIII, … Continue reading →

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The Other Boleyn Girl

Posted on 1 February 2009 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings On Sky Movies Premiere tonight at 8pm Hollywood does history with American actresses Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson playing British sisters Anne and Mary Boleyn, who become rivals for the love of the British monarch Henry VIII, … Continue reading →

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The Hole

Posted on 1 December 2008 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings On E4 tonight at 11pm Every time this film shows on TV it’s introduced as “The Hole starring Keira Knightley.” I can’t tell you how much this annoys me. Thora Birch is the star of this chilling … Continue reading →

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BFI 52nd London Film Festival – Highlights so far

Posted on 23 October 2008 by Jason Best

This year’s London Film Festival has reached the halfway stage, so I thought I would pause from my moviegoing to take stock of what I’ve seen to date and select some of my personal highlights. Genova Boris Johnson was in … Continue reading →

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News Muse – Venice vs Toronto, round 2

Posted on 5 September 2008 by Adele Craciun

Toronto opened their cinema curtains (yesterday) before Venice has even closed theirs (tomorrow) in the film industry’s never-ending battle for media attention. Like I was saying last week, Venice has had a lot of grief from the critics about the … Continue reading →

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