Tag Archives: Sex and the City

Bewitched, and other films based on sitcoms

Posted on 13 February 2010 by Beth Williams

  The original 1960s sitcom Bewitched starring Elizabeth Montgomery is far better this boring Nicole Kidman movie update. Here are some other films I can think of that are based on sitcoms. Which one do you think is the best? … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Dreamgirls, and reality TV show contestants who’ve actually made it

Posted on 11 December 2009 by Beth Williams

This movie version of the popular stage musical, very loosely based on the story of Diana Ross and The Supremes, stars music industry darling Beyoncé. However, the real star of this film is Jennifer Hudson. She totally outshines her co-stars  … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Chick Flicks for a Girls’ Night In

Posted on 16 September 2009 by Beth Williams

A couple of days ago, I gave some thought to the ultimate chick flick… Pretty Woman? When Harry Met Sally? Mamma Mia? And then, sadly, Patrick Swayze died, and the news reports featured girls of all ages all declaring their … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Wedding Movies: the good, the bad, and the unexpected

Posted on 28 June 2009 by Beth Williams

Yesterday, two of my friends tied the knot and held a good old knees-up to mark the occasion. That’s the best sort of celebration in my opinion – simple, yet romantic. Simplicity, however, is not a characteristic of movie marriages, … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Sex and the City

Posted on 6 June 2009 by Beth Williams

Four intelligent, independent, attractive women; inspired writing that’s both sharp and witty; a glossy Big Apple setting; and sex aplenty. Isn’t the Sex and the City franchise fabulous? Absof***inglutely What’s not to like? And that’s not a rhetorical question. Heterosexual … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Kissing Jessica Stein and other girls kissing girls

Posted on 30 May 2009 by Beth Williams

Showing on Channel 4 tonight at 1.05am Katy Perry apparently tried it, and liked it. Sex and the City’s Samantha Jones tried it, and was rather surprised by it. Girls, girls, girls, both young and a little older have, in … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings: Spartacus and “I’m Spartacus” moments on screen

Posted on 25 May 2009 by Beth Williams

On ITV4 this afternoon at 1.50pm “I’m Spartacus.” You know the scene. It’s legendary, and possibly the greatest example of group solidarity on celluloid. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video (Sorry, I couldn’t find … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | For One Night

Posted on 1 May 2009 by Beth Williams

It’s shocked me to learn today that racially segregated proms were still taking place  this decade in Georgia, USA. It was as recently as 2002 when one plucky schoolgirl decided to try and persuade  parents and teachers within her community … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Confessions of a Shopaholic

Posted on 20 February 2009 by Jason Best

  Sex and the City meets the credit crunch in this frothy chick flick starring Isla Fisher as a ditzy New Yorker who can’t stop shopping. Fisher’s wannabe fashion magazine writer Rebecca Bloomwood is hooked on buying stuff from the … Continue reading →

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Babe: Pig in the City

Posted on 3 December 2008 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings On ITV2 tonight at 8pm The original Babe is a swill film with a fresh, original sty-le. There’s not quite so much to squeal about with this sequel (as with most sequels), and in case you were wondering, … Continue reading →

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