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Film review | Deadfall – Eric Bana is the bad guy with a gun in a whiteout thriller with a nifty noir vibe

A B-movie with an A-list cast, crime thriller Deadfall sets its plot in motion with some bracing shocks in its first few minutes. Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde’s incestuously close brother-and-sister crooks, Addison and Liza, are fleeing from a casino … Continue reading

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Name That Chest: She regularly tops ‘sexiest’ polls.

And just like Hop – on general release this week – the film in which she stars features live action and animation and bunnies… Easy! Did you guess last week’s country music-themed chest? Did my Top 10 Country Music Movies … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s Top 10 Country Music Movies

As promised – with Wednesday’s country-themed Name That Chest to mark the UK release of Country Strong this weekend – here is my Top 10 of country music movies: By the way, I’m leaving Country Strong out of this list, … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Four Christmases – what can happen when bad weather affect travel plans

In Four Christmases, bad weather (fog to be precise) prevents a San Francisco couple (Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon) from jetting off on their annual Christmas getaway. So the pair find themselves forced to spend the holiday with their families. … Continue reading

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Great 70s movies that have stood the test of time

I had a reunion with a much-loved pair of flared jeans the other day while having a wardrobe spring clean. They’re not from the 70s – I was a kid then so I’d never fit into those. No, these were … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Coal Miner’s Daughter: Who is the Queen of Country Music?

Who is the queen of country music? It’s a question that has been widely debated for years, but who would you award such a crown? Would it be Tammy ‘Stand By Your Man’ Wynette? Kitty ‘It Wasn’t God Who Made … Continue reading

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Nashville – You’re Lookin’ at Country

Couch Potato Pickings You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video I first watched this Robert Altman film just before I took a trip to America’s Music City last year. I hoped it would provide some … Continue reading

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