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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 27 August 2010 by admin

Centurion Bloody battle… Neil Marshall (The Descent) directs this historical action thriller about a group of Roman soldiers fighting for their lives after their legion is wiped out in a brutal ambush. If you can see this, then you might … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 19 August 2010 by admin

The Blind Side Back on track… This American drama features an Oscar-winning performance from Sandra Bullock as a woman who helps to nurture a homeless teenager to sporting glory. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 20 May 2010 by admin

Sherlock Holmes Partners in crime… Sleuth Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) and stalwart sidekick Watson (Jude Law) are on the trail of a serial killer who appears to have risen from the dead in Guy Ritchie’s period thriller. If you can … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Cold Souls – Paul Giamatti loses his soul in surreal comedy

Posted on 12 November 2009 by Jason Best

A surreal storyline: check. A famous actor playing himself: check. Playful existential comedy Cold Souls certainly ticks some of the same boxes as Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman’s Being John Malkovich, yet first-time writer-director Sophie Barthes’s assured feature film debut … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Moved by Movie House Campaign

Posted on 19 October 2009 by Beth Williams

Ah, the power of cinema. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video As Woody Allen illustrates in this clip from Hannah and Her Sisters, cinema is an amazing thing. Besides giving a suicidal man the … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s News Flash – Big Movie Director Backs Local Cinema Campaign

Posted on 12 September 2009 by Beth Williams

Do you remember my recent post about the importance of a local cinema, where I told you about the campaign launched in  Crystal Palace, my South East London neighbourhood, to petition for a local moviehouse? Well, since I last posted about this, not … Continue reading →

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