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Blu-ray review | Willow – George Lucas’s 1988 sword-and-sorcery tale gets a 25th anniversary reissue
Originally released in 1988 and now getting a 25th anniversary Blu-ray release, cult favourite Willow saw producer George Lucas attempting to recreate the fantasy-adventure spirit of his Star War films in a sword-and-sorcery setting. For the story, he again ransacked … Continue reading
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Tagged George Lucas, Joanne Whalley, Ron Howard, Star Wars, Val kilmer, Warwick Davies, Willow
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Who won Dave Prowse’s autobiography Straight from the Force’s Mouth?
Everyone has heard of the Star Wars villain Darth Vader, but people may not be so familiar with the story of the man behind the mask – 6ft 7″ bodybuilder, Dave Prowse MBE. Straight from the Force’s Mouth takes readers … Continue reading
DVD review | John Carter – Taylor Kitsch bounds to glory as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ interplanetary warrior
Propelled from the world of Westerns into the realm of sci-fi, a Civil War veteran turns interplanetary warrior in John Carter, a rollicking fantasy adventure based on stories dreamed up a century ago by Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs. Former … Continue reading
Film review | John Carter – Disney add CGI muscle to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ seminal sci-fi yarn
Before he created the iconic character of Tarzan, prolific pulp author Edgar Rice Burroughs dreamed up an even more fanciful hero – John Carter, a Confederate army captain turned interplanetary warrior whose exploits form the basis of this rollicking fantasy … Continue reading
Christmas Cracker #11 | Today: A Tacky Prize
Apparently the Worse Movie Mistake Ever! But only if you watch carefully and happen to be extremely anal… Needless to say, several thousand Star Wars junkies disagreed! You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Today’s … Continue reading
Top 10 Worst Accents in Movies
It doesn’t matter how famous a Hollywood actor you are, if the accent ain’t right, it’s just plain obvious. Our guest writer Sabrina Dougall from London shares her top 10 worst accent imitations in cinema: 1. Dick van Dyke (Bert/Mr. … Continue reading
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Tagged 10, 7 Years in Tibet, A Cry in the Dark, accent, accents, Australian, Black Swan, Blood Diamond, Blow Dry, Brad Pitt, British, Canadian, cinema, Cold Mountain, Dick Van Dyke, English, film, Hugh Jackman, Irish, Josh Hartnett, jude law, Leonardo DiCaprio, Logan, Mary Poppins, Meryl Streep, movie, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Paddy Breathnach, Paris Themmen, Queen Amidala, Sean Connery, South African, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode I, Sydney, The Phantom Menace, The Untouchables, top, willy wonka and the chocolate factory, wolverine, worst, X-Men
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Couch Potato prefers Spud Wars to Star Wars
There are thousands of Star Wars references out there in popular culture aren’t there? It seems that there’s no escaping this franchise. It will have played a part in pretty much everyone’s life at some point, even if it’s not … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings | An American sitcom and American Graffiti
I expect you know that this 1973 coming-of-age film set in 1962 was directed by Star Wars creator George Lucas. But, did you know that it also inspired a popular 1970s-80s American sitcom? You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view … Continue reading
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Tagged American Graffiti, George Lucas, Happy Days, Richard Dreyfuss, Star Wars, the fonz
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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, and four Star Wars episodes from my life
Couch Potato Pickings There are people of a certain age who hold the original Star Wars trilogy (Episode IV – A New Hope, Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) in high … Continue reading
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Tagged Alec Guinness, attack of the clones, blue peter book of gorgeous grub, Carrie Fisher, ewok celebration, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, march of the ewoks, mark hamill, may the force be with you, return of the jedi, revenge of the sith, simon pegg.phantom menace, Spaced, Star Wars, star wars stew, stars wars: episode IV - a new hope, the empire strikes back
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The Best view | Outlander – Beowulf meets Alien in a Viking/sci-fi monster mash-up
As if yesterday’s Muppets/Ocean’s 11 mash-up wasn’t goofy enough, we’ve just come across an even loopier fanboy homage – a zanily recast trailer for the new movie Outlander, which comes out in UK cinemas tomorrow. A shot-by-shot revamp of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alien, Beowulf, Erich von Däniken, Ghostbusters, He-Man, Jack Huston, Jim Caviezel, John Hurt, Norway, Old English, Outlander, Ray Winstone, Sophia Myles, Star Wars, Thundercats, Viking
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