Tag Archives: Steve Martin

A Seasonal Movie Talk card from Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Posted on 11 December 2012 by Adele Craciun

The crew of this John Candy and Steve Martin odd-couple comedy travelled all over the States looking for snow to film the snow scenes. But when it kept melting, they ended up shooting some scenes in California, using fake snow! … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cracker #1 – Today: A Silly Hat (… or three)

Posted on 17 December 2011 by heidi

Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Steve Martin play ‘who can wear the biggest sombrero and keep smiling?’ in Three Amigos. Today’s Silly Hat Cracker was brought to you by the letter:  A NB: The letters in our Crackers will add up … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: Parenthood – this Steve Martin comedy spawned two TV shows

Posted on 26 April 2011 by Beth Williams

You probably know that the TV series Parenthood starring Craig T Nelson and Bonnie Bedelia is based on this 1989 comedy drama about American family angst. Parenthood the movie focuses on three sets of parents who grapple with the trials … Continue reading →

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Due Date – On the road with mismatched travelling companions Robert Downey Jr & Zach Galifianakis

Posted on 14 March 2011 by Jason Best

Following in the footsteps of Steve Martin and John Candy in John Hughes’ 1987 road movie comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Robert Downey Jr and Zach Galifianakis play Hollywood’s latest mismatched travelling companions, a very odd couple yoked together on … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Eclipse & It’s Complicated – two love dilemmas, two generations

Posted on 10 December 2010 by Beth Williams

Cheerful romcom It’s Complicated and Eclipse – the final film in the supernatural Twilight saga – tell two very different stories. The first is a merry yarn about divorced, middle-aged mother of three Jane (Meryl Streep), and the other is … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | The Man With Two Brains – Steve Martin when he was funny

Posted on 21 September 2010 by Beth Williams

 You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video After this encounter with the pesky Pennis in the 1990s, Steve Martin cancelled all scheduled press interviews. I think he might have been a little upset don’t you? … Continue reading →

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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 28 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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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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