Tag Archives: Steven Spielberg

Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 21 November 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Immortals Heavens above… From the producers of 2006’s 300 comes this fantasy adventure, which charts the attempts by Theseus (Henry Cavill) to stop the ruthless King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) in his bid to overthrow the Gods of Olympus. If you … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 11 November 2011 by Dean & Ellen

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn Character driven… Steven Spielberg helms this performance-capture action adventure in which Hergés classic character Tintin and friends embark on quest to find a sunken ship. If you can see this, then you … Continue reading →

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Film review | The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – Quiff ahoy!

Posted on 20 October 2011 by Jason Best

Tintin fans can rest easy. Steven Spielberg has launched the intrepid cub reporter on a spectacular big-screen adventure that deploys the very latest 3D and performance-capture trickery but stays faithful to Hergé’s original comic books – right down to Tintin’s … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 11 August 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Dazzling dénouement… The blockbusting fantasy franchise comes to an end as Harry has a final face-off with his nemesis, Lord Voldemort, as the forces of good at Hogwarts battle against the sinister … Continue reading →

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Film review | Super 8 – JJ Abrams 70s-set sci-fi mystery is the best movie Spielberg never made

Posted on 5 August 2011 by Jason Best

JJ Abrams, creator of Alias and Lost, pays homage to the films of his mentor Steven Spielberg with a terrific sci-fi mystery that throws together elements of Close Encounters, ET and The Goonies to create a movie with the look and … Continue reading →

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DVD review | Paul – Simon Pegg & Nick Frost’s geeky Brits take ET for a ride

Posted on 13 June 2011 by Jason Best

Writer-stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have already delivered a pair of hysterical genre spoofs in Shaun of the Dead (zombie horror) and Hot Fuzz (buddy-cop action). With Paul, they turn their attention to sci-fi for a genial and very … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Jaws, and some marine madness

Posted on 25 January 2010 by Beth Williams

Would you be brave enough? This aquatic stunt was rigged up in London Aquarium to promote the first showing of Jaws in HD today on Sky Movies Modern Greats. Methinks this pair of underwater couch potatoes look far too relaxed. … Continue reading →

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News Muse – Six Degrees of Hollywood: A trip down memory lane

Posted on 2 October 2009 by Adele Craciun

I’ve always had a thing for Hollywood movie star biographies, but I mean old-school Hollywood, like 1930s, 40s and 50s. Some great reads so far have been Ava Gardner – Love is Nothing by Lee Server, Bette and Joan: The … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | War of the Worlds

Posted on 21 August 2009 by Beth Williams

In today’s multimedia world where the latest info is available via many platforms at the click of a button, it’s hard to believe that when a War of the Worlds radio drama adaptation of HG Wells‘ Martian invasion novel was … Continue reading →

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News Chihuahua | 3 June 2009

Posted on 3 June 2009 by Adele Craciun

Movie Talk sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – because we love to play fetch… James Bond and Wolverine are to star in a Broadway play called A Steady Rain, playing … Continue reading →

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