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Couch Potato Pickings | Premature Filmstar Deaths from the Past Decade

How many premature deaths have there been recently in the world of movies? Far too many that’s what I say! From terminal illness to accidents to drug abuse, the film industry has lost some great talent within the past ten … Continue reading

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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans – Acting Crazy

Some actors are just really good at going all out and channeling their inner crazy. The latest one to be brilliantly screen insane is Nicolas Cage as corrupt-cop-with-a-habit Terence McDonagh in Werner Herzog‘s NOT remake Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call … Continue reading

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How to win an Oscar – some simple rules

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Regardless of how you might take Kate Winslet’s risqué tips on bagging that Academy Award, there are some simple rules to securing an Oscar. Let’s look at the … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s London Staycation Diary: Notting Hill, Brigitte and Bats

As promised yesterday, here’s the final part of my London staycation diary, and we’ve reached the West London district of Notting Hill. What can you expect to see when visiting Notting Hill? Travel bookshops? Filmstars? Julia Roberts?  Hugh Grant? I … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Ghost Town Brace yourself… Ricky Gervais plays a dentist who sees dead people – and teeth. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Taken Rescue mission… A former CIA agent uses all his skills in an attempt to recover his daughter who has been abducted by sex-traffickers in France. Get Smart Mission impossible… A bumbling secret agent is charged with bringing down an … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Taken Rescue mission… A former CIA agent uses all his skills in an attempt to recover his daughter who has been abducted by sex-traffickers in France. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

RocknRolla Sex, thugs and rock ’n’ roll… Guy Ritchie’s latest crime caper follows some London criminals as they attempt to get rich quick on the back of a land deal scam. If you can see this, then you might need … Continue reading

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Awards Season: The 2009 BAFTA winners

Well, I’ve been feeling very excited today about the BAFTAs, not simply because awards galas are always exciting events, but also because one of my friends was nominated for one of the awards. There was no escaping the build-up either. I … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Tropic Thunder Rumble in the jungle… A group of actors are dropped into the middle of a jungle to film a Vietnam war movie. The spoiled stars soon discover they’re in real danger. It’s a comedy. If you can see … Continue reading

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