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DVD review | The Descendants – George Clooney finds trouble in paradise and tragicomic gold
A poignant, funny, warm-hearted tragicomedy set in Hawaii, The Descendants sees George Clooney deliver one of the finest performances of his career. Clooney’s Matt King is a befuddled middle-aged man in crisis. A lawyer living in Hawaii, he goes into … Continue reading
Thought for the Day from The Descendants
“You give your children enough money to do something but not enough to do nothing.” The Descendants (2011) Share this thought for the day on our Movie Talk Facebook page or Movie Talk Twitter stream. “Clooney and Payne mine the … Continue reading
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Countdown to the Oscars – Best Director and Best Picture Nominees
Let Movie Talk take you by the arm and lead you down the red carpet, familiarising you with the nominees along the way… Best Director Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading
The Oscars 2012 – Who will win? Who should win? Who’s missing?
Who’s going to make the biggest noise at this year’s Oscars? Will silence prove golden for hot favourite The Artist? Will The Help clean up? Or will The Descendants inherit all the glory? With the clock ticking down to Sunday … Continue reading
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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…
The Woman In Black Spooked… Things go bump in the night for Daniel Radcliffe in this horror-thriller about an Edwardian solicitor who travels to a remote village where the locals are terrorised by an unknown entity. If you can see … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander Payne, channing tatum, Chronicle, Daniel Radcliffe, Dwayne Johnson, George Clooney, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Jim Henson, Journey 2 The Mysterious Island, Nicolas Cage, Rachel McAdams, Star Wars: Episode 1 – Phantom Menac, Steven Spielberg, The Artist, the descendants, the muppets, The Vow, The Woman In Black, War Horse
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Who will win this year’s BAFTAs?
Movie Talk is putting its reputation on the line and making a few brilliantly inspired predictions about who is going to be walking out of the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night with a great big smile on their … Continue reading
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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…
Chronicle Power outage… With great power comes no responsibility in this fly-on-the-wall-style sci-fi fantasy about three teenagers who mysteriously gain superhuman abilities. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install … Continue reading
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Tagged A Monster in Paris, Adam Sandler, Carnage, Chronicle, Dwayne Johnson, Jack and Jill, Jodie Foster, Journey 2 The Mysterious Island, Kate Winslet, Liam Neeson, Man on a Ledge, Steven Spielberg, The Artist, the descendants, The Grey, War Horse
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Countdown to The Oscars – Best Actor Nominations
Let Movie Talk take you by the arm and lead you down the red carpet, familiarising you with the nominees along the way… Demián Bichir – A Better Life If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading
Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…
War Horse Emotional hurdles… Steven Spielberg holds the reins of this war epic, based on the Michael Morpurgo novel of the same name, which charts the bond between a man and the horse he tamed and trained. If you can … Continue reading
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Tagged A Monster in Paris, George Clooney, Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protoc., Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Steven Spielberg, The Artist, the descendants, The Grey, The Iron Lady, The Sitter, Tom Cruise, Underworld: Awakening, War Horse
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Film review | The Descendants – Clooney and Payne mine the human condition for tragicomic gold
A poignant, funny, warm-hearted tragicomedy set in Hawaii, The Descendants is director Alexander Payne‘s first film since the Oscar-garlanded Sideways seven years ago. He hasn’t lost his assured feel for the comedy and drama of ordinary life, and his deft … Continue reading
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