Tag Archives: The Duchess

Couch Potato Pickings | The History Boys -a great inspirational teacher movie

Posted on 10 September 2010 by Beth Williams

The History Boys is a Sheffield-set inspirational teacher movie based on the Alan Bennett play of the same name. It has a great cast, including Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, James Corden and of course, Dominic Cooper (who stars … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | The Duchess – and wigs

Posted on 3 October 2009 by Beth Williams

At a recent fancy dress party I sported a long blonde wig (I’m usually a brunette with a shortish do). After a few hours I really got in touch with my inner blonde, and so did everyone else. So, when … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 15 April 2009 by admin

Twilight Pain in the neck… Teenager Bella Swann moves to a small town in Washington and falls for her mysterious classmate, Edward Cullen, who turns out to be a 108-year-old vampire. If you can see this, then you might need … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 8 April 2009 by admin

Quantum of Solace Secret service… Bond’s latest mission takes him to Austria, Italy and South America on the trail of a shady environmentalist. It also gives him a chance to show off his running and jumping skills. If you can … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 25 March 2009 by admin

The Duchess Keep your wig on… This story of the scandalous 18th-century aristocrat Georgina Cavendish features Keira Knightley and some sizeable hairpieces. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install … Continue reading →

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The Best View | The Duchess – Keira shakes off flat-pack image but her film is hobbled by history

Posted on 16 March 2009 by Jason Best

Keira Knightley unfailingly comes in for a drubbing from some quarters whatever she does, but she earned some of the best reviews of her career for her starring role in The Duchess, a sumptuous historical drama based on Amanda Foreman’s … Continue reading →

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The Best View – The Duchess

Posted on 5 September 2008 by Jason Best

Why does Keira Knightley arouse such loathing? Type the words ‘I hate Keira Knightley’ into Google and blog after blog pops up to denounce her for being too skinny, for sounding too posh, for pouting too much, for having funny … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash – The Duchess

Posted on 5 August 2008 by Dean

Keira Knightley in period drama shocker! That’s right, the Oscar-nominated pouter* is set to play the Duchess of Devonshire in the imaginatively titled, The Duchess. Set in the 18th century, the film is based on the true story of celebrated … Continue reading →

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