Tag Archives: Titanic

At the Cinema | Avatar – A thrilling 3D ride through James Cameron’s virtual world

Posted on 18 December 2009 by Jason Best

So Avatar, James Cameron’s much hyped, reportedly groundbreaking 3D sci-fi epic, has finally reached the big screen. What has Cameron been up to in the dozen years since Titanic? What has he spent upwards of $240 million creating? And does … Continue reading →

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News Hound sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – so you don’t have to get your paws dirty…

Posted on 20 November 2009 by Adele Craciun

Hollywood studios are feeling the recession as much as any other business and want to move away from accepting the pay demands made by A-list stars on the grounds that the past year has seen small films with unknown actors … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Arthur, and a Music Quiz

Posted on 10 October 2009 by Beth Williams

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video If you get caught between the Moon and New York City The best that you can do …… The best that you can do is fall in love … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | United 93

Posted on 11 September 2009 by Beth Williams

Today it’s September 11th, the anniversary of that terrible date in 2001 when four commercial passenger planes were hijacked by terrorists in the US – two crashing into the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center, another crashing into the Pentagon and … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Titanic, and other fact-based disaster movies

Posted on 9 September 2009 by Beth Williams

  Is it just me, or has it been difficult to avoid the 9/11 programming on TV in the UK this week? As recent years have shown, when the anniversary of the 2001 September 11th atrocities approaches, the schedules respond. … Continue reading →

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The Best View | Revolutionary Road – The American Dream turns sour for Kate & Leo in 1950s suburbia

Posted on 29 June 2009 by Jason Best

Set in 1950s Connecticut and New York, Sam Mendes’s classy period drama Revolutionary Road inhabits the world depicted so brilliantly by Mad Men, a world where middle-class men in grey-flannel suits troop off to meaningless jobs in the city while … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Cruel Intentions and best screen smooches

Posted on 2 June 2009 by Beth Williams

Showing on E4 tonight at 11.05pm Screen kisses, don’t you just love ‘em? Cinematic smooches feature in so many films, but give it some thought – how many can you actually visualise? Romantic movie moments are very easy to recall, but … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Revolutionary Road

Posted on 30 January 2009 by Jason Best

This portrayal of a marriage turning sour in 1950s American suburbia sees Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio reunited on the big screen for the first time since Titanic launched them both to stardom in 1997. Kate and Leo’s April and … Continue reading →

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Unlikely Angel

Posted on 9 December 2008 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings On Movies 24 today at 6.30pm Since Dolly Parton can do no wrong in most people’s eyes, she actually makes the most likely angel, I think. However, she’s not playing herself in this seasonal TV movie – … Continue reading →

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