Tag Archives: Tobey Maguire

Film review | The Great Gatsby – Baz Luhrmann gives Gatsby glitz but true class is missing

Baz Luhrmann’s much-hyped adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is everything you’d expect: brash, glitzy and bursting with the director’s trademark razzle-dazzle. If Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age classic is the Great American Novel, then this frantically jazzed-up 3D film … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Skyfall Mission in action… Bond is back in action – and a well-tailored suit – in this Sam Mendes-helmed instalment in the super-spy franchise. This time 007’s loyalty is put to the test as M’s past comes back to haunt … Continue reading

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

The Amazing Spider-Man Tangled web… Andrew Garfield slips into the famous red and blue suit vacated by Tobey Maguire to play the titular web-slinging superhero in this fantasy franchise reboot. If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading

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Film review | The Amazing Spider-Man – Andrew Garfield slips into Spidey’s suit but the action lacks zip

Squeezing into the skin-tight Spider-Man bodysuit vacated by Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield does an excellent job as the geeky teenager who turns into a web-slinging superhero in The Amazing Spider-Man, but the action that surrounds him in the latest screen … Continue reading

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

Avatar Out of this world… Titanic director James Cameron creates an alien world starring Sigourney Weaver in what could be the most expensive movie ever made – but this time the aliens are the good guys.


 Sherlock Holmes Partners in … Continue reading

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New York State of Mind

Star of countless movie and TV appearances, New York City is one of the most filmed locations on the planet. And certainly one of the most beautiful – celluloid loves this city. From its steel and glass canyons to suburban … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Cruel Intentions and best screen smooches

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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Couch Potato Pickings – The Ice Storm

Showing on Film 4 tonight at 9pm I don’t know about you, but this film leaves me cold. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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