Tag Archives: Tom Cruise

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

Posted on 1 February 2012 by Dean & Ellen

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

Posted on 27 January 2012 by Dean & Ellen

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

Posted on 13 January 2012 by Dean & Ellen

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Secret service… Tom Cruise scales dizzying heights in the latest instalment of his action franchise, this time directed by The Incredibles helmer Brad Bird. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Mind games… Robert Downey, Jr. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 11 January 2012 by Dean & Ellen

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Secret service… Tom Cruise scales dizzying heights in the latest instalment of his action franchise, this time directed by The Incredibles helmer Brad Bird. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: Renée Zellweger’s famous Jerry Maguire quote has a story of its own

Posted on 25 October 2011 by Beth Williams

The famous tearjerker of a line – “You had me at hello” – uttered by Renée Zellweger in this 1996 romcom, co-starring Tom Cruise, is widely considered one of the best movie quotes ever. And it was also the inspiration … Continue reading →

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The National Movie Awards are back… So go vote.

Posted on 4 April 2011 by heidi

Do you think the Oscars got it wrong? Did the BAFTAs lay an egg? Was The King’s Speech NOT the greatest film on the planet in 2010? Should The Social Network have pipped it to the post? Maybe you thought Rupert … Continue reading →

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Salt – Take a pinch to enjoy Angelina Jolie’s far-fetched spy thriller

Posted on 13 December 2010 by Jason Best

Spy movie Salt would probably have turned out as a run-of-the-mill action thriller but for a fortuitous/canny casting switch that put Angelina Jolie in the lead instead of original choice Tom Cruise. Casting a lithe Jolie as the film’s protagonist … Continue reading →

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Knight and Day – Tom Cruise & Cameron Diaz go on a slick but silly globetrotting caper

Posted on 12 December 2010 by Jason Best

Freewheeling comedy thriller Knight and Day took a media battering on its cinema release back in the summer, but don’t let that put you off. With stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz lodging their tongues firmly in their cheeks while … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Adam, and other social disability movies

Posted on 16 October 2010 by Beth Williams

Adam, starring Brit actor Hugh Dancy, is a film about a guy with Asperger’s syndrome. When Adam meets Beth (Rose Byrne), an attractive young woman from his New York apartment block, the pair are instantly attracted. But, as they get … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | My 10 movie-themed cocktails

Posted on 25 September 2010 by Beth Williams

The last time I ‘wrote about’ Cocktail, I used it as an excuse to list my favourite classic cocktails along with the films in which they star. Actually I didn’t say much about the Tom Cruise film at all. Check … Continue reading →

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