Tag Archives: Tom Hanks

Big Screen – this week’s top 10 at the cinema…

Posted on 1 March 2013 by Dean & Ellen

Wreck-It Ralph Out of the game… Disney’s latest animation, which follows the misadventures of an arcade game villain as he bids to become a hero, features the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman and Jane Lynch. If you can … Continue reading →

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Film review | Cloud Atlas – Tykwer & the Wachowskis bring epic sweep and giddy pace to time-leaping tale

Posted on 23 February 2013 by Jason Best

A trio of directors bring David Mitchell’s novel Cloud Atlas to the screen – and their film is sure to arouse strong passions for and against, just as Mitchell’s bestselling book has been doing since its publication in 2004. Mitchell’s … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: What was Big’s big achievement?

Posted on 26 June 2012 by Beth Williams

Starring Tom Hanks, and directed by Penny Marshall, 1980s smash hit Big is of course the story of a 12-year-old boy who finds himself transformed into a 30-year-old man after asking a carnival wishing machine to change him into a … Continue reading →

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Film review | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – Extremely awkward and incredibly whimsical more like

Posted on 17 February 2012 by Jason Best

After tackling the Holocaust in his last film, The Reader, director Stephen Daldry takes on the trauma of 9/11 with this adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s bestselling novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Precocious 10-year-old Oskar (newcomer Thomas Horn) lost … Continue reading →

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LoCo’s Festival of Transformations has body-swap magic at Wilton’s Music Hall from 8-12 August

Posted on 8 August 2011 by Jason Best

This year’s London Comedy Film Festival has found an eminently suitable venue for its Festival of Transformations – Wilton’s Music Hall, a place of wonder tucked away in a corner of the East End and the world’s oldest surviving Grand … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 15 July 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Scrap metal… This third instalment of the sci-fi franchise joins Sam Witwicky as he and the Autobots battle to stop the Decepticons from activating a devastating Cybertronian technology. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley pouts throughout. If you can … Continue reading →

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Film review | Larry Crowne – Romcom pairing for Hollywood royalty Tom Hanks & Julia Roberts

Posted on 1 July 2011 by Jason Best

In the early 1990s, a romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts would have had cinema audiences queuing around the block. In 2011, their pairing in Larry Crowne barely warrants a shrug. Hanks, who also directs and co-writes (with … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon | trailers for Larry Crowne and Bad Teacher – on-screen chemistry

Posted on 11 June 2011 by Adele Craciun

Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts? Romantically involved in Larry Crowne? The word ‘weird’ springs to mind. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get … Continue reading →

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The Polar Express Christmas Quiz

Posted on 28 December 2010 by heidi

So did you get on board The Polar Express this festive season? Excellent! And remain sharp-eyed and sober while doing it? Even better. Then you should have a good chance of knowing what the heck we’re talking about in our … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | 10 reasons why My Name is Khan is like Forrest Gump

Posted on 9 August 2010 by Beth Williams

A Bollywood Forrest Gump. This was a label applied to Indian movie My Name is Khan following its international release earlier this year. It’s the story of Rizvan Khan – a Muslim man with Asperger’s who lives happily in the … Continue reading →

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