Tag Archives: Tom Hollander

In the Loop – will it win?

Couch Potato Pickings 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 Flash Player from Adobe. Does this political satire stand a chance at winning … Continue reading

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The Best view | In the Loop – Cock-ups and conspiracies in the run-up to war

For all those still seething over the cynical manipulation and mendacity behind Bush and Blair’s rush to war in Iraq, Armando Iannucci’s blistering political satire In the Loop offers a measure of catharsis. Based on The Thick of It, Iannucci’s … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Gosford Park

On Channel 4 tonight at 9pm As someone who struggles to remember names and faces, I’m so glad that so many stars were cast in this Robert Altman upstairs downstairs period comedy with the whodunit storyline. All those familiar faces … Continue reading

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Pride & Prejudice

Couch Potato Pickings On ITV3 tonight at 9pm Now here’s a film for which Keira Knightley deserves star billing, unlike yesterday’s movie.

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