Tag Archives: Uma Thurman

DVD review | Bel Ami – Robert Pattinson’s social-climbing seducer rises in Belle Epoque Paris

Bel Ami, Guy de Maupassant‘s tale of the caddish young man who seduces his way up the social ladder in late-19th-century Paris, was previously filmed by Hollywood in a watered-down version as The Private Affairs of Bel Ami in 1947 … Continue reading

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Name That Chest: What’s it all about?

The owner of this mystery chest has a birthday today. I’m not going to tell you how many years is he celebrating, but you might be able to work it out if you try to date those hideous curtains behind … Continue reading

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Christmas Cracker #9 | Today: A Bad Joke

Uma Thurman doesn’t get much of a laugh out of John Travolta in Pulp Fiction… I wonder why? Mia: Three tomatoes are walking down the street – a poppa tomato, a momma tomato, and a little baby tomato. 

Baby tomato … Continue reading

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Christmas Cracker #7 | Today: A Silly Hat

Not just a hat, but a whole silly headgear ensemble! Was it any surprise Arnie’s Mr Freeze got frozen out at the box office in the mega flop Batman & Robin? And we’re not even going to mention Uma Thurman‘s … Continue reading

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Thought for the day from The Truth About Cats & Dogs

“I don’t eat anything so I can look good on the outside, but on the inside there’s nothing.” The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)

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Couch Potato Pickings | Motherhood – seriously, who wants to watch a day in the life of a yummy mummy?

This was one of the worst box office flops in Hollywood’s history. It’s not difficult to see why. It’s the story of an urban yummy mummy (Uma Thurman hang your head in shame!) who spends a day juggling the demands … Continue reading

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Bitch Slap – Raunchy B movie spoof puts the grind into grindhouse

Catfights, cleavage and cheesy CGI are on offer in raunchy action thriller Bitch Slap, a deliriously over-the-top homage to a bevy of 1960s exploitation movies headed by Russ Meyer’s ‘tits and guns’ classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! A trio of … Continue reading

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The Life Before Her Eyes

Couch Potato Pickings Uma Thurman stars in this film as a seemingly happy wife and mother who is still haunted by a massacre that occurred 15 years earlier at her high school. It’s difficult to talk too much about this … 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…

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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Out on DVD | The Life Before Her Eyes

A psychological drama cum mystery thriller,  The Life Before Her Eyes  opens in a Connecticut high school on the day of a Columbine-style high-school massacre. In the midst of the shooting spree, best friends Diana McFee (Evan Rachel Wood) and … Continue reading

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