Tag Archives: Will Ferrell

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

Taken 2 Hostage situation… This action thriller sequel sees Liam Neeson packing yet more punches as retired CIA operative Bryan Mills, who this time must protect his loved ones during a family holiday in Istanbul. If you can see this, … Continue reading

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

Taken 2 Hostage situation… This action thriller sequel sees Liam Neeson packing yet more punches as retired CIA operative Bryan Mills, who this time must protect his loved ones during a family holiday in Istanbul. If you can see this, … Continue reading

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Film review | The Campaign – Political rivals Will Ferrell & Zach Galifianakis take the gloves off but hit wide

Rowdy political comedy The Campaign attempts to skewer the vicious skullduggery and folly of US elections, but even though rival candidates Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis score the occasional big laugh the satire is too obvious to deliver more than … Continue reading

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Film review | Casa de mi padre – Will Ferrell heads south of the border and goes right over the top

A spoof of Mexican Westerns and Latin American telenovelas, Casa de mi padre is a truly bizarre entry in Will Ferrell’s filmography – a very broad, Spanish-language comedy that sends up a pair of genres few Anglophone viewers will have … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Green Hornet Holding out for a hero… This action comedy sees a rich playboy (Superbad’s Seth Rogen) join forces with one his late father’s most resourceful employees (Jay Chou) to form a masked crimefighting team. If you can see … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 It’s a kind of magic… In the first part of the last instalment in the blockbusting franchise, Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their arduous mission to find and destroy Voldemort’s … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 It’s a kind of magic… In the first part of the last instalment in the blockbusting franchise, Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their arduous mission to find and destroy Voldemort’s … Continue reading

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

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 It’s a kind of magic… In the first part of the last instalment in the blockbusting franchise, Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their arduous mission to find and destroy Voldemort’s … Continue reading

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

The Other Guys Imperfect pairing… Funny man Will Ferrell joins forces with Mark Wahlberg in this action comedy about two mismatched New York City detectives. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you … Continue reading

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The Santa Hall of Fame

After a quick IMDB search we found a staggering 738 Santas in the movies – dating right back to the no-doubt redoutable John Bunny in the 1912 film Ida’s Christmas – but Movie Talk’s bona fide hopeless romantic Heidi has … Continue reading

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