Tag Archives: Zac Efron

Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Social Network Status update… David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club) helms this drama about the trials and tribulations of the founding of Facebook. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to … Continue reading

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The Death and Life of Zac Efron’s facial hair

With the release of Zac Efron’s new movie The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud happening today, we really should be excited at the concept of Zac actually acting in a different genre of movie – there’s no shimmying … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Footloose – why remake this 1984 film?

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video How long have they been banging on about remaking this 1984 film? Far too long, if you ask me. Why bother? It wasn’t the greatest film in the … Continue reading

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Out on DVD | Me and Orson Welles – A young genius takes the New York stage by storm

Little-known English character actor Christian McKay made a big splash last year in Richard Linklater’s entertaining coming-of-age movie Me and Orson Welles. Playing Welles at the age of 22 (despite being a decade and a half older), he gives a … Continue reading

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News Muse Special – The Oscars Experience

News Muse is wishing she belonged to the Hollywood glitterati and could get a seat next to some hottie at the Oscars ceremony. Instead, the reality is that she got rejected off the bleachers and doesn’t have access to the … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Is Glee better than High School Musical?

How much better is Glee than High School Musical? Not surprisingly Glee, the latest US TV sensation, has been compared to tweeny Disney hit High School Musical more than once or twice on the worldwide web. It is probably unfair … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | Me and Orson Welles

  Set over the course of one week in November 1937, Me and Orson Welles is a charming coming-of-age drama in which a stage-struck 17-year-old school kid – winningly played by High School Musical star Zac Efron – has a … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | High School Musical – what’s all the fuss about?

Since it burst onto screens in 2006, I’ve managed to sidestep this cult Disney phenomenon. It wasn’t difficult. I don’t have anybody in my life born after 1990. (You under fives don’t count – no doubt you’ll have your own … Continue reading

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News Hound | 8 July 2009

Movie Talk sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – so you don’t get your head stuck inside the wrong bin… Kristin Scott Thomas will be singing on stage in the musical … Continue reading

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News Hound | 20 May 2009

Movie Talk 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… The trailer for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes is out, looking promising: You need … Continue reading

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