Eat. Pray. Love
Inspired by the best selling memoirs by Liz Gilbert all as Julie Roberts, this tale takes us on a journey to the other side of the world. So why is that? Our Liz is on a personal quest to find...
11 months ago
It’s a Wonderful Afterlife
Cinema
Directed by Gurinder Chadha
I must admit to having a soft spot for director Gurinder Chadha. She knows her world, which is mainly the west London Asian community. I love the...
11 months ago
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Cinema
Directed by J Blakeson
This very captivating thriller from new director J Blakeson is a must see for lovers of the unexpected.
Alice Creed ( Gemma Arterton) is kidnapped by the...
11 months ago
Robin Hood
Cinema
Directed by Ridley Scott
From age five, I have been a Robin Hood fan. Being an elder statesman, Erroll Flynn will always be the tops, even in tights, and for those of you who don’t...
11 months ago
Iron Man 2
Cinema
Directed by Jon Favreau
Having enjoyed the first outing of this iron clad hero, I was totally up for the next adventure. So did it live up to expectations? Well, it's a yes from me,...
11 months ago
Kick-Ass
Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Cinema
Dave the nerd (Aaron Johnson) fancies himself as a super hero. So dressed in a green wetsuit, hoodie, mask and boots he transforms himself. One problem...
11 months ago
The Ghost Writer
Directed by Roman Polanski
Cinema
The thought of one of our premiere ‘Bands’ appearing in a Roman Polanski film was a big lure and it does not disappoint. To give too much away would be a...
11 months ago
Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang
Directed by Kirk Jones
Being an actor myself, I know what it’s like when you get a winning formula and want it to go on forever. I guess that is what Emma Thompson feels as she plods through this...
11 months ago
The Bounty Hunter
Cinema
Directed by Andy Tennant
You’ll never guess, or maybe you will, Nicole (Jennifer Aniston) is about to be picked up by her ex husband, Bounty Hunter, Milo (Gerard Butler) for skipping...
11 months ago
The Blindside
DVD
Directed by John Lee Hancock
I have to own up to being a Sandra Bullock fan. She is funny and witty, though at the same time possessing a great dramatic quality. Hence her receiving the...
11 months ago
The Princess and the Frog
Cinema
Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
It is always a pleasure to see a Disney cartoon that really works, and in fact takes you back to the good old days of Jungle Book and Lady...
11 months ago
The Wolfman
Cinema
Directed by Joe Johnston
When I think of films like this, my memory drums up black and white images, in what we used to call ‘BUG HUTCHES’ which were tiny cinemas only fit for fleas...
11 months ago
Invictus
Cinema
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Now and again, a film comes along that gives you hope. Not just because that’s part of its overall message – which it is – but also because someone has...
11 months ago
Crazy Heart
Cinema
Directed by Scott Cooper
I have to say, in all sincerity that I, as both a country music fan and long time supporter of Jeff Bridges' work, looked forward to seeing this.
Bad...
11 months ago
A Single Man
Cinema
Directed by Tom Ford
Colin Firth has already received the ‘Best Actor Award’ at the BAFTA’s for his role as a homosexual teacher in this film.
It’s the early sixties in...
11 months ago
A Prophet
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Cinema
This French edge of your seat prison drama comes highly recommended. What with winning the 2009 Grand Prix at Cannes and best film at the London...
11 months ago
Edge of Darkness
Directed by Martin Campbell
Cinema
After an absence of seven years from the screen as an actor, Mel Gibson is back with us playing a Boston police detective in this remake of the BBC...
11 months ago
The Boys Are Back
Directed by Scott Hicks
Cinema
Set against a lush Australian wine growing backdrop, this tear jerker of a true story is good family fare, well certainly for Mums anyway.
Joe, an...
11 months ago
It’s Complicated
Directed by Nancy Meyers
Cinema
Well it’s not actually when you have two superb stars like Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin on the screen, giving us the audience full value for the price...
11 months ago
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Directed by Marc Lawrence
Cinema
The Morgans, namely Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker, are a warring New York couple who continue their war in Wyoming where they are hiding out as part...
11 months ago
The Day the Earth Stood Still
How well I remember a young boy, me, wandering into my local cinema in the 1950s to gaze at this chunk of tin known as a robot, and beautifully spoken Michael Rennie as his minder in the first version...
11 months ago
Pirates Of The Caribbean - On Stranger Tides
This front outing to "eye patch land" is the usual diet of cannons roaring, swords slashing and lots of pirates doing what pirates do - "Ar har Jim lad!". Well maybe not Jim....
11 months ago
Hop
My granddaughter Renn'e told me that we were going to see this!
So there, EB is the son of none other than the Easter Bunny. Unfortunately EB has no intention of being Bugs Bunny or...
11 months ago