Archive for 'TV & Movies'
The Best New Movie Releases in March 2010
Posted on01. Mar, 2010 by Jack.
Movie fans are absolutely spoilt for choice this month. There are so many good films released this March that when you skip along to the cinema you’d better take a sleeping bag, portable stove and a month’s supply of food with you as you’re going to be camping out there for the whole month[...]
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The Best of British – The Bafta Awards 2010
Posted on22. Feb, 2010 by Jack.
It was no surprise that Avatar with 8 nominations ended up winning only two – for special effects and production design. The big winner of the night was Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker which scooped up 6 awards including best director and the top award, best film.
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Movies for Valentine’s Day – The Best 10 Romantic Comedies
Posted on10. Feb, 2010 by Jack.
I’m not the biggest fan of romantic comedies. Most have little ‘rom’ and even less ‘com’ and follow the same plot[...]
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Movies for Valentine’s Day – 10 Romantic Movies to Make Your Heart Sigh
Posted on08. Feb, 2010 by Jack.
The Champagne is on ice and a box of Thornton’s chocolates lie open beside the 12 blood red roses in a vase on the coffee table. All you need to do now is to pick a heart-achingly romantic movie [...]
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The 2010 Oscar Nominations – Sparkle’s Predictions
Posted on02. Feb, 2010 by Jack.
It’s the biggest movie awards ceremony of the year; the one that still has the most kudos with movie fans and people in the movie business itself. And let’s face it we love all that showbiz sparkle, tears, false sincerity and truly shocking dresses that are part and parcel of the Oscars [...]
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The Best New Movie Releases in February 2010
Posted on02. Feb, 2010 by Jack.
You might think that with Valentine’s Day falling this month that we’d be recommending films full of the heady scent of blossoming new-found love, dashing romance and fairy tale endings to share with a potential love of your life…think again[...]
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The Best New Movie Releases in January 2010
Posted on07. Jan, 2010 by Jack.
Finding out what a prospective partner’s movie tastes are like early on in a relationship is an essential key to discover if you are likely to be compatible in other ways[...]
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Sparkle’s Preview of the Hottest New Movies in the first half of 2010
Posted on05. Jan, 2010 by Jack.
The bad news for movie fans is that the first part of 2010 is depressingly bereft of original ideas with a whole swathe of sequels, remakes and TV series adaptations coming to a cinema near you soon[...]
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Sparkle’s Guide to the Best Movies of the Decade Part 2: 2005 to 2009
Posted on31. Dec, 2009 by Jack.
Sideways laughed at men’s’ relationships with each other and looked at dating issues for the fortysomethings. Closer explored sex as a dynamic in relationships and featured the most attractive cast of the year[...]
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Sparkle’s Guide to the Best Movies of the Decade Part 1: 2000 to 2004
Posted on29. Dec, 2009 by Jack.
As we amble towards the neon sign pointing us to the exit of the first decade of the millennium, let’s take a moment to pause and remember some of the movies which grabbed us by the hand and took us on a rollercoaster ride over the last ten years[...]