Monthly Archives: March 2010

Remaking Goldie Hawn (and anything else that moves)

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

Is it just me, or is there an unusually high number of movie remakes in the offing? Or does it just feel like that? In the same way that it feels like Alfred Molina is in every other movie this … Continue reading →

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Do I love you, Phillip Morris? And what about you, Ewan McGregor?

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

This week I put aside my misgivings about Jim Carrey ever being able to make me believe he is anyone other than Jim Carrey and went to see I Love You Phillip Morris. I’m not so sure that I left … Continue reading →

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David Fincher – Making the ordinary extraordinary

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

I have a real, tangible weakness for David Fincher. If there is one director whose work I will make a point of chasing down it’s Fincher. There is no other director I can think of for whom I feel anything … Continue reading →

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Tron is back! Iron Man is back! Avatar may also be back…

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

It’s been a busy week, due to a certain golden chappie who answers to the name of Oscar, but now it’s time to take a breather and catch up a little on what else has caught the eye – apart, … Continue reading →

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Bravo Sandra Bullock but Land of the Lost ‘Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel’? Never!

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

There was one film from last year that I didn’t make a single effort to see and that was All About Steve. But surely I am not the only person who now wants to give it a go following Sandra … Continue reading →

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Never mind Alice – stick with Mars Attacks!

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

Alice in Wonderland is certainly raking it in this weekend, despite decidedly mixed reviews – both about the film and its less than perfect (indeed, horrid) 3D effects. It has been commented that perhaps Alice is a film too many … Continue reading →

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