Marvel’s Captain America – Civil War, releases in UK cinemas on 29th April 2016. In the latest Marvel superheroes’ instalment, the United Nations intervenes to set up a governing body to oversee the Avengers. The team splinters into two camps — one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other…
Idris Elba is positively ubiquitous – at the moment, anyway. The voice of Chief Bogo in Zootropolis, he’s also the menacing Shere Khan in The Jungle Book and he’s been opening up to the press about playing the villain Krall in Star Trek Beyond, due out in July. For now, though, we have to settle for him playing an action role in Bastille Day, released on Friday, 22 April, certificate…
It’s an amazing week at the cinema – and on Talking Pictures! London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, takes a look at Disney’s live action version of The Jungle Book and its director Jon Favreau talks about re-making a classic in The Big Interview. Military thriller Eye In The Sky is also out and Helen Mirren pays tribute her co-star, Alan Rickman.
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Join Michael Shannon on the Midnight Special on this week’s Talking Pictures as he talks about his latest film in The Big Interview. It’s out now and London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, puts the film in the spotlight, along with the week’s other new releases. There’s Scandi-noir thriller, The Absent One, as well as documentary, I Am Belfast.
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Eddie The Eagle, who soars into town on the latest edition of Talking Pictures.
London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, takes a look at the film and its stars, Taron Edgerton and Hugh Jackman squeeze into The Big Interview hot seat. Also in cinemas is Ran, the re-working of King Lear from Japanese director, Akira Kurosawa, and…
At the 1988 Winter Olympics, Britain found a new sporting hero. He was the one-man ski jumping team, he’d qualified for the competition by the skin of his teeth and he didn’t win a medal. In fact, he was permanently in last place. But everybody came under the energetic spell of Eddie Edwards. Nearly 30 years later, he’s inspired a big screen version of his story, which flies into cinemas on…
As soon as Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice was announced, the controversy started. The casting of Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman came in for the most flack. Three years later, the film’s arrived and the debate shows no signs of slowing down. London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, watches the two heroes go head to head. Or should that be tights to tights?
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With so many new films released for the Easter holidays, the latest edition of Talking Pictures from London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, is packed full of goodies.
Idris Elba talks about his role as Chief Bogo in the latest Disney animation, Zootropolis, and the film itself is in the spotlight. As is the other big new release, Batman V Superman:Dawn Of Justice – and…
In 1989 when Wild Orchid was released I was just 19 and this was the very first sexy film I watched. Compared to any movie released these days (without even being labelled erotic) in Wild Orchid sex scenes are really minimal and not so explicit but the eroticism from this film comes from the implicit lust that emerges from the dialogues and the looks. From director Zalman King (Red Shoe Diaries…
StudioCanal have just unveiled the very first trailer and poster for brand new family film ROBINSON CRUSOE, which arrives on UK shores with May Bank Holiday 6 May 2016. From the makers of The House of Magic and A Turtle’s Tale, ROBINSON CRUSOE seems to be a fun-filled adventure in eye-popping 3D for the whole family to enjoy. We cannot wait to see the bunch of all these adorable animals on an…
