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Films Heads up: The Glass Castle (out on 6 October 2017)

    The Glass Castle is a new movie adaptation from the book by Jeannette Walls – her memoir about her bohemian childhood spent travelling around with her alcoholic father (played by Woody Harrelson) and an artistic mother in poverty most of the time. The trailer looks great and shows glimpses of powerful performances by Brie Larson, Naomi Watts and Woody Harrelson.   The Glass Castle…
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DVD review: Baywatch starring Dwayne Johnson & Zac Efron

    Based on the original TV series, Baywatch the comedy brings back great memories from my childhood adding hilarious jokes and more contemporary scenarios. An extended version will be available first on Digital Download on 21 September   and the original version on DVD along with an Extended Edition on Blu-ray™ and 4K Ultra HD™ on 25 September 2017. It has a 15 UK rating for strong…
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Exclusive chat with Dennis Quaid about his role in A Dog’s Purpose

  Dennis Quaid talks to London Mums about his role in the emotional movie A Dog’s Purpose, available on Digital Download now and Blu-ray™ and DVD from 28th August 2017, courtesy of Entertainment One.    Dennis Quaid as Ethan with Buddy in A Dog’s Purpose – Photo credit: Joe Lederer – Universal Studios   Q: What initially attracted you to getting involved in A Dog’s Purpose? DQ…
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Books

Book of the week: The Ultimate Insult Generator by Mike Barfield

  If you want your children to stop using swearwords make them read The Ultimate Insult Generator filled with over 60 Million Hilarious Zingers and Stingers published by Laurence King in August 2017.   The Ultimate Insult Generator is a zany new insult-generating flipbook by the hilarious comic writer and children’s author, Mike Barfield. My 11 year old son could not put it down for the…
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DVD review: Big Little Lies starring Reese Witherspoon

Big Little Lies is for me personally and for my girlfriends one of the best psychological crime series ever made. I might be biased for a couple of reasons but after binge watching it within few nights with my BFF I must confess that I absolutely love it and will watch it again and again to savour the little details. First of all Reese Witherspoon is my latest cover interviewee on the Summer issue…
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Alec Baldwin chats to London Mums about his Boss Baby

After my recent interview with Lisa Kudrow, London Mums have talked to the Boss Baby in person aka Alec Baldwin to coincide with DreamWorks Animation’s release of The Boss Baby on Blu-ray and DVD from 31st July 2017 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.           Q: Hi Alec. You were terrific as the Boss Baby. I mean your voice was …. How much could you relate to the character?
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Chatting with Lisa Kudrow about her role in The Boss Baby

  I am so honoured about this chat with Lisa Kudrow, star in sitcom Friends and more recently DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby,  available on Blu-ray and DVD from 31st July, from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. She is talking voicing the boss baby’s mum in this movie.         Q: What parts of this movie resonate with you?   Lisa: Well, yes I’m a mum and I have a son…
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Audiobooks for children's classics

Today’s children are often bombarded with videos and cannot easily focus on reading a paper book. I have recently discovered the magic effect of audiobooks on my 10 year old son. Diego and I have been recently listening to The Railway Children a lot. This audio gave us the chance to talk about this classic novel in a new mature way considering the historical moment, the way children lived during…
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Film review: Dunkirk

  Christopher Nolan’s latest film Dunkirk, released in UK cinemas on 21 July 2017, won’t disappoint those people who love war drama movies. It’s a very powerful visualisation of how a day as a private during WW2 could have looked like.  It also features an incredible British ensemble cast including Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy, Fionn Whitehead and Harry Styles.
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Ten minutes with Jeremy Strong chatting about writing for kids & his Brother's Famous Bottom

Jeremy Strong has done it again! The King of Comedy has written a brilliantly funny new book, My Brother’s Famous Bottom Makes a Splash, which is the perfect summer read! I have had a chat with him recently to talk about his writing career, his latest book, to ask him tips for aspiring authors and to find out what he is working on at the moment. Just a quick WARNING for when your kids (or…
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