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Film review: The Queen’s Corgi

The Queen’s Corgi is a funny animated family movie with great British humour starring Jack Whitehall as Rex, Julie Walters as The Queen, Jon Culshaw as Trump, Ray Winstone, Sheridan Smith, Matt Lucas & Tom Courtenay. The Queen’s Corgi wags its way to UK cinemas on 5thJuly 2019.  The story The Queen’s Corgi follows Rex, the Queen’s Top Dog – a spoilt little Corgi who lives a life…
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Film Review: Hannah streaming now - Exclusive interview with writer/director Andrea Pallaoro

Hannah by writer/director Andrea Pallaoro is a fascinating slice of Slow Cinema. Charlotte Rampling simmers as a woman trying desperately to hold on to her sanity as her world around her collapses. French, with subtitles.  The Trailer  The Review, including quotes from my exclusive interview with writer/director Andrea Pallaoro   Something is rotten in the state of Hannah’s marriage.
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Five-minute chat with Hollywood legend Will Smith about his role as the Genie in Disney’s live-action Aladdin

I recently had the absolute pleasure to attend Disney’s Aladdin press conference and meet the cast as well as film makers from this fast-paced live-action version of the classic animation: writer-director Guy Ritchie, Will Smith as the larger-than-life Genie; Mena Massoud as the charming scoundrel Aladdin; Naomi Scott as Jasmine, the beautiful, self-determined princess; and composer Alan…
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Film Review: Sometimes Always Never starring Bill Nighy out on 14th June

Sometimes Always Never is a surreal, bittersweet tale of opportunities missed, lives lost and regret. Although slightly incoherent what it loses in plot it makes up for in charm. It is out in UK cinemas on 14th June 2019.  The Trailer The Verdict The incredibly stylish Bill Nighy is well placed to play Liverpudlian tailor, Alan, who, many years ago, got into a fight with his son over a game of…
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Blu-Ray review: Picnic - 1950s Hollywood starring William Holden and Kim Novak

Pic Nic is one of the defining landmark films of 1950s Hollywood starring William Holden and Kim Novak. I am revisiting some of the classic movies to coincide with Eureka Entertainment’s release presented for the first time ever on Blu-ray in the UK as part of the Eureka Classics range in 2019. Here I am looking at why Picnic can be seen as an iconic film not because it is symbolic of the post…
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Film review: The Secret Life of Pets 2 starring Kevin Hart & Harrison Ford

The Secret Life of Pets 2 is the sequel to the 2016 animated comedy about what pets do when their humans aren’t home. The sequel continues the story of Max (now voiced by Patton Oswalt) and his pet friends Duke (Eric Stonestreet), Gidget (Jenny Slate), Daisy (Tiffany Haddish).   Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and his longtime collaborator Janet Healy has produced a fun…
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Film review: Disney's live action Aladdin out on 24 May 2019

Disney’s live action Aladdin movie comes to UK cinemas nationwide con 24 May 2019 just in time for the school holidays. London Mums and the kids’ club loved it. Here’s why we highly recommend watching it as a family.  The story  A thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic, Aladdin is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the…
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Film Review: Where Hands Touch out on 10th May

Writer/director Amma Asante’s new film Where Hands Touch takes an intimate look at what it means to be a person of colour in times of political conflict, what it is to be young and in love, and the lives of mixed-race people in Nazi Germany – a subject woefully ignored by most history books.  The trailer The verdict By now it’s fair to say that writer/director Amma Asante is on a…
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Exclusive chat to Lizzie Waterworth-Santo (the voice of Horrid Henry)

It’s been an absolute honour to interview Lizzie Waterworth-Santo, well known as the voice of Horrid Henry in multi BAFTA nominated tv series Horrid Henry – currently in its 5th series on Nickelodeon and Netflix as well as in the 2011 Horrid Henry live action feature film. Lizzie Waterworth-Santo is now back in a brand new animation, Strike, available exclusively in Vue from the 11th of…
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Mary Poppins Tour of London

To celebrate the release of Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns on Digital 4K Ultra HDTM, HD and SD, and on Blu-rayTM and DVD tomorrow, London Mums and the Kids Club were invited to a Mary Poppins’ themed Afternoon Tea on a London Double-decker bus going on a Mary Poppins Tour of the Capital.  Check this out! London is the backdrop of both Mary Poppins movies but did you know that very…
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