Melissa McCarthy’s The Boss in Talking Pictures

Jun 10 2016

Melissa McCarthy’s in charge on this week’s edition of Talking Pictures!  She’s in the Big Interview hot seat, talking about her latest comedy, The Boss, which is directed by her husband, Ben Falcone.  London Mums’ resident film critic Freda Cooper casts her eye over the rest of this week’s new releases, which include Learning To Drive, with Ben Kingsley and Patricia Clarkson, Oscar nominated Embrace Of The Serpent, Japanese animation When Marnie Was There and Michael Moore’s latest documentary, Where To Invade Next.

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Film Review: Learning To Drive starring Ben Kingsley

Jun 09 2016

Sometimes there’s more to a film than you expect.  And Learning To Drive, released this Friday, certificate 15, is a case in point.  It’s a title that leads you in one direction, but don’t underestimate it.

London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, discovers if it gets out of third gear.

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Kevin Hart meets London Mums at Doggy Dinner to launch The Secret Life of Pets film (out on 24 June)

Jun 05 2016

I did not know Kevin Hart before meeting him but I quickly figured I must have been the only person in the world not knowing him: He has 30 million followers on Twitter and 30 million on Instagram. Kevin Hart is one of the world’s funniest comedians following Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy’s footsteps. He was recently in London to launch new animation movie The Secret Life of Pets made by the humans behind Despicable Me. From the clips that I have seen so far the film looks hilarious and extremely comic for both children and adults.

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