Talking Pictures: Oscar Predictions
Feb 26 2016- Movies
- Last Updated on 25 February 2016
- Freda Cooper

It’s a red carpet line up on this week’s Talking Pictures!
Chiwetel Ejiofor is in The Big Interview hot seat to talk about his latest film, Secret In Their Eyes. And, as well as reviewing the film, London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, casts a critical eye over new releases The Forest and The Benefactor. 007 arrives on DVD in Spectre, as does Robert Redford in the more leisurely A Walk In The Woods. And there’s the latest top five at the British box office.
Film awards: Oscar predictions
Feb 25 2016- Movies
- Last Updated on 24 February 2016
- Freda Cooper

Just two weeks after the BAFTAs, it’s the culmination of the awards season – the Oscars. Past years have seen them follow the form book to the letter. Are we in for more of the same? Or could there be a surprise or two? London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, makes her predictions.
Talking Pictures: Julianne Moore on Freeheld
Feb 19 2016- Movies
- Last Updated on 20 February 2016
- Freda Cooper

An Oscar winner graces The Big Interview hot seat in the new edition of Talking Pictures. Julianne Moore (above), who won Best Actress last year for Still Alice, talks about her latest film, Freeheld. Released in cinemas and online on Friday, 19 February, it’s based on the true story about an equal rights campaign that changed American law.
London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, also takes a look at new release Chronic, which stars Tim Roth as a dedicated home care nurse. And, on DVD, Ben Foster plays the disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong in The Program.