Film Review: Christmas With The Coopers
Dec 01 2015- Movies
- Last Updated on 01 December 2015
- Freda Cooper

London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper, felt it was only right that she went to see the first of this year’s Christmas offerings from Hollywood. It’s called Christmas With The Coopers! Needless to say, she’s not related to any of the characters, but does the film bear any relation to good cinema? Read on to find out …
Peanuts Fun – How To Draw Charlie Brown
Nov 30 2015- Movies
- Last Updated on 30 November 2015
- Freda Cooper

It’s been a great year for animation at the cinema and it’s not over yet. Snoopy And Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie arrives just before Christmas.
Can’t wait until then? Try getting creative! Because in the run-up to the film’s release, London Mums have some great video guides on how to create your own version of some of the Peanuts characters – and more.
Cate Blanchett interviewed on Talking Pictures
Nov 28 2015- Movies
- Last Updated on 26 November 2015
- Freda Cooper

Weeks don’t get much bigger at the cinema! There’s a deluge of great new releases this week and, if you can’t decide what to see, then let Talking Pictures do it for you.
There’s romantic drama, Carol: its star, Cate Blanchett, is the subject of this week’s Big Interview. Johnny Depp abandons Captain Jack Sparrow to play real-life gangster, Whitey Bulger, in Black Mass. The epic Doctor Zhivago is back in cinemas to celebrate its 50th anniversary re-release and, finally, Disney Pixar’s “dinosaur western”, The Good Dinosaur, rides into town.