Here is London Mums’ list of the Best Book Adaptations. My favourite book adaptation of all times has to be Gone with the Wind. What’s your favourite one?
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a moving love story from the best-selling novel by Colm Tobin, adapted by the successful screenwriter and novelist Nick Hornby, best known for his novel High Fidelity. Set in the 1950s the story follows Eilis…
At the London Film Festival press conference for Suffragette last month, the panel – including Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan – were asked which contemporary women inspired them most. The answer was instantaneous and unanimous: Malala Yousafzai. The remarkable teenager’s life has been made into a documentary, one that was screened at the LFF (London Film Festival) and which arrives in…
This Week's Movie News From Talking Pictures including an interview with Brooklyn star Saoirse Ronan
This week’s Talking Pictures comes over all nostalgic! There’s sweeping 1950s drama, Brooklyn, and its star, Saoirse Ronan, is in the hot seat for this week’s Big Interview. And there’s the re-issue of classic romance Brief Encounter to mark the film’s 70th anniversary.
Also in the spotlight is documentary, He Named Me Malala, about equal rights campaigner Malala…
November looks like being nostalgia month. There’s re-issues of weepies Brief Encounter and Doctor Zhivago, as well as new arrivals The Dressmaker and Bridge Of Spies, but ahead of them all comes the adaptation of Colm Toibin’s best seller, Brooklyn. London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, took the journey to see how well it made the leap from page to screen.
The story
In the…
After a break last week, Talking Pictures is most definitely back – as is a certain secret agent, James Bond, in his latest outing, Spectre. And his new M, played by Ralph Fiennes, is in the hot seat for a grilling in The Big Interview.
There’s also a review of Australian family movie, Paper Planes, while on DVD there’s the blockbusting Jurassic World and Ian…
Breathe a sigh of relief. After all the build-up, Spectre is at last out in cinemas. It’s the 24th outing for 007 and one of the biggest cinema events this year. But once you’ve got past the hype, what can you expect? The latest mission for London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper, was to find out.
The story
As James Bond storylines go, this is probably one of the more…
Tomorrowland: A World Beyond is available on Disney Blu-ray TM & DVD now! To celebrate this great movie, London Mums have interviewed child star Thomas Robinson exclusively. He plays young Frank in the film. George Clooney stars as the adult Frank. Check out our report from the original press conference here.
Q: Can you tell us about your experience working as an actor?
TR: Its been a…
After the huge success of Shaun the Sheep the Movie, Aardman has just revealed the first look image from Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas, the first ever Shaun the Sheep thirty-minute special which is due to air on BBC One at Christmas.
The stop-frame special will chronicle another of family favourite Shaun the Sheep’s adventures, and introduce hilarious new characters to the Aardman…
Ever noticed that some films are only released through one cinema chain? It’s not uncommon for smaller, independent films but when a big group is involved, it’s more unusual – and often a bad sign. Released in time for half term, Animal Kingdom: Let’s Go Ape is only being screened in Vue cinemas. A bad omen? London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper, finds out.
The…
The news of the forthocoming release of Disney / Lucasfilm Ltd. latest Star Wars instalment has sent the fans across the galaxy into a frenzy to get lots of merchandising ahead of the movie release on 17 December, 2015. The excitement is really building up for all sorts of Star Wars: The Force Awakens products. Before showcasing London Mums’ favourite ones, have a taster of…