StudioCanal have just unveiled the very first trailer and poster for brand new family film ROBINSON CRUSOE, which arrives on UK shores with May Bank Holiday 6 May 2016. From the makers of The House of Magic and A Turtle’s Tale, ROBINSON CRUSOE seems to be a fun-filled adventure in eye-popping 3D for the whole family to enjoy. We cannot wait to see the bunch of all these adorable animals on an…
2016 has been quite a year for the European Space Agency and the absolute protagonist of the latest out-of-this-world adventure is Tim Peake, ESA’s first British astronaut who has inspired kids with his regular videos from space during his mission in the past months. He is now the star of a new picture book published by Penguin Random House Children’s UK. GOODNIGHT SPACEMAN, produced…
As a writer, I get to review books well ahead of publication date. I could not resist revealing a new book out in April though as it is really sweet and officially one of London Mums’ favourite picture books’ characters in 2016. Caution! This book contains a crunching, munching book monster! Whatever you do, don’t let him out. Uh-oh. Too late!
Nibbles is a very naughty book monster…
From the look of it, May 2016 will be remembered for one of the months with most film releases this year. There’s one film in particular that caught my eye, FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS from acclaimed British director Stephen Frears (Philomena, The Queen) and starring Oscar winner Meryl Streep alongside British icon Hugh Grant and The Big Bang Theory’s hilarious Simon Helberg. This is…
There’s nothing more relaxing than watching a vintage movie. On 14 March the classic melodramatic 1960 masterpiece ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS by Italian Director Luchino Visconti was released in Blu-Ray by Eureka in an amazingly restored version including exclusive documentaries and interviews.
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Luchino Visconti is the master director behind classics such as La terra trema…
If you can’t get enough of Tom Hiddleston in The Night Manager, then check out the latest Talking Pictures! The Man Of The Moment is the subject of this week’s Big Interview, talking about his latest movie High-Rise. And he keeps his shirt on!
Also in cinemas this week is Marguerite, the French film based on the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins. Kate Winslet models some…
Kung Fu Panda 3, the latest adventures of cuddly martial arts panda Po, arrived on the big screen this week and is in the spotlight on the latest edition of Talking Pictures. And Oscar winning actor, J K Simmons, is in the hot seat for this week’s Big Interview, talking about voicing the film’s villain, the evil Kai.
London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, also checks out the third…
I was recently star-struck when I met two of the most successful animation directors of this decade, Byron Howard (Tangled, Bolt) and Rich Moore (Wreck-It Ralph, The Simpsons), who came to London to promote their latest film Zootropolis, which is one of the best comedy adventures Disney has ever produced. In this exclusive interview they reveal lots of behind the scenes anecdotes.
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In the run up to the launch of new superheros’ movie MARVEL’S CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, Disney has launched a great teaser campaign with fantastic looking posters – especially for all those Avengers’ fans out there (including London Mums and Kids Club). The unthinkable seems to happen in the Avengers’ world: they fight against each other and obviously take sides either…
It may not be official, but this March seems like Sequels Month. The latest from Batman and Superman arrives just before Easter, as does My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3 is out at the end of this week. It’s getting crowded. First out of the blocks, however, is the latest in the post-dystopian series, Divergent:Allegiant.
It’s the third in the franchise and arrives in cinemas…