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This Week's Movie News From Talking Pictures

The countdown is over because the latest edition of Talking Pictures, your essential guide to the movies, is here!  And two of this week’s new releases at the cinema are real epics.  There’s The Martian, the latest from legendary director, Ridley Scott, with Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on the Red Planet.  And Scott is also in the hot seat for The Big…
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This Week's Movie News On Talking Pictures

Owen Wilson’s in the hot seat for The Big Interview on this week’s Talking Pictures, from London Mums’ very own film critic, Freda Cooper.  And his action hero credentials in new release No Escape are under scrutiny as well.  Also in cinemas is the Brazilian comedy/drama, The Second Mother, and one of the up-coming trio of films about the notorious Kray twins, The Krays:Kill…
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Film Review: The Second Mother

As the summer blockbusters fade into the distance and we build up to this year’s London Film Festival (more of that next week) it’s that time of year when smaller films, often in a foreign language, slip into cinemas. And there’s the occasional gem tucked among them. London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, found one: The Second Mother, all the way from Brazil. And it’s released…
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This Week's Movie News From Talking Pictures

British movies get pride of place on the latest edition Talking Pictures, presented by London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper. Drama 45 Years is in the spotlight and, with trophies from Berlin and Edinburgh already under its belt, Freda’s predicting more awards success, especially for one of its stars, Charlotte Rampling. You heard it here first! Out on DVD this week…
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This Week's Movie News From Talking Pictures

There’s a touch of 1960s nostalgia on this week’s Talking Pictures. It comes courtesy of Guy Ritchie’s take on hit TV series, The Man From UNCLE, released in cinemas this week. And its stars, Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer, share the hot seat for The Big Interview. Other new films in the spotlight include Noah Baumbach’s latest comedy, Mistress America, and…
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This Week's Movie News From Talking Pictures

The latest edition of Talking Pictures, my weekly movie podcast, is out now – and it’s double acts all the way! At the cinema, uptight cop Reese Witherspoon goes on the run with the brassy Sofia Vergara in Hot Pursuit, while Michael Douglas has Jeremy Irvine in his sights – through a rifle – in chase thriller, Beyond The Reach. On DVD, there’s quirky comedy Listen Up Philip…
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Weekly Movie News From The latest Talking Pictures

The latest edition of Talking Pictures is out now! Marvel’s latest super-hero movie, Ant-Man, is under the microscope. And the film’s star, Paul Rudd, gives it large on that shrinking feeling!c My review of the film can also be read in this piece here. That’s not all. New DVDs, X+Y and The Voices are under review, plus there’s the new top five at the British box office – a record…
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Monica & Freda together on the new edition of Talking Pictures podcast - Enjoy our chat!

The latest edition of Talking Picturespodcast has arrived! And London Mums’ very own Monica Costa makes her debut on the show, chatting with Freda about the big family films coming up this summer. New releases at the cinema this week include Ted 2, which is strictly for grown-ups, and Dustin Hoffman in The Choir. On DVD there’s Julianne Moore’s Oscar winning performance in Still…
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Movie news from the latest Talking Pictures show

My Talking Pictures podcast this week is an abs-olute scorcher! The Big Interview hot seat is positively sizzling: not surprising as Channing Tatum is talking about his latest movie, Magic Mike XXL. And two big cinematic figures are back this week – Arnie in Terminator:Genisys and Orson Welles in documentary, Magician. I’m also casting mycritical eye over…
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