With so many new films released for the Easter holidays, the latest edition of Talking Pictures from London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, is packed full of goodies.
Idris Elba talks about his role as Chief Bogo in the latest Disney animation, Zootropolis, and the film itself is in the spotlight. As is the other big new release, Batman V Superman:Dawn Of Justice – and…
It’s tradition. Turkey, pudding – and a look back at the best films of the year. And who am I to do otherwise?
For my top five this year, I’ve set two rules. I’m only choosing from films that have been released in UK cinemas during 2015 (so, for instance, the ones I saw at the London Film Festival but which haven’t been given a general distribution aren’t in contention) and I’m only…
Mums and dads – and, more than likely, grandparents as well – will have fond memories of Peanuts, the Charles M Schultz cartoon about Charlie Brown, his friends and, of course, the one and only Snoopy. A daily strip in a national newspaper which also became a series of books and then moved to TV, it’s now arrived on the big screen for the first time in the shape of Snoopy And Charlie Brown…
Veteran actress Lily Tomlin settles into the Big Interview hot seat this week to talk about her new film, Grandma. It’s earned her a Golden Globe nomination this week for Best Actress and London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper, has her say on the movie as well.
Joining Tomlin on the show is co-star Sam Elliott, who is also still in cinemas in The Good Dinosaur. The new DVDs this week are…
What’s your idea of a grandmother? A grey haired lady who bakes great cakes and crochets in the evening? If it is, prepare to have it completely overturned by a new comedy, released in cinemas this Friday, 11 December. Because there’s never been a Grandma quite like Lily Tomlin, as London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper, discovered ……
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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…
It’s a Disney-Pixar double bill this week. Inside Out was released on DVD on Monday and Friday sees the arrival in cinemas of the studio’s latest animation, The Good Dinosaur, certificate PG. London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper, checks out a film that’s light years from prehistoric.
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It all starts with a large “what if?” What if that meteorite that crashed into the…