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Cheryl Cole and Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka.

Tom Hardy joins Inception

We can't make up our minds if we fancy Tom Hardy or not. He looked gorgeous in the new Kleenex advert, but we still can't get the image of him sporting that awful wig in Wuthering Heights out of our heads!

Next year he's starring in the latest Christopher Nolan film Inception with our other new obsession Joseph Gordan Levitt.  We feel we may go cross eyed watching them both on screen!  Information on the film is still top secret.  We haven't bothered showing you the trailer 'cause it's got Leonardo Di Crapio in it. 

Inception is out July 2010 and we can't wait!

 

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Precious - The battle of the divas!

 

We're still harping on about how fantastic the film Precious is! But it's not just the film we're loving.  Two of our favourite divas Mariah Carey and Mary J Blige have also contributed to the soundtrack and we can't wait to see if these tunes get Oscar nominations. 

Our money's on Mary.  No one does angst like her! Co written by Raphael Saadiq, I Can See Color is a raw and extremely emotional ballad and with Mary's troublesome background, the lyrics seem even more poignant. 100% by Mariah produced by longtime collaborator Jermaine Dupri and is a signature Mariah ballad and on a par with anthems like Hero and Butterfly. Cue choir, vocal gymnastics and obligatory video of Mariah encased in a tiny lycra dress being blown about by a wind machine.

Which one is your favourite?

Mary J Blige - I Can See Color

Mariah Carey - 100%

Plan B, he so nasty!

We love Plan B. He so nasty! If Plan B and Azealia Banks hooked up, they could make potty mouth music together and it would be amazing! Plan B is in the new Harry Brown film starring Michael Caine and he's also on the soundtrack with this track with Chase & Status.  Check out End Credits. It's a tune!

Chase & Status ft Plan B - End Credits

Chase and Status | MySpace Video

Precious: A Review

So, on Tuesday night we were treated to an exclusive screening of new drama 'Precious'. Already being tipped as a frontrunner for next year's Oscar's, Precious tells the story of Clareece 'Precious' Jones, a morbidly overweight, illiterate, sixteen year old black girl from Harlem, living with a physically abusive mother, whilst also being pregnant with her second child by a sexually abusive father. Based on the hit novel 'Push by Sapphire', we were ready for a harsh hitting film, but even we were shocked by the relentless misery and despair that forms the basis of the story.

It is the standout performances that make the film  - newcomer Gabourey Sidibe shines as the downtrodden teenager that aches to be loved, and Mariah Carey is a revelation as dowdy social worker Ms.Weiss. However, it's Mo'nique who steals the show as Clareece's poisonous mother 'Mary', a lazy, hard woman with issues of her own...

This really is a must see film - despite the darkness that permeates the script, it's also life affirming, and compelling throughout. We'll be very surprised if it doesn't walk away with a clutch of statuettes next year...

Thank you to the UK Film Council for the invite.

Knees up Harry Brown!

We went to see a film called Harry Brown on Monday.  We would have written about it sooner but we were too excited about going to see Precious!

Harry Brown is kind of a western, but with pensioners and Michael Caine playing ummm....Michael Caine really.  Caine plays a retired widower who after witnessing the growing violence on his estate, decides to take a stand and take matters into his own hands with devastating repercussions.

We didn't expect much from this film. A film starring Michael Caine hardly sets our hearts beating, but we were surprised by his credible portrayal of a vigilante pensioner.  It's a realistic depiction of a man angered with revenge, yet still frail from life and heartbreak.  The film is a slow burner, with tension built up with a subtle soundtrack and gritty cinematography.  Unlike most American films, the violence is not gratuitous and over the top.  Scenes of drug and sexual abuse, bullying and torture are horrific and brutal, but saddening to know that this violence is now common place in society today.

The only thing that bothered us about the film was Emily Mortimer. Her role as a detective was unconvincing and light. How she reached the ranks of dectective, we don't know.  But don't let that put you off. Go see it!

Nepotism much?

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidmans son has been chosen to star in the new Red Dawn Remake which originally starred Charlie Sheen and Patrick Swayze.  Oh the hard work this kid must have put in to get this role!  All the auditions, role calls, meetings.........

  

We wanna see this....

 

We heart Ellen Page! We also love roller skates and films about social outcasts, so we can’t wait for Ellen’s latest film Whip It.  Directed by Drew Barrymore and also starring Eve, Ellen Page stars as the small town misfit who discovers and falls in love with Roller Derby.  Check out the trailer