The Running Man

At the height of his career, Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in a sci-fi action movie called The Running Man, which was based on a story by Richard Bachman, who turned out to be Stephen King. It was a pale imitation of the original story, and so King decided to withhold his name from the material. Now,…

The Thursday Murder Club

Richard Osman, TV presenter and producer, turned his hand to writing and achieved international success with his murder mystery, The Thursday Murder Club. Becoming a phenomenon, Steven Spielberg instantly bought the rights, brought on board Home Alone director Chris Columbus, and assembled a cast to die for, entering into a deal with Netflix to present…

Violent Night

If you are a fan of the movie Scrooged with Bill Murray, you will remember the start has an advert for an up-and-coming TV movie with Lee Majors called The Night The Reindeer Died. The premise was Santa Claus was under attack by terrorists, and only Lee Major could save them. Somebody had obviously thought…

TV and Streaming – Saturday 11th July 2020

Morning! Wear a mask? Not wear a mask? Well, I can tell you you don’t need to wear a mask for today’s recommendations…unless you go and watch them in Curry’s. Stay safe, look after yourself and Happy Saturdya! AMAZON PRIME INDOCHINE (15) Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Jean Yanne War, Drama, Romance Eliane adopts Camille, whose Vietnamese…

TV and Streaming – Sunday 5th July 2020

Morning! Have we survived the opening of pubs and restaurants? As I didn’t go anywhere, I have no idea. Day two and it’s very windy out there so best stay in to view one of the ton of movies on TV. Don’t forget to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the NHS. Back to clapping at…

TV and Streaming – Monday 13th April 2020

Morning! The weather doesn’t look great this Easter Monday. Thank goodness there’s plenty of movies to keep you occupied. I have tried to spread the types of movies available for viewing and I hope it is helping you get through the day. Stay safe, stay inside and Happy Monday! AMAZON PRIME WHAT WE DID ON…

Peter Rabbit

Director: Will Gluck Starring: James Cordon, Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, Sam Neill, Sia, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki, Daisy Ridley Written by: Will Gluck, Rob Lieber and (based on the characters and tales of “Peter Rabbit”) Beatrix Potter Running Time: 95 mins Cert: PG Release date: 16th March 2018 My late mother was a huge fan…