December 27-29th, BBC 1 The BBC’s Christmas jewel in the crown for 2011 has been trailed since mid-July it seems and finally landed on Tuesday, three one hour programmes which concluded last night with a great deal of the book crammed in to the end as if the producers forgot how much they had left [...]

Even a murder trial couldn’t blight Christmas for one ordinary country-house family

With a bestselling original novel and smash-hit stage version behind it, Steven Spielberg’s take on this story of one boy and his horse and their experiences of WW1 could not be more highly anticipated. Opening with a swelling orchestra and chocolate-box shots of the British countryside, it is clear that we are meant to be [...]

Jean Pierre Jeunet’s modern classic Amelie is celebrating ten years since its release by making it to Blu-Ray through Momentum Pictures. The film was one of five contemporary classics which were released onto the new format in October. With Christmas just around the corner it might be the time to start dropping hints. Other films [...]

‘Looking after white babies is what I do’, says housemaid Aibileen (Viola Davis), the film starts with a promising voiceover that leaves the viewer unsuspecting of the engrossing, hilarious and witty scenes that lie ahead.  The Help is an interesting title that immediately suggests despair, anguish but also a resolution. Based on the novel of the [...]