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I am a retired Helium steward covering movies in the entertainment channel, I find myself with little free time on my hands at present, but am more than happy to lend a hand where needed.

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Entertainment > Movie Genres Have Hollywood horror movies gone too far?: 1 of 58
Have Hollywood horror movies gone too far? The answer for me is an irrefutable NO. The reason I say this is because the reality being that very few movies spawn from Hollywood, I put it that the question should really be "Have American horror movies gone too far?" To which I'd still reply NO!Hollywood HorrorSadly the horror m... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Casino Royale: 1 of 55
Having heard so many positive things I could not wait for the new look James Bond movie Casino Royale. Many people had claimed to have been to the cinemas two, three and even four times to see this "The best Bond yet!" So as me and my other half settled down on a Saturday night to watch this movie we had high expectations; tw... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Children of Men: 1 of 36
Children Of Men is another one of those movies that divides the audience. I have read dozens of reviews stating it's either the best thing since sliced bread, or that it's totally up itself. With such a divided swing of votes I decided it was something that I definitely needed to see.It's London in 2007 and office worker Theo... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Bucket List: 1 of 25
What happens when you put Oscar Winners Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman together with Oscar Nominated writer and director Rob Reiner? Pure Brilliance.Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) is a hard talking but incredibly clever hospital owner, he works hard and plays harder. If he is disturbed, it better be for something good, after... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Disturbia: 1 of 24
Disturbia is in ways like a flashback to the 1980's, during that period a series of teen horror or thriller movies bought adult genre's to a younger audience. Prime examples of this were The Lost Boys and Fright Night, both had a sort of cult mentality about them and the kids loved them. Turn the clock back three to four mont... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews Television reviews: Doctor Who: 1 of 17
It was the 23rd November 1963, and before people had decent TV guides; families up and down England gathered round to watch the new medical show, Doctor Who; boy were they in for a shock. Doctor Who, or The Doctor as he is only ever addressed is a time traveller. With the aid of his time machine known as The Tardis (Tardis st... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Hills Have Eyes: 1 of 17
In 1977 Wes Craven became a horror movie legend after bringing his tale of desert cannibals to the screen. The Hills Have Eyes, was released, censored, censored again; and then banned in the UK before being re-released 2 years later. In 2005 Wes Craven was confronted with the idea of re-telling the story, and although he want... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Brave One: 1 of 17
Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) is a New York radio journalist, her show appeals to the art community as she talks about the city, its changes, and how she both loves and hates it. Her job may be good, but her home life is better, Erica is due to marry her partner David (Naveen Andrews)in the near future; things really could not be... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Hostel II: 1 of 16
A year and a month ago I saw a movie that re-energised my belief in American's making horror movies, for years I had been completely disillusioned with American horror and had turned to Italy to see movies that made me feel something. That is of course until Hostel, Hostel was a movie that gave me real feeling for horror agai... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Mr. Brooks (2007): 1 of 16
Having not watched many movies of late, I recently engaged in a three day movie spectacular in which I saw 20 recent movies. Of all that I saw Mr. Brooks gave me the most unusual challenge of reviewing, because nearly 48 hours on I'm still not sure if I liked it or not.Mr. Brooks as a movie is like two ships crashing into eac... More..