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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 > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Big Love: 1 of 5
As Big Love begins your greeted by the delightful tunes of The Beach Boys and a very old looking Bill Paxton (probably best known from the movie Alien), why's he looking so smug I asked myself; 20 minutes in and the truth is realised, Bill Paxton looks so happy because his character of Bill is married to three different wome... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Shortbus: 1 of 5
Just where to start with a movie like Shortbus, in the words of Maria "To start at the very beginning, is a very good place to start" but with Shortbus it's difficult to tell where to begin. Probably the best place to start is with a warning, 9 Songs and Intimacy came out upon world markets with warnings about being the most... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: 2 Days in Paris: 1 of 5
It's not very often that I will actually laugh out loud; it's even less often that I will laugh out loud time and time again during the same movie. Two Days In Paris has literally rocked my world, I laughed so hard I almost cried, its without a doubt the funniest movie I have seen this year, mind you at the time of writing t... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Penelope: 1 of 5
Many years ago after a spat with a witch, the Wilhern family had a terrible curse put on it. The witch vowed that the first born daughter of the direct Wilhern bloodline would be cursed with a terrible deformity; the only way to break the spell is to find a husband of aristocratic decent who will love her for what she truly ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Inland Empire: 1 of 5
David Lynch's latest voyage is an unusual, mind numbing combination of experimental film-making, typical Lynch style traits and headache inducing digital video imagery. As a David Lynch fan for nearly 30 years his latest movie leaves me cold, while the story, acting, and experimentation may have been good the camerawork dest... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Hottie and the Nottie: 1 of 5
Depending on the time of day if you visit the Internet Movie Database you might find Paris Hilton's latest feature listed as the worst movie of all-time. This intrigued me, could a movie really be this bad? As is so often the case the proof of the pudding is in the eating as I settled down to discover if The Hottie And Notti... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Timber Falls: 1 of 5
Write your article herI was kind of wary about Timber Falls, it sounded an awful lot like the 2003 movie Wrong Turn. While I rather enjoyed Wrong Turn I feel there are too many of those "Young people find backwards folk in the mountains" type of films. However what Timber Falls delivered was atmosphere, real atmosphere the l... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Grace Is Gone: 1 of 5
To me there is a clear divide between a TV movie, and a movie designed to be seen by a cinema audience. TV movies are more often than not a little to saccharine for my liking, staying on the right side of decent its confines very restricted, they are often very insular. Cinema movies blow out of the confines of a TV movie, t... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Fearless: 1 of 5
Max Klein leaves a cornfield a baby in one arm, a young boy holding his hand. Something has happened. The something we are soon made aware of is that the plane that they were on has crashed. Bodies lie all around, and a general feel of anarchy is strong as men and women cry out for their loved ones. While all are in turmoil ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Things We Lost in the Fire: 1 of 5
Danish director Susanne Bier the who's movies Open Hearts, The Brothers, and After The Wedding are all currently in various stages of production for Hollywood style remakes; has turned her back to some degree on her Dogma style roots and embraces this loving story about life after death and helping of those less fortunate. A... More..