Posts Tagged ‘Billy Connolly’
Film review: The Hobbit – The Battle Of The Five Armies
Dec 10 2014- Freda Cooper
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Director Peter Jackson’s 13 year trek through Middle Earth has come to an end. After the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, the third and final Hobbit film arrives this week. And that’s it. Bilbo’s banished, Elrond’s escaped and Legolas is long gone – so to speak. It’s been an epic journey, to say the least. Six long films, a massive cast and an eye watering budget for The Hobbit – The Battle Of The Five Armies of £462 million, making it reputedly the most expensive production ever. Is it a fitting finale? Prepare yourself for one last visit to the world of hobbits, elves and dwarves …….
Film review: What We Did On Our Holiday
Sep 22 2014- Freda Cooper
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On London Mums Magazine online last month, we previewed the British comedy, What We Did On Our Holiday, which arrives in cinemas this Friday, 26 September 2014. The trailer showed something uplifting and funny, with an appealing cast that includes David Tennant and Billy Connolly. And, with the writers of TV’s Outnumbered behind it as well, the omens were good.
But the finished article turns out to be a completely different film – and not in a good way!
