http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/ Top stories for Film and TV http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2108152_classic_film_screenings_in_reading_minster Two stories of star cross’d lovers will unfold in a ‘holy’ unusual setting next week. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2108152_classic_film_screenings_in_reading_minster Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2108136_tv_choice_my_big_fat_gypsy_wedding__alien_v_predator Every week our square-eyed reporters take a look at what’s on TV – the highlights and the lowlights – and pick what they think you should watch or avoid. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2108136_tv_choice_my_big_fat_gypsy_wedding__alien_v_predator Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107922_film_review_a_dangerous_method The ubiquitous Michael Fassbender stars in David Cronenberg’s latest film about the inception of psychoanalysis – but for once, it’s not the Shame actor who stands out. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107922_film_review_a_dangerous_method Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107887_casablanca_dumbo_and_romeo__juliet_at_movies_at_the_minster After getting the tears flowing with It’s a Wonderful Life before Christmas, the big screen is back at Reading Minster St Marys on February 17th and 18th as Movies at the Minster returns for a trio of screenings inspired by that magical thing, love (remember, it is Valentines Day that week boys!). http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107887_casablanca_dumbo_and_romeo__juliet_at_movies_at_the_minster Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107582_tv_choice_coppers_and_sun_sex_and_suspicious_parents Every week our square-eyed reporters take a look at what’s on TV – the highlights and the lowlights – and pick what they think you should watch or avoid. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107582_tv_choice_coppers_and_sun_sex_and_suspicious_parents Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107486_club_marmalades_taboo_nightclub_event_in_tv_documentary A nightclub event for people with learning disabilities is to feature in a documentary about dating and love. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107486_club_marmalades_taboo_nightclub_event_in_tv_documentary Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107464_film_review_the_descendants The Descendants has undeniable high points but there is much about the writing and direction that make it an awkward and disengaging watch. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107464_film_review_the_descendants Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107170_film_of_the_month_war_horse_haywire_the_iron_lady_or_the_artist This month, intrepid film reviewer Kim Francis has been to see War Horse, Haywire, The Iron Lady and The Artist and we'd love to know what you thought of each film before announcing the most popular. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107170_film_of_the_month_war_horse_haywire_the_iron_lady_or_the_artist Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107022_film_review_haywire The string of visually striking fight sequences can’t save a film set against a dull seen-it-before espionage plot that is thinly developed. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2107022_film_review_haywire Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2106582_film_review_war_horse Beautifully-shot, War Horse feels both old fashioned as well as contemporary and its epic scale works brilliantly in its favour. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2106582_film_review_war_horse Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2106462_kate_winslet_wins_her_third_golden_globe Kate Winslet picked up a best actress award at the Golden Globes last night. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2106462_kate_winslet_wins_her_third_golden_globe Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2106402_tv_choice_a_bit_of_a_devil_three_hungry_boys__secrets_of_the_shoplifters Every week our square-eyed reporters take a look at what’s on TV – the highlights and the lowlights – and pick what they think you should watch or avoid. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2106402_tv_choice_a_bit_of_a_devil_three_hungry_boys__secrets_of_the_shoplifters Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2106174_film_review_the_iron_lady Less an involving biopic, more an underdeveloped sketch of an elderly woman struggling towards the end of her life, The Iron Lady flicks between events in her past and Margaret Thatcher in the present day. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2106174_film_review_the_iron_lady Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2106043_preview_screening_of_shame_at_vue_tomorrow Reading Vue cinema is screening a preview of Shame tomorrow followed by a satellite question and answer session with the writer and director. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2106043_preview_screening_of_shame_at_vue_tomorrow Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2105789_film_review_the_artist Subtitled movies aren’t everyone’s cup of wet brown stuff, and if they’re black and white and silent too – and not even a well-loved classic – they’re even less likely to hit the spot. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2105789_film_review_the_artist Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2105402_christmas_crackers_our_tv_choice Caroline Cook and Phil Creighton present their guide to the best Christmas TV http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2105402_christmas_crackers_our_tv_choice Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2105393_film_review_the_girl_with_the_dragon_tattoo The books by Swedish author Stieg Larsson were huge bestsellers and the films that swiftly followed were received just as warmly. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2105393_film_review_the_girl_with_the_dragon_tattoo Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2105003_film_review_another_earth If in Another Earth you’re anticipating generic science fiction fare, think again. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2105003_film_review_another_earth Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2104600_film_review_puss_in_boots As one of the characters, alongside Donkey, that steals the show in the Shrek films, it’s a no-brainer that doe-eyed feline charmer Puss in Boots would wind up with his very own spin-off movie. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2104600_film_review_puss_in_boots Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2104215_film_review_5050 50/50 is a sensitively-handled film about a young man’s struggle with cancer. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2104215_film_review_5050 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2103839_film_review_justice With the weekend’s release of the latest film in the Twilight saga always set to swallow up the biggest slice of the box office takings, other new releases have been thin on the ground. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2103839_film_review_justice Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2103443_film_review_arthur_christmas This strategically-released festive animated feature is the second foray into the world of CGI for Bristol-based stopmotion studio Aardman. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2103443_film_review_arthur_christmas Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2103045_film_review_in_time It’s no surprise that so many films made in Hollywood today rely on novels, comic books and other pre-existing material for their inspiration when the alternative is original screenplays like In Time. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2103045_film_review_in_time Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2102588_film_review_the_adventures_of_tintin Steven Spielberg is the man who shaped the childhood of a generation. The Indiana Jones films, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and ET have all inspired, amazed and captured our imaginations. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2102588_film_review_the_adventures_of_tintin Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2102188_film_review_the_ides_of_march With George Clooney continuing to make a name for himself in the arena of political thrillers, it’s no surprise to learn he’s taken the reins of this latest foray into the world of politics. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2102188_film_review_the_ides_of_march Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2101979_april_hopes_to_blossom_in_the_bachelor Miss Reading Town, April Banbury, is hoping she will be the favourite Bachelor girl today. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2101979_april_hopes_to_blossom_in_the_bachelor Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2101805_film_review_real_steel Hugh Jackman is a genuinely lovely man. A personable, down-to-earth, family man. And he’s charming, buff and handsome to boot. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2101805_film_review_real_steel Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2101579_tv_choice_secret_millionaire_71_degrees_north_and_cops Every week our square-eyed reporters take a look at what’s on TV – the highlights and the lowlights – and pick what they think you should watch or avoid. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2101579_tv_choice_secret_millionaire_71_degrees_north_and_cops Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2101376_film_review_dont_be_afraid_of_the_dark When a name like Guillermo del Toro is attached to a project, it’s a promise that what you’re about to see contains a modicum of the magic that makes the directorial ventures of the respected filmmaker in question so brilliant. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2101376_film_review_dont_be_afraid_of_the_dark Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2101160_tv_choice_surviving_midsomer_x_factor__fresh_meat Every week our square-eyed reporters take a look at what’s on TV – the highlights and the lowlights – and pick what they think you should watch or avoid. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2101160_tv_choice_surviving_midsomer_x_factor__fresh_meat Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2100929_film_review_abduction Now, maybe it’s giving away something that shouldn’t be revealed but, quite frankly, it’s a bit off that this film is named after an event that doesn’t even happen. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2100929_film_review_abduction Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2100806_reading_beauty_sets_her_sights_on_london The Reading beauty who dazzled her way to the final four in the televised search for Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model has her sights set on London. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2100806_reading_beauty_sets_her_sights_on_london Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2100465_film_review_the_debt The Debt is a tense, gripping affair with moments of high-octane action. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2100465_film_review_the_debt Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2100405_from_wokinghams_pizza_express_to_the_new_york_spotlight A WAITER who swapped a Wokingham pizza restaurant for the New York spotlight – on the recommendation of a top Hollywood actor – has become one of the young talents to watch in America. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2100405_from_wokinghams_pizza_express_to_the_new_york_spotlight Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2100061_film_review_tinker_tailor_soldier_spy Already being tipped for Oscar success, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is an adaptation of the best-selling John le Carré spy novel that was turned into a successful TV series in 1979 starring Alec Guinness. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_cinema/s/2100061_film_review_tinker_tailor_soldier_spy Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:00:00 -0000