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New York State of Mind

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on December 17, 2009

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Star of countless movie and TV appearances, New York City is one of the most filmed locations on the planet. And certainly one of the most beautiful – celluloid loves this city. From its steel and glass canyons to suburban backwaters, you kind of ‘know’ NYC before you ever visit.

I’ve been living in Manhattan since July and have witnessed a plethora of cables, grips, stars and star-struck tourists clogging the city streets. From SATC 2 and Jennifer Aniston’s flick The Bounty, to The Adjustment Bureau with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, New York is just made for making movies.

And if you’re a celeb spotter you’re in seventh heaven – they’re everywhere. Mr Big in my gym (I wasn’t looking my best doing sweaty crunches - but then neither was he) to Ugly Betty waiting for her close up in the street outside, the Gossip Girls are all over the city…

So with a Noo Yawk theme in mind, here are clips from some of my favourite NYC-based films:

Manhattan

Gerswhin, black & white, Woody Allen, The Brooklyn Bridge - what more could you ask for?

Taxi Driver

You talkin’ to me?

Annie Hall

Rock lobster: Woody and Diane are sublime in arguably his best-ever movie.

American Gangster

Extortion, murder, racketeering… all in a day’s work.

I Am Legend

A chilling view of NYC that hopefully will remain fiction.

When Harry Met Sally

I want what she’s having (the woman who says this in the movie is the director’s mum!).

Spider-Man 2

Peter Parker is, er, not back.

Vanilla Sky

Tom. Alone. In an empty Times Square - this movie is brilliant!

Wall Street

Greed is Right. Greed is Good. Greed Works. The word according to Gekko.

Man on Wire

Philip Petit walks between the twin towers. Incredibly moving.

The Sopranos

Okay, so it’s Joisy, not New York. But who gives a Bada Bing?!

New York, I Love You

An all-star cast in a collection of ‘homage’ vignettes to the great city.

Couch Potato Wedges: dipping into some lesser known facts about The Stepford Wives

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Beth

on June 14, 2009

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1. The Stepford Wives is based on the novel by Ira Levin, who also penned Rosemary’s Baby.

2. It tells the story of Joanna, a young housewife who moves from New York to the suburban town of Stepford and slowly discovers something sinister behind the tranquil air of her neighbours. The film has spawned the sequels Revenge of the Stepford Wives, The Stepford Children, and The Stepford Husbands, plus an inferior remake.

3. Diane Keaton was originally cast as Joanna, but Katherine Ross stepped into the role when Keaton pulled out before filming began.

4. Susan Sarandon, Julie Christie, Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, Natalie Wood, Jacqueline Bisset and Stockard Channing were just a few of the other beauties considered for the Joanna role.

5. The film co-stars Nanette Newman, whose role as a Stepford wife is all the more amusing considering her reputation as the Fairy Liquid queen.

6. Mary Stuart Masterson made her film debut as one of the children.

7. It’s possible to emulate a Stepford wife without living in Stepford. Here’s how.

8. The term ‘Stepford Wife’ has become a widely used term to describe women who willingly take on a subservient role in their relationships. Since marrying Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes has been regularly targeted with this label by the gossip press.

9. The 1998 film Disturbing Behaviour is a teen version of The Stepford Wives, with a twist. How ironic that it also stars Katie Holmes.

10. Even more ironic, however, is the fact that The Stepford Wives remake stars Nicole Kidman.

Showing on ITV3 tonight at 9pm

Couch Potato Pickings | The First Wives Club

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Beth

on April 20, 2009

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On E4 tonight at 10.30pm

Following hot on the 6-inch heels of yesterday’s Nine to Five, here we have another trio of women, again played by a screen actress, a comedian and a singer, in another battle of the sexes comedy.

In this one, the threesome are getting revenge on their unfaithful husbands rather than their boss.

News Muse - 1980s redux

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Adele

on September 19, 2008

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It started in a subtle way. Top Gun-style Ray Bans became fashionable again. Then in snuck the legwarmers followed by the leggings, spandex waist belts and oversized tops. Then came Miami Vice the movie and the recent reunion of New Kids on the Block. Yep, the 1980s are sooo back!

Unfortunately, everything wasn’t hunkydory even in those days, and this week (here comes this post’s vague and only link to the News), yuppies of the noughties have been going through similar financial rollercoasters as their predecessors. Mergers, bankruptcies, redundancies, take-overs, the ‘credit crunch’…it’s looking uglier than a botoxed Michael Douglas.

So, considering we should all be careful with our pennies, what better way to save money than staying in all weekend, watching 80s movies and dancing and singing along to their overbearing soundtracks.