Monthly Archives: January 2018

Repeal The Eighth

Posted on January 31, 2018 by The Bellissimo Files

Only a few months ago I walked past some pregnancy test shelves and thought to myself, wow that’s a period of my life that is now over. It was hard to comprehend that as pregnancy tests have been a very … Continue reading →

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Review: “The Post”

Posted on January 19, 2018 by The Bellissimo Files

For the first time ever, Hollywood heavy weights, Meryl Streep, Tim Hanks and Stephen Spielberg come together on the big screen to tell the story that shook America to its core – the discovery of the Pentagon papers. The Papers … Continue reading →

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Review: “The Commuter”

Posted on January 19, 2018 by The Bellissimo Files

The Commuter Stop the train – I want to get off. Not because something sinister is happening on the train but because I can’t believe what I am watching! We all loved the fact that in his mid 50s, Liam … Continue reading →

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Interview: Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks (The Post)

Posted on January 16, 2018 by The Bellissimo Files

Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg team up, on the big screen, for the very first time in “The Post”. As to be expected, when there is talent of this calibre, they deliver a fantastic film. One that is … Continue reading →

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Interview: Liam Neeson “The Commuter”

Posted on January 13, 2018 by The Bellissimo Files

Liam Neeson is back to save the day in his latest action film, “The Commuter”. Thanks to “Taken”, if I ever needed rescuing, it would be Liam Neeson that I would want to save me. To paraphase his famous “Taken” … Continue reading →

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Interview: Kristin Scott-Thomas (“Darkest Hour”)

Posted on January 12, 2018 by The Bellissimo Files

Kristin Scott Thomas stars as Clementine, Winston Churchill’s wife, in “Darkest Hour”. I got the chance to have a quick chat with Kristin about why after declining the role so many times, this was the film she wanted to portray … Continue reading →

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Interview: Lily James (Darkest Hours)

Posted on January 10, 2018 by The Bellissimo Files

Lily James is brilliant as ‘Elizabeth Layton’, Winston Churchill’s (Gary Oldman) secretary and right hand woman, in “Darkest Hour”. I recently caught up with Lily to talk about: the responsibility she felt playing a character based on someone who existed. … Continue reading →

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Help! Why is that word sometimes so hard to say?

Posted on January 8, 2018 by The Bellissimo Files

  The above picture is what people saw on their TVs this morning if they were watching “Ireland AM”. It looks like things are all under control, just as we are about to go to air. What no-one sees (or … Continue reading →

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