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  • Charlotte's Film Club: Bridget Jones' Diary
    Its the end of Charlotte's week of  'Cosy British films for a wet Sunday afternoon' or 'Richard Curtis/Hugh Grant films', with the focus today being on 'Bridget Jones' Diary'. At the start of the New Year, 32-year-old Bridget (Renée Zellweger) decides it's time to take control of her life, and start keeping a diary. She soon finds herself trapped between the interests of two men; her caddish boss 'Daniel Cleaver', played by Hugh Grant, and childhood contact 'Mark Darcy' (Colin Firth).
    8 min
  • Charlotte's Film Club: Burnt
    Charlotte is back to head the Film Club this week once more. This week we look at Films with great food for thought. Today's pick is 'Burnt' from 2015. This comedy stars Bradley Cooper as a once great chef, who's career fell apart after his rough and diva-like behaviour. Given a second chance by a former colleague, the chef finds himself working in a prestigious London restaurant, where he works hard to earn the third Michelin star he has always wanted. Daniel Brühl, Sienna Miller and Omar Sy also star.  
    7 min
  • Charlotte's Film Club: Super Size Me
    Last on this week of 'Food for thought' is 'Super Size me', the documentary covering a man's social experiment, which consisted of eating only McDonalds food. Director Morgan Spurlock's experiment saw him eat only McDonalds for an entire month. In the process his weight balloons, his energy level plummets and he experiences all sorts of unexpected -- and terrifying -- side effects. At the same time, he also examines the corporate giant's growing role in the lives of American consumers, and its methods of indoctrinating young people while contributing to America's obesity epidemic.
    7 min
  • Charlotte's Film Club: The Founder
    Our week of 'Food for Thought' continues today, as Charlotte picks 'The Founder', a biographical on the well known McDonalds food chain's foundation, to enter the Film Club hall of fame. The film retells the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac (John Carroll Lynch) and Dick McDonald (Nick Offerman), the owners of a burger operation in 1950s Southern California, and saw franchise potential in their speedy business. Kroc soon moves himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers, and create a multi-billion dollar empire.
    7 min
  • Charlotte's Film Club: Chef
    Charlotte returns to helm the Film Club this week, making things flavoursome with the theme of 'Food for thought'. Up next is 'Chef' from 2014. Chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) quits his position at a prestigious Los Angeles restaurant, and as he tries to figure out what his next step in life should be, he finds himself in Miami. Carl joins forces with his ex-wife (Sofía Vergara), best friend (John Leguizamo) and son (Emjay Anthony) to launch a food-truck business, and the venture provides a chance to reignite his passion for cooking -- as well as his zest for life and love.
    7 min
  • Charlotte's Film Club: Blade Runner (The Final Cut)
    Charlotte continues to rule over this weeks Film Club today, looking at the final cut of  Sci-fi classic "Blade Runner" today, in anticipation for the recently released sequel. Set in a bleak distant future, Harrison Ford plays Deckard, a man who is searching for escaped ‘replicants’,androids who look just like humans.  Directed by Ridley Scott it also stars Rutger Hauer in a memorable role as Ford's nemesis, Young and Edward J Olmos.
    9 min
  • Charlotte's Film Club: The Mountain Between Us
    Chris, after several years of diligent service, has decided to pass the reigns of the Film Club onto someone younger and more knowledgeable about films! Shocker! In his place, Charlotte has been given control of the Film Club, starting us off with 2017 release "The Mountain Between Us". This dramatic thriller sees two strangers stranded on a mountain together after a plane crash work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote terrain. Realizing that help is not on the way, they embark on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing each other to survive and discovering their inner strength. Kate Winslet and Idris Elba star.  
    8 min
  • Charlotte's Film Club: Kingsman 2
    Charlotte rounds off her first official week of being in charge of the Film Club with another recent release and sequel, "Kingsman 2". After the events of the first film, the Kingsman must face a new enemy as their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, and band together with the American secret service 'The Statesmen'. In an adventure that tests their strength and wits, the elite secret agents from both sides of the pond band together to battle a ruthless enemy and save the day, something that's becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy. The film features an all-star cast, including; Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, Juliane Moore, Channing Tatum and Jeff Bridges.    
    9 min
  • Charlotte's Film Club: Blade Runner 2049
    Following on from Charlotte's pick yesterday of "Blade Runner", today the Film Club looks at the recently released sequel "Blade Runner 2049". The Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel to the neo-noir classic sees Ryan Gosling as new Blade Runner Officer K, who discovers a long-buried secret when hunting down replicants that threatens to change society dramatically. To get answers, he must track down Rick Deckard, who has not been seen for thirty years. Along with Gosling, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto and Ana De Armis star.  
    9 min
  • Charlotte's Film Club: The Hunger Games
    Up next on this week's Film Club, Charlotte looks at 2012 post-apocalyptic thriller 'The Hunger Games'. Based on the wildly successful series of books, the film is set in a future where America is divided into 12 districts, each forced to send 2 youths into a nationally broadcast fight to the death. Stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks and Donald Sutherland.
    6 min