Becca Heaton

A Comedienne, Actress, Writer and Grumpy Old Woman – Jenny Eclair Interviewed

I do forty minutes then the audience has a stiff drink, then I do another 35 minutes and then I go to a hotel and try not to eat Pringles from the mini-bar.

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My Christmas Film List – This Time It’s Personal

There are several films that have become almost compulsory to watch at Christmas, otherwise the very fabric of Yuletide Joy will disintegrate before your very eyes.

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Buried – The Film Reviewed

It rare but, I do ‘gush’ here. I won’t spoil it for you as I urge and encourage you all to go and see ‘Buried’, but bloody hell, the ending will inflame something in you.

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A right old Shindigz at The Old Ticket Hall – review

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…at this point most of the patrons of The Old Ticket Hall were up and dancing, with everyone else screaming along with the songs and when they started playing the opening riffs to Sweet Child, everyone went crazy!

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The Lone Gun Manifesto – the Facebook note that became a movement in film making

It’s a forward-thinking-outside-the-box way of creating films that should be actively encouraged to anyone expressing an interest in filmmaking.

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Interview with Joe Atkins – Director of “If You Ever Get to Heaven”

There’s a great joy in creation, it’s a great self-esteem booster and there’s all those things that build good people you know? And hopefully we’re just building good people, and if they put that on my headstone ‘Joe Atkins blah blah blah. Father, grew some good people’ enough said.

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If You Ever Get to Heaven – Previewed

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I am a huge fan of films that explore stories and characters that don’t have great big stereotypes hanging over them and ‘If You Ever Get to Heaven’ is definitely one of those films.

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Little Mermaid – Reviewed

I have to let you into a secret dear reader, The Little Mermaid was the bane of my life for most of my childhood, causing many tears, tantrums and great stress for the Heaton household. You see my little sister (Bob) had been given a copy for Christmas and that’s all she wanted to watch.

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Whip It – Film Review

I was really impressed by this film, I came out of the screen feeling inspired, wishing I didn’t have the balance of a ninety year old with an inner ear infection, and that for once a film had made realise that being a girl was pretty damned cool.

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The Princess And The Frog – Review

I loved worshipped and adored this film. It had me laughing, crying, hiding behind my hands and bouncing up and down in excitement.

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