becca heaton

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Little Mermaid – Reviewed

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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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Robin Hood – Cinema Review

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In all honesty I had no real or burning desire to watch Russell Crowe play an English folklore legend whilst attempting a Midlands accent, but it was too late…the tickets had been bought…time to man up.

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Whip It – Film Review

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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

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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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The NFTS Graduate Short Films Review

To some of the audience it became too violent, but not gratuitously so in my opinion, and two people walked out. Despite some of the audiences disapproval, I found Blackwater to be both well shot and well written, with an ambiguous ending leaving us unsure as to whether he was going to exact the same revenge upon his wife as he did with the others…

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