Will Coogan’s Happyish Makes You Smile?
Happyish, the US sitcom that features Steve Coogan as disillusioned 40-something advertising exec, Thom Payne, has just hit UK TV screens. [...]
Philip Seymour Hoffman
R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman 1967-2014
The Velvet Onion would like to extend its sympathies to the family and friends of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who passed away this weekend aged 46. An acting powerhouse whose glittering career has led to so many different ‘Top Ten Performances’ lists, Hoffman’s sole connection to [...]
Forgotten Favourites: The Boat That Rocked
With all this talk of new things in Onion Land, it’s sometimes easy to forget that certain items slip people by. Such is the case of last summer’s blockbuster comedy The Boat That Rocked (aka Pirate Radio in the USA) – lost in the mêlée of big budget action adventures, it [...]
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