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Blu-ray Review – Paradise Alley (1978)

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Paradise Alley, 1978. Written and Directed by Sylvester Stallone. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Lee Canalito, Armand Assante, Anne Archer, Frank McRae, Joe Spinell, Terry Funk, Frank Stallone, and Tom Waits. SYNOPSIS: Three brothers in the slums of 1940s New York try to make their fortune by training the youngest sibling to become an underground wrestler. After […]

Wonder Woman 2 gets a new release date, Ben Affleck looking to leave Batman, The Punisher divides critics and more – Daily News Roundup

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WONDER WOMAN MOVES TO AVOID JEDIS After the rumoured news over the weekend that Gal Gadot was refusing to sign on for the role of Wonder Woman in the sequel, Warner Bros. announced yesterday a new release date for the movie. Wonder Woman 2 will now hit cinemas on November 1st 2019, a month an a […]

The LEGO Movie Franchise: The Marriage of Movies and Merchandising

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Sarah Myles on The LEGO Movie franchise and the marriage of movie merchandising…  Forty years ago, there was a seismic shift in the film industry, when Bernard Loomis of Kenner Toys decided that Star Wars was ‘toyetic.’ That shift, all those years ago, has led us on a journey of courtship between movies and merchandising, […]

Marvel’s Inhumans Season 1 Finale Review – ‘…And Finally: Black Bolt’

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Martin Carr reviews the season finale of Marvel’s Inhumans… From its inception through to initial release on IMAX screens Inhumans has felt shackled, cumbersome and hard work. Marred by simplistic structuring which won it no easy converts and soon lost anyone else, this expensive exercise in corporate storyboarding did Marvel no favours. Too many cooks […]

Blade Runner 2049 loses big, Wonder Woman 2 in trouble, Black Widow movie will happen and more – Weekend News Roundup

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BLADE RUNNER 2049 LOSES BIG Sometimes a movie can get the best reviews and great word of mouth, but it doesn’t connect with an audience. That was the story of 2017’s Blade Runner 2049, which grossed just over $240 million worldwide. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie needed to make at least $400 million […]

The Week in Star Wars – New Star Wars trilogy, The Last Jedi footage, Luke Skywalker/Dark Side update and more

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The Week in Star Wars returns with news on a new trilogy of movies, The Last Jedi footage, Mark Hamill talking Luke Skywalker and the Dark Side and more… Let’s kick things off with the big news from the week: Rian Johnson’s new trilogy. The news came from Lucasfilm who announced that Johnson will be […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Poker, Faith and Eggs’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Young Sheldon… Annie Potts inhabits the mythical Mee Maw of Sheldon’s childhood with style. Introduced as a fun loving, free spirited older woman this grandmother is not to be messed with. Babysitting in the loosest sense while Sheldon, George and Missy are let off the chain to run […]

Gotham Season 4 Episode 8 Review – ‘Stop Hitting Yourself’

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Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Gotham season 4… Cory Michael Smith turns a back street dive bar into something akin to Cabaret this week. Those too young to remember need only watch his moments in the wrestling ring, where vaudeville crosses over from side-show villainy into pure kitsch to know we have something […]