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Going For Gold – The Olympics On Screen

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Though it’s nearly a year since the UK was gripped by Olympic fever, the spirit of 2012 is far from dead and buried. Aiming to secure a £50,000 backing on Kickstarter to take the short film to Cannes, Writer-Director Alexandra Boyd and Producer Jon Pettigrew are looking to transport the story of record-breaking Olympian, Harry […]

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Vikings – Episode 6 Recap

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Robb Ghag recaps the sixth episode of The History Channel drama Vikings… This was one of the best episodes of Vikings so far. One battle renews as one comes to a bloody end. After the challenge sent forth by Ragnar in the last episode, my mind went to several other movies and shows set in […]

Has Warner Bros. found its Flash for Justice League?

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Seeing as though it’s Friday and the weekend is upon us, we thought we’d partake in some wild speculation based upon loose rumours. Executives at Warner Bros. have not been quiet about their praise and love for Guillermo del Toro’s kaiju movie Pacific Rim, which is shaping up to be one of the biggest movies […]

The Shining prequel, The Overlook Hotel, gets a writer

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We’ve known for some time now that Warner Bros. has been planning a sort-of-but-not-quite prequel to the 1980 classic The Shining named The Overlook Hotel. And now Deadline are reporting that former The Walking Dead showrunner Glen Mazzara has been hired to write the script.Little is known about the project, but we do know that […]

Dredd sequel on its way – but not as a movie

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Last year’s Dredd was a bit of an underground hit among movie goers. Despite some very positive 4* reviews (including one from our own Luke Owen), the film failed to attract an audience at the cinema. However, the film gained a massive surge in popularity through its DVD release which has had a lot of […]

Bob Odenkirk teases the possibility of a Breaking Bad spin-off

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When AMC’s Breaking Bad comes to an end this summer, it may not be the last time we see one particular character. According to Bob Odenkirk, who plays lawyer Saul Goodman on the show, he and series creator Vince Gilligan have been discussing a possible spin-off. Odenkirk spoke with Vulture about the possibility of a […]

Comic Book Review – Uncanny X-Men #4

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Anghus Houvouras reviews the latest issue of Marvel NOW!’s Uncanny X-Men…“How is Magik the only one of the Phoenix Five to come out of the experience unscathed? And there is something strange going on with one of the other members of the Uncanny X-Men.“At the heart of the two core X-Men titles is a battle […]

The Servant and Accident: Internal and External Threats to the Home

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Paul Risker looks at the threats to the home in The Servant and Accident… Considered to be two of the finest examples of British art house cinema, director Joseph Losey and writer Harold Pinter’s first two collaborations, The Servant (1963) and Accident (1967), were re-released this week on DVD courtesy of StudioCanal. These two films […]