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4 Great British Political Dramas (To Keep You Entertained on Election Night)

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Graeme Robertson with 4 great British political dramas to keep you entertained on election night… Election fever has gripped the British people once more, with the country going to the polls to decide who will walk into Number 10. Will it be “strong and stable” leadership of the incumbent Conservative leader and u-turn master Theresa […]

Justice League’s “major” reshoots, Death Note criticisms, Spider-Man: Homecoming testing well and more – Daily News Roundup

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JUSTICE LEAGUE IN TROUBLE?Uh oh. Coming off the back of all the positivity surrounding Wonder Woman, there’s some possibly troubling news coming out of the DCEU camp. It was announced a few weeks ago that Zack Snyder was stepping down as director of Justice League for very personal issues with Joss Whedon taking over the […]

The Last Jedi opening early, Star Wars: Episode IX update, live-action Cowboy Bebop and more – Daily News Roundup

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THE EARLY JEDIGood news Star Wars fans – at least UK fans – as it was announced yesterday that the hotly-anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi will hit theatres a day early here. That means that the film will now open on December 14th (which happens to be my birthday!). Read more here.SWEET CHRISTMASAlso announced […]

Why this character should have died in Alien: Covenant

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SPOILERS ahead. If you haven’t seen Alien: Covenant, stop reading this column now. Actually, if you haven’t seen Alien: Covenant yet consider yourself fortunate… I don’t know if anything could have saved Alien: Covenant, the absolutely wretched latest attempt at reviving the very dead franchise from the foulest bowels of creative limbo. It was spawned […]

Why Wonder Woman’s success makes Marvel look outdated

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Anghus Houvouras on the success of Wonder Woman and its impact on Marvel… Wonder Woman is finally here, and to everyone’s surprise it seems to be pleasing audiences, investors, and a large majority of critics. I would refrain from calling it ‘universally loved’, only because of the steady stream of hate I keep seeing from […]

Wonder Woman 2 update, Avengers: Infinity War set video, Kirsten Dunst slams Sony and more – Daily News Roundup

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WONDER WOMAN 2With a huge box office opening and critical acclaim, it’s little surprise that Patty Jenkins will be returning for Wonder Woman 2 along with Gal Gadot. Taking to Twitter, Jenkins confirmed that they were trying to get original Wonder Woman Lynda Carter to cameo in the film and that it will take place […]

Exclusive interview with Wonder Woman costume designer Lindy Hemming

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It’s breaking box office records and winning critical plaudits around the world – but Wonder Woman would be nothing without its threads. Sean Wilson talks to Oscar-winning costumer Lindy Hemming about the movie…After several false starts the DC Extended Universe has finally got itself on track with Wonder Woman, director Patty Jenkins’ terrific, character-led blockbuster […]

Do We Judge a Film Before We Watch It?

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Henry Bevan on whether we judge a film before we watch it…One of the most disheartening things ever happened a few days ago. Dwayne Johnson, The Rock, generally awesome dude and woke bae, attacked film critics on Twitter because they didn’t like his new movie, Baywatch. According to Dwayne, “Fans LOVE the movie” whilst the […]