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Movie Review – Pinocchio (2019)

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Pinocchio, 2019. Directed by Matteo Garrone. Starring Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Marine Vacth, Massimo Ceccherini and Rocco Papaleo. SYNOPSIS: A wooden puppet that has been brought to life must learn lessons in living before he can become a real boy. Everyone knows the story of the puppet who wants to be a real boy. That’s […]

Kristen Wiig teases her Cheetah transformation in Wonder Woman 1984

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One of the most anticipated films of the year continues to be Wonder Woman 1984, which has been delayed a few times already but is currently slated for an October 2nd release date. Joining the film is Saturday Night Live veteran Kristen Wiig who stars as Wonder Woman’s nemesis the Cheetah in Wiig’s first comic book film […]

First Dune trailer reportedly arriving in August

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The first trailer for the sci-fi film Dune is reportedly going to arrive in August ahead of the movie’s December release. Thanks to a string of beloved sci-fi movies, such as Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve has garnered quite a reputation and passionate fan following. As such, his latest effort, a new adaptation […]

Joker was the UK’s most complained about film of 2019

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Last year’s Joker movie proved to be an enormous success with audiences, the Joaquin Phoenix-headlined DC film becoming the highest-grossing R-rated release of all time with $1.074 billion at the box office, as well as bagging a host of awards including the Best Actor Oscar for Phoenix’s portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime. However, […]

FrightFest announces full schedule for this year’s Digital Edition

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The UK’s annual genre festival Arrow Video FrightFest is going virtual this year, and the organisers have announced its line-up for the Digital Edition, which is set to run between Friday August 28th and Monday August 31st. FrightFest 2020 consists of 24 feature films, two short film showcases and two events, along with a warm-up […]

8 Great Peter Weller Movies That Aren’t RoboCop

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Marvelous Videos presents 8 hidden gems from Peter Weller’s filmography… Corporate marketing, hyperviolence, overly-optimistic hope in the future. It wasn’t hard to see what director Paul Verhoeven and writers Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner were trying to tackle in iconic 1987 picture RoboCop. American society had been so consumed by these aspects that it begged someone […]

Fun Terminator Rip-Offs That Are Worth Watching

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Marvelous Videos presents the best ripoffs of The Terminator… It’s such a simple concept – a cyborg goes back in time to alter the past. And yet, no one thought of doing it before James Cameron debuted it in 1984 (besides maybe Harlan Ellison, but that’s another story for another day!). Not only did The […]

Chris Evans says he already misses Marvel

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Chris Evans hasn’t been out of the superhero game too long but is apparently already missing Marvel. Actor Chris Evans has become a global star for his portrayal of Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Evans finally hung up his shield, however, with Avengers: Endgame in 2019. While it hasn’t been too long since […]

Martin Scorsese praises Midsommar’s Ari Aster: “Right from the start, I was impressed”

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When it comes to modern filmmakers, it’s not too often we hear Martin Scorsese express such reverence. However, in an upcoming book for Midsommar – released to celebrate the film’s first anniversary – Scorsese opens the piece with a wonderful introduction that praises not only the film but its director Ari Aster. Scorsese writes, “A […]