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Ken Russell’s The Lair of the White Worm gets new Blu-ray Steelbook release

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Lionsgate has announced that Ken Russell’s The Lair of the White Worm is coming to Blu-ray in May with a new Steelbook release of the cult 1988 horror romp which is loosely based on Bram Stoker’s novel of the sable name and stars Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant and Catherine Oxenberg.  Hugh Grant, Amanda Donohoe, and […]

Kate Winslet is a humble servant of the people in The Regime trailer

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Ahead of its premiere this March, Max has released a new trailer for the political satire series The Regime which stars Kate Winslet as Elena Vernham, an increasingly paranoid and unstable Chancellor who finds her authoritarian regime start to crumble. Joining Kate Winslet in the cast are Matthias Schoenaerts, Guillaume Gallienne, Andrea Riseborough, Martha Plimpton, […]

Kate Winslet leads The Regime in trailer for HBO’s new political satire series

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HBO has shared the first trailer for The Regime, a new political satire series from writer and showrunner Will Tracy (The Menu) and directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen) and Jessica Hobbs (The Crown).  Taking place within the palace of a modern European authoritarian regime over the course of a year, the six-episode series sees […]

Movie Review – Wonka (2023)

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Wonka, 2023. Directed by Paul King. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant, Matt Lucas, Jim Carter, Rakhee Thakrar, Natasha Rothwell, Rich Fulcher, Tom Davis, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Simon Farnaby, Paterson Joseph, Colin O’Brien, Ellie White, Mathew Baynton, Luan Gallagher, Rufus Jones, Justin Edwards, and Freya Parker. SYNOPSIS: […]

Meet Hugh Grant’s Oompa-Loompa Lofty in Wonka clip

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Following yesterday’s TV spot for Wonka, Warner Bros. has released a clip from Paul King’s musical prequel which sees Timothee Chalamet’s Willy Wonka capture the ‘Funny Little Man’ he believes has been following him, an Oompa-Loompa named Lofty (Hugh Grant), who launches into a familiar musical number when questioned by the young inventor; watch it […]

Gobble up the brand new Wonka poster featuring Timothée Chalamet

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Warner Bros. has released a colourful new poster for their musical prequel Wonka, which puts Timothée Chalamet’s candy-King front and centre on the saccharine one-sheet. Feast your eyes on it below… SEE ALSO: Wonka gets a batch of character posters Directed by Paddington‘s Paul King, Wonka features a stacked cast including Timothee Chalamet, Olivia Colman, […]

Wonka gets a batch of character posters

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Following this week’s trailer for Wonka, Warner Bros. has released a batch of character posters for the musical prequel which put the spotlight on Willy Wonka (Timothee Chalamet), The Oompa Loompa (Hugh Grant), Noodle (Calah Lane), Piper Benz (Natasha Rothwell), Lottie Bell (Rakhee Thakrar), Abacus Crunch (Jim Carter), and Larry Chucklesworth (Rich Fulcher); check them […]

Crazy Vampire Tales from 1988: Vampire’s Kiss and Lair of the White Worm

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Tom Jolliffe revisits two gonzo vampire classics from 35 years back in Vampire’s Kiss and Lair of the White Worm… In 1987, two of the best vampire films of the decade were released. The Lost Boys was pure 80s, MTV styled pop cinema with instantly quotable dialogue and a great cast of young 80’s upstarts like […]

Movie Review – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, 2023. Directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant, Jason Wong, Chloe Coleman, Spencer Wilding, Will Irvine, Nicholas Blane, Bryan Larkin, Sarah Amankwah, Colin Carnegie, Georgia Landers, Sophia Nell Huntley, Clayton Grover, Ian Hanmore, Paul Bazely, […]