Monthly Archives: October 2009

Pete’s pick of the Halloween horrors on DVD

For true connoisseurs of the cinema comes The Masters of Cinema‘s latest fantastic find, Phantom, from director FW Murnau (the man behind Nosferatu and The Last Laugh). Long thought lost, this surreal silent epic from 1922 is a brilliant surviving … Continue reading

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Triple Distilled Terror: Vincent Price is Mr Halloween

Who better to make your Halloween weekend than the one-and-only Vincent Price. Get a triple dose of terror from the Master of the Macabre tonight on Sky. Scream and Scream Again, Sky Classics, 10.40pm (Sky 308, Virgin 408) Over the … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | An Education

Journalist Lynn Barber, known as Demon Barber for her razor-witted interviews, caused quite a stir when the memoir of her teenage years in early-60s London appeared in Granta magazine in 2003 and revealed her seduction as a 16 year old … Continue reading

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News Muse – Heading towards a New Moon and feeling darn fangtastic!

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Devastation and despair! Haven’t you heard? Hugh Jackman has turned down hosting the 2010 Academy Awards. ‘Whyyy,’ you howl? ‘But, he was such a brilliant host,’ I wail. … Continue reading

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BFI 53rd London Film Festival | John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy ends a vintage year

The 53rd BFI London Film Festival came to a resounding rock ‘n’ roll close last night with the world premiere of Nowhere Boy, artist-turned-director Sam Taylor-Wood’s impressive biopic about John Lennon’s teenage years. I thought Taylor-Wood looked every inch the … Continue reading

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Couch Pumpkin Pickings | Shaun of the Dead – perfect for undead make-up tips

With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, it’s definitely going to be a fun-filled day. My partner Sofa Spud and I are already wearing our costumes and getting into the mood. Because I’ll be getting up to all sorts … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Up High flyers… A grumpy OAP and a lively eight-year-old boy become unlikely adventurers in this uplifting Disney Pixar animation If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player … Continue reading

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Win prehistoric comedy Year One on Blu-ray

  Jack Black and Michael Cera are going back to the dawns of time and getting hairy… or is that lairy… in the new prehistoric comedy Year One, which rolls onto DVD and Blu-ray on Monday 2nd November 2009. As … Continue reading

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News Hound | 28 October 2009

Movie Talk sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – because there’s nothing like a juicy bone to get you through the day… Aardman Animations have been asked to produce a film … Continue reading

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The Best View | 9 – Too grim for children; not clever enough for grown-ups

Animated movies have reached such heights of visual sophistication that we’ve come to take the most astonishing feats of technical virtuosity for granted. Which is all to the good. Now that we’ve stopped gasping at animators’ skill at rendering fur … Continue reading

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