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Christmas Cracker #4 | Today: A Silly Hat

Johnny Depp discovers yet more madness in his method, letting his headwear do all the work as the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. Today’s Silly Hat Cracker was brought to you by the letter O NB: The letters in … Continue reading

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

The Inbetweeners Movie Brits abroad… School’s out – and over – for the four unlikely pals from Rudge Park Comprehensive and to celebrate they head to Malia, Crete, for a holiday they’ll soon want to forget! Friends with Benefits Close … Continue reading

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Film review | Jane Eyre – Solid Eyre: Mia Wasikowska & Michael Fassbender star in superb Brontë adaptation

Charlotte Brontë’s Eng Lit classic Jane Eyre gets another cinematic outing with an American director (Cary Fukunaga) at the helm, an Australian actress (Mia Wasikowska) as the heroine and a German-Irish leading man (Michael Fassbender). All do an excellent job, … Continue reading

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Sucker Punch – Babydoll takes a head-trip in Zack Snyder’s knockout fantasy

Zack Snyder, maker of 300 and Watchmen, describes his deliriously bonkers new movie Sucker Punch as “Alice in Wonderland with machine guns” – and the five lissome, ass-kicking babes who are its warrior heroines have outfits to match his perverse … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Iron Man 2 Tough exterior… Robert Downey Jr. dons Tony Stark’s suit of powered armour to do battle with some new enemies, including whip-cracking Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), in this superhero sequel. If you can see this, then you might … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Iron Man 2 Tough exterior… Robert Downey Jr. dons Tony Stark’s suit of powered armour to do battle with some new enemies, including whip-cracking Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), in this superhero sequel. A Nightmare on Elm Street Recurring nightmare… Psychotic … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Princess and the Frog Wet kiss… A Disney promotion sees a boost in sales for this traditional 2D animation (as well as other Disney titles), which charts the fortunes of young waitress Tiana after her fateful kiss with a … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Solomon Kane Grim reaping… A mercenary, damned to hell, gets a chance to redeem himself by fighting evil in this fantasy thriller. The Lovely Bones Novel approach… Peter ‘Lord of the Rings’ Jackson directs this adaptation of Alice Sebold’s best-selling … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Princess and the Frog Wet kiss… Set in the lively French Quarter of New Orleans in the Twenties, this traditional 2D Disney animation charts the fortunes – and misfortunes – of hardworking young waitress Tiana after her fateful kiss … Continue reading

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Curiouser and Curiouser: Tim Burton’s take on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland

Tim Burton’s 3D adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland doesn’t really lose much when seen at home in 2D. The film’s hallucinatory visuals look just as good and the quirky characters are equally striking. On the downside, the plot … Continue reading

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