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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Skyfall Mission in action… Bond is back in action – and a well-tailored suit – in this Sam Mendes-helmed instalment in the super-spy franchise. This time 007’s loyalty is put to the test as M’s past comes back to haunt … Continue reading

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Win comedy caper Gambit on Blu-ray! Plus a bunch of goodies including a poster signed by the stars

Don’t miss out on the perfect Mother’s Day gift as the hilarious and charming comedy Gambit arrives on Blu-Ray, DVD and to download on 4 March, from Momentum Pictures. To celebrate the film’s release we’re giving away five Blu-ray copies … Continue reading

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Name That Chest: Caught in the rain?

Who is this in the damp shirt? Not Colin Firth that’s for sure. If you need any clues, then looking under his armpit might help. The actor has also got a film out this week…. Did you guess last week’s … Continue reading

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

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Long in the tooth… The blockbusting franchise concludes with an epic battle to save Bella’s daughter Renesmee from the fearsome Volturi vampires. Skyfall Mission in action… Bond is back in action – … Continue reading

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Film review | Gambit – Colin Firth & Cameron Diaz try to peddle a fake (by the way, the script’s the forgery)

Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz and Alan Rickman team up for a very loose remake of Ronald Neame’s breezy 1966 caper thriller Gambit, the light-hearted but intricately plotted heist movie in which Michael Caine’s cockney crook drafts Shirley MacLaine’s Eurasian nightclub … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Muppets It’s time to play the music… Jim Henson’s colourful characters reunite to save their old theatre from demolition in this big-screen comedy. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: What the Queen thought of The King’s Speech

Since it’s currently Jubilee Weekend, today’s trivia really does has to have a royal theme doesn’t it? And luckily The King’s Speech is showing on TV today, so what better subject could there be than the question of what Her … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

War Horse Emotional hurdles… Steven Spielberg holds the reins of this war epic, based on the Michael Morpurgo novel of the same name, which charts the bond between a man and the horse he tamed and trained. If you can … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Secret service… Tom Cruise scales dizzying heights in the latest instalment of his action franchise, this time directed by The Incredibles helmer Brad Bird. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Johnny English Reborn Secret service… Rowan Atkinson’s hapless spy gets a second big screen outing in this action comedy, which sees the titular secret agent tasked with preventing the assassination of the Chinese premier. If you can see this, then … Continue reading

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