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Monsters – Low-fi sci-fi: British filmmaker Gareth Edwards turns a small budget into a big success

British special effects wiz Gareth Edwards proves that less is more with his splendid feature film debut Monsters. With a budget of under $500,000 – less than 1/400th of the amount splurged by Disney on Tron: Legacy – Edwards has … Continue reading

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Monsters – District 9 meets It Happened One Night

On general release from 3rd December. “Low-fi sci-fi: British filmmaker Gareth Edwards turns a small budget into a big success.” Read the review.

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Dear John Paper Mates…Hunky sergeant Channing Tatum and doe-eyed Amanda Seyfried swap love letters while he’s at war. Can their romance survive in this slushy melodrama? Sherlock Holmes Partners in crime… Sleuth Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) and stalwart sidekick Watson … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Hurt Locker Battle station… Set in Iraq, this Academy Award-winning action thriller follows an elite US Army bomb squad as they struggle to control their wild new leader. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading

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“White Lady Saves the Day” & other honest movie titles

The red-carpet may have been rolled up for another year, but we’re still chuckling over the spoof movie posters for this year’s Academy Awards list of Best Film nominees. This honest-title poster for The Blind Side is spot on, but … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

This Is It King of Pop… This fly-on-the-wall concert film stands as a tribute to the late Michael Jackson, documenting his rehearsals for his planned residency at London’s 02 Arena. If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Time Traveler’s Wife Endless love… Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams star in this sci-fi romance about a man with a genetic condition that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage. If you … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

(500) Days of Summer Heart of the matter… This American rom-com sees a young man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) fall for a woman (Zooey Deschanel), who doesn’t believe in true love. A Perfect Getaway Holiday from hell… There’s terror in store for … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

(500) Days of Summer Heart of the matter… This American rom-com sees a young man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) fall for a woman (Zooey Deschanel), who doesn’t believe in true love. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading

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District 9 Competition Winners

Our competition to win a Blu-ray disc of the critically acclaimed sci-fi thriller District 9 is now closed.  Thanks to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for supplying the prizes and well done to all the entrants who answered correctly that District … Continue reading

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