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Wild Target – French comedy hits the mark, but stars’ deaths make it poignant too

Pierre Salvadori’s droll 1993 black comedy Wild Target (Cible émouvante) gets a timely DVD issue this month to coincide with the arrival in cinemas of its British remake. Bill Nighy stars in the new movie, playing a fastidious 55-year-old hitman … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Sunshine Cleaning is weirdly feelgood, bearing in mind the subject matter.

If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. To activate the sound in the trailer: hold your cursor over the … Continue reading

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The Young Victoria – the movie and the monarch

Couch Potato Pickings I think it’s common knowledge, isn’t it, that Queen Victoria and her hubby Albert were very much in love. Here in London that 19th-century love affair is still very much in the public eye, in the guise … Continue reading

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

Avatar Out of this world… Titanic director James Cameron creates an alien world starring Sigourney Weaver in what could be the most expensive movie ever made – but this time the aliens are the good guys.


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At the Cinema | The Wolfman – Universal have remade the 1941 horror classic. Howl!

  That hairy-handed brute the werewolf gets a makeover in The Wolfman, a glossy, gory remake of the 1941 Universal Studios horror movie classic. Benicio Del Toro gets to sport the fur and fangs as unfortunate English aristocrat Lawrence Talbot … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Star Trek Lost in space… Director J.J. Abrams reboot of the classic sci-fi franchise is set in an alternate reality and features space ships, black holes, phasers and pointy ears. If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDS…

Watchmen Power struggle… Based on the iconic comic book series of the same name, this fantasy thriller sees a ragtag group of costumed vigilantes coming together under threat from an unseen enemy. If you can see this, then you might … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDS…

Haunting in Connecticut House of horrors… Based on a true story, this supernatural chiller charts a family’s terrifying encounter with the dark forces lurking in their new home. Marley & Me Canine chaos… Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson play a … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDS…

The Young Victoria Stiff upper lip… Emily Blunt portrays the young Queen Victoria during the turbulent years of her early reign. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | Sunshine Cleaning – Amy Adams & Emily Blunt scrub up beautifully in quirky comedy drama

Bidding to repeat the success of Little Miss Sunshine, quirky comedy drama Sunshine Cleaning sticks closely to the formula that made its predecessor a breakout indie hit and a surprise double-Oscar winner at the 2007 Academy Awards. It shares the … Continue reading

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