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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 It’s a kind of magic… In the first part of the last instalment in the blockbusting franchise, Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their arduous mission to find and destroy Voldemort’s … Continue reading

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The Social Network – With Friends like these, who needs enemies

David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin are not the most obvious of cinematic hook-ups. Fincher’s the dazzling visual stylist; Sorkin’s the dazzling verbal wit. One’s renowned for dark thrillers; the other for snappy backstage dramas; one made Seven and Fight Club; … Continue reading

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

Due Date Special delivery… The director of The Hangover hits the road again with this comedy about a stranded father-to-be, Peter (Robert Downey Jr.) who is forced to hitch a ride with an aspiring actor (Zach Galifianakis) in a desperate … Continue reading

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

Saw 3D Bloody games… The seventh instalment of the horror franchise follows a group of Jigaw survivors as they find themselves, yet again, at the centre of a series of twisted and brutal ‘games’. If you can see this, then … Continue reading

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A Hit in the Ear: The Sound of Fight Club

Fight Club is now a decade old, but David Fincher’s darkly comic satire still packs a fierce punch, especially on the new 10th anniversary Blu-ray edition. The new disc bulges with extras, including a raft of commentary tracks from its … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Short story. Very long film. Fight Club director David Fincher and Forrest Gump screenwriter Eric Roth (Fight Club & Forrest Gump? Now, there’s a double bill!) have taken a whimsical tale by F Scott Fitzgerald of around 25 pages and … Continue reading

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