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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 13 August 2010 by admin

Shutter Island Mind games… Leo DiCaprio plays a US marshal sent to investigate the disappearance of a patient from a remote psychiatric hospital in Martin Scorsese’s dark thriller. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 7 April 2010 by admin

Clash of the Titans Greek tragedy… This big-budget remake of the 1981 fantasy classic stars Avatar’s Sam Worthington as Perseus, the demi-god charged with rescuing Argos (the Greek city, not the catalogue-based retail chain) from vengeful Hades and the monstrous … Continue reading →

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The Spy Next Door and other unlikely agents

Posted on 31 March 2010 by Jason Best

The sight of Jackie Chan as an undercover CIA agent in The Spy Next Door has got us thinking about cinema’s unlikely spies. The martial arts legend’s character, Bob Ho, isn’t your typical screen superspy  – he’s an agent who … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 31 March 2010 by admin

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Child’s play… This fantasy sequel, set during World War Two, sees the magical nanny arrive on a family farm to help a hectic young mother cope with her three boisterous children and their two … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 25 March 2010 by admin

Alice in Wonderland Friends reunited… Tim Burton’s fantasy adventures sees the Alice of Lewis Caroll’s classic stories return to the magical land of her childhood and reunite with her old friends in a bid to end the Red Queen’s reign … Continue reading →

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Karate Kid does China, Mariah Carey slurs her speech and J-Lo demands an Oscar

Posted on 8 January 2010 by Adele Craciun

News Muse ponders over the latest movie gossip, giving you her unique take on all the showbiz shenanigans… News Muse reported in November 2008 that Karate Kid was getting a remake. Well, time flies cos here’s a shiny new trailer: … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Indiana Jones shows his age, Mick Jagger struts his stuff, and a new action star rises in the East – All on DVD

Posted on 10 November 2008 by Jason Best

“Not as easy as it used to be,” groans Harrison Ford’s swashbuckling archaeologist after a punishing burst of derring-do in the opening scene of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. A wry acknowledgement of the time that’s … Continue reading →

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