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Film review | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – Duck! The Rock is coming at you in 3D!

An old-fashioned adventure romp that wraps newfangled cinematic trickery around a ramshackle plot, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is a knockabout sequel to 2008’s Journey to the Center of the Earth, notable at the time for being the first feature … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: Titanic and a grave matter

In 1997, the release of Titanic saw a sudden surge in popularity for one particular grave in Titanic burial ground Fairview Cemetary in Halifax, Novia Scotia. The plot getting all the attention was the grave of Titanic victim J Dawson. … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Hop Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed… Blending animation and live action, this Easter-themed family comedy follows the Easter Bunny’s offspring as he heads to Hollywood in the hope of becoming a drummer in a rock ‘n’ roll band! If you can see … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Limitless Full potential… Bradley Cooper knows no bounds in this fantasy thriller about a struggling writer who discovers a revolutionary new drug that gives him superhuman abilities. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade … Continue reading

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Alien Anthology – Classic Sci-fi series makes its Blu-ray debut

A face hugger or chest burster may not pop out when you open the Alien Anthology, but the contents of this new Blu-ray box set will still send you reeling. The six-disc collection is so mind-bogglingly comprehensive that it will … Continue reading

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

Grown Ups Arrested development… Dire reunion comedy sees Adam Sandler and a bunch of his Saturday Night Live chums as old friends hooking up for a wake for their high-school basketball coach. If you can see this, then you might … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Sherlock Holmes Partners in crime… Sleuth Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) and stalwart sidekick Watson (Jude Law) are on the trail of a serial killer who appears to have risen from the dead in Guy Ritchie’s period thriller. If you can … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

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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Out on DVD | Avatar – James Cameron’s 3D epic makes its Blu-ray/DVD debut… in 2D

James Cameron’s humungous 3D hit Avatar makes its debut on Blu-ray and DVD today… but only in 2D. The sci-fi epic won’t be anywhere near as eye-popping or immersive as in the cinema, but that doesn’t appear to have deterred … Continue reading

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

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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