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

Tron: Legacy Cyber space… This sci-fi sequel follows 27-year-old Sam Flynn as he’s pulled into the dangerous digital world in which his father, Kevin (Jeff Bridges), has been trapped for 25 years. If you can see this, then you might … Continue reading

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Tron: Legacy – Sci-fi sequel arrives after 28 years. Was it worth the wait?

When Tron: Legacy, the very belated sequel to the groundbreaking 1982 sci-fi thriller, explodes from 2D into 3D after 20 or so minutes have elapsed, the eyeball-scorching FX show just how far computer-generated imagery has progressed in the intervening decades. … Continue reading

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Trailer Trash – Tron: Legacy

Have you ever wondered what, exactly, goes on inside your computer? Why it always seems to crash when you most need it to work? Why running too many programs at once causes pages to hang? Me neither. I recently re-watched … Continue reading

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Awards Season | The Oscars – Who did win!

Kathryn Bigelow and The Hurt Locker made history at the Oscars last night – Bigelow by becoming the first woman in the 82 years of Academy Awards to win the Oscar for Best Director, and her movie, The Hurt Locker, … Continue reading

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News Muse Special – The Oscars Experience

News Muse is wishing she belonged to the Hollywood glitterati and could get a seat next to some hottie at the Oscars ceremony. Instead, the reality is that she got rejected off the bleachers and doesn’t have access to the … Continue reading

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How to win an Oscar – some simple rules

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Regardless of how you might take Kate Winslet’s risqué tips on bagging that Academy Award, there are some simple rules to securing an Oscar. Let’s look at the … Continue reading

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Awards Season | The Oscars 2010 – Who will win? Who should win?

Who’s going to scoop the big prizes at this year’s Oscars? The voters’ ballots are all in and the accountants are currently doing the counting. Will James Cameron’s Avatar leave the other contenders feeling blue? Or will Kathryn Bigelow’s The … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | Crazy Heart – Jeff Bridges is on song as a washed-up country music star

Jeff Bridges has already won a Golden Globe for his portrayal in Crazy Heart of a down-on-his-luck country singer – and he’s a firm favourite to walk off with an Oscar in a few weeks too. Modelled on such hard-living … Continue reading

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

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Long in the tooth… When vampire Edward turns his back on Bella, the heartbroken teenager finds comfort in her deepening friendship with werewolf Jacob. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading

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

2012 Impending doom… A series of cataclysmic events plunge the world into chaos and threaten to destroy life on Earth in Roland Emmerich’s apocalyptic epic. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you … Continue reading

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