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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

21 Jump Street Back to school… Based on the 1980s TV series of the same name, this buddy-cop comedy sees underachieving officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) tasked with blending in as pupils at a local high school … Continue reading

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Who won the John Carter competition?

Massive thanks to everyone who entered this competition. The answer to our question: “Edgar Rice Burroughs is also the creator of which iconic jungle character that has been played by muscle-man Johnny Weissmuller?” was of course Tarzan. Your Facebook suggestions … Continue reading

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DVD review | John Carter – Taylor Kitsch bounds to glory as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ interplanetary warrior

Propelled from the world of Westerns into the realm of sci-fi, a Civil War veteran turns interplanetary warrior in John Carter, a rollicking fantasy adventure based on stories dreamed up a century ago by Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs. Former … Continue reading

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Win Disney sci-fi adventure John Carter on Blu-ray

Award-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton breathes life into the classic science fiction action-adventure John Carter that is set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) for its first ever film adaptation. Read Movie Talk’s review of John Carter. The … Continue reading

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Film review | Battleship – Taylor Kitsch & Rihanna get that sinking feeling

If you reckoned the Transformers movies were dumb, catch a load of Battleship, an alien invasion movie whose stupefying idiocy will leave you shell-shocked. For Hollywood the notion of turning a set of shape-changing toys into a blockbuster film franchise … Continue reading

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

The Hunger Games Novel approach… This action-adventure fantasy adaptation of Suzanne Collins bestselling novel sees Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) pitted against other youngsters in a televised battle to the death. If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading

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

The Devil Inside Spirit levels… This found-footage supernatural shocker follows a young woman who encounters creepy nuns and unfeasible levels of flexibility as she becomes involved in a series of unauthorised exorcisms. If you can see this, then you might … Continue reading

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

John Carter Out of this world… Disney’s fantasy epic follows the titular American Civil War veteran as he discovers that the survival of planet Barsoom, to which he is mysteriously transported, and its inhabitants rests in his hands. If you … Continue reading

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Film review | John Carter – Disney add CGI muscle to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ seminal sci-fi yarn

Before he created the iconic character of Tarzan, prolific pulp author Edgar Rice Burroughs dreamed up an even more fanciful hero – John Carter, a Confederate army captain turned interplanetary warrior whose exploits form the basis of this rollicking fantasy … Continue reading

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