Tag Archives: Joss Whedon

Film review | Much Ado About Nothing – Whedon’s sparring lovers prove the Bard wrote the rom-com book

Joss Whedon’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is quite literally a home movie – Whedon shot the film at his Santa Monica house in just 12 days with a bunch of actor-friends (a repertory company largely drawn from … Continue reading

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Film review | Iron Man 3 – Third time’s a charm as Downey Jr’s Tony Stark turns up the superhero snark

Robert Downey Jr is back for his third solo outing as billionaire inventor Tony Stark, aka metal-suit wearing superhero Iron Man, and he’s in splendidly sardonic, wisecracking form. Joss Whedon gave Downey plenty of knockout zingers in last summer’s Avengers … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Dark Knight Rises Fight or flight… Christopher Nolan draws his blockbuster Batman trilogy to a close, pitting the vilified Caped Crusader against muscular foe Bane in a battle for Gotham City. If you can see this, then you might … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Arthur Christmas Festive fun… Santa’s son, Arthur (voiced by James McAvoy), takes charge of his father’s sophisticated delivery operation for an urgent mission of his own. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDS…

Men in Black 3 Galaxy defenders… Agent J (Will Smith) sets out to rewrite history and save his partner Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) from a grisly death at the hands of a time-travelling alien in the latest instalment of … Continue reading

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DVD review | The Cabin in the Woods – Whedon & Goddard’s fiendish chiller turns horror inside out

Horror fans will have encountered this scenario countless times before: five all-American college students head off for a weekend getaway at an isolated cabin, but their hijinks quickly turn to terror when they unwittingly unleash sinister forces. Before you yawn, … Continue reading

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

Prometheus Space race… Ridley Scott journeys back into the Alien universe for his return to sci-fi, this time following a team of explorers who encounter a sinister threat. 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…

Men in Black III Galaxy defenders… Agent J (Will Smith) sets out to rewrite history and save his partner Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) from a grisly death at the hands of a time-travelling alien in the latest instalment of … Continue reading

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

The Dictator Desperate despot… Borat and Bruno star Sacha Baron Cohen mixes comedy and controversy again in his latest big-screen outing, this time as the tyrant Admiral General Aladeen. 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…

Avengers Assemble Team effort… Joss Whedon unites some of Marvel’s most noteworthy superheroes to save Earth from a deadly onslaught launched by Thor’s adoptive brother, Loki. American Pie: Reunion Last slice… Nine years on from their last big-screen outing, the … Continue reading

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