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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Les Misérables Dreamed a dream… Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman sing for their supper in this feature-length reworking of the popular stage musical, based on Victor Hugo’s classic story. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Jack Reacher Man on a mission… Tom Cruise fires on all cylinders in this action-thriller about a former military cop who sets out to uncover the truth when a gunman shoots dead five civilians in a crowded city. If you … Continue reading

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

Les Misérables Dreamed a dream… Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman sing for their supper in this feature-length reworking of the popular stage musical, based on Victor Hugo’s classic story. 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…

Les Misérables Dreamed a dream… Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman sing for their supper in this feature-length reworking of the popular stage musical, based on Victor Hugo’s classic story. 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…

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Amazing adventure… Peter Jackson journeys back to Middle Earth to helm this big-budget adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic tale about the extraordinary quest of an unassuming hobbit, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman). If you can see … Continue reading

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Film review | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Jackson’s epic quest gets off to a sluggish start

Nine years after bringing his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy to a triumphant Oscar-winning close, Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth for another three-part venture into the fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkein, but as soon as The Hobbit: An … 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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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: Which duo didn’t like the way Confetti turned out?

Brit comedy flick Confetti is an amusing mockumentary romp through the trials and tribulations of three couples competing for a prize for the Most Original Wedding run by a bridal magazine. It stars a delicious pick n’ mix of fave … Continue reading

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Film review | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – Unwieldy title, very wieldy everything else!

Ahoy there, me hearties! Those old salts at Aardman Studios have come up with a rollicking comedy adventure that more than lives up to the company’s tradition of teeming visual invention and quirky fun. Directed by Aardman co-founder Peter Lord … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Cars 2 Full throttle… The animated automobiles of 2006’s Cars return in this Pixar sequel, which sees race car Lightning McQueen competing in the World Grand Prix and tow truck Mater drawn into an international espionage plot! If you can … Continue reading

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