Tag Archives: Matthew Vaughn

DVD review | X-Men: First Class – Born in the heat of the Cold War: How the Marvel mutants became X-Men

X-Men: First Class lives up to its title. Smart and spectacular, it’s up there in the top rank of superhero films. With Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn at the helm, the sci-fi action series goes back to the beginning for an … Continue reading

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Film review | X-Men: First Class – Matthew Vaughn gets the Marvel Comics mutants back on track

The sci-fi action series featuring the Marvel Comics mutants took a dip with its last two outings, 2006’s sprawling X-Men: Last Stand and 2009’s scrappy Wolverine spin-off, but X-Men: First Class lives up to its title. Smart and spectacular, it’s … Continue reading

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Kick-Ass – Brits take on Hollywood at Comic-Book action

“Kick-Arse”. That’s how director Matthew Vaughn, comic-book writer Mark Millar and co all say the title of their movie Kick-Ass on the engaging making-of-the-movie extra features on the film’s Blu-ray and DVD release. The unapologetically Anglo-Saxon pronunciation tells you just … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | Kick-Ass – Comic-book hero gets a kicking from the tabloids

  Forcing my way through the post-screening throng after London’s first Kick-Ass preview, I bumped into a journalist friend who was fizzing with excitement over Matthew Vaughn’s new comic-book movie. A few paces more and I came upon two other … Continue reading

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Win a copy of Stardust on Blu-ray

This competition has now closed.    A young man enters a magical kingdom to retrieve a falling star for his beloved in the fairytale comedy adventure Stardust, which comes out in a Blu-ray special edition on Monday 1st February. Directed by … Continue reading

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