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Tag Archives: Peter Jackson
Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: One of the real Heavenly Creatures
Peter Jackson‘s Heavenly Creatures is the story of a real-life murder case in 1950s New Zealand, and stars a young Kate Winslet (in her film debut in fact) as Juliet Hulme, one of two schoolgirls whose intense friendship spilled over … Continue reading
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Tagged heavenly creatures, Kate Winslet, Peter Jackson
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Ray Harryhausen’s Fantasy Scrapbook is a must-have for fantasy film fans
Ray Harryhausen is one of the most influential film animators ever, responsible for such classic films as Jason and the Argonauts, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Clash of the Titans and One Million Years BC. A pioneer of stop-motion animation … Continue reading
Name That Chest: An alien, or a cowboy?
He’s got the cowboy garb, but check out that open collar – are my eyes deceiving me or is his skin decidedly green? That says alien to me for sure. Last week’s mystery chest belonged to a movie monkey, but … Continue reading
Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: The secret of King Kong’s roar
In Peter Jackson‘s spectacular 2005 remake of King Kong, the gargantuan gorilla’s mighty roar is actually a lion’s roar played backwards and at half speed. Clever eh? King Kong is showing tonight – Tuesday 9th August – on ITV2 at … Continue reading
The Lovely Bones Competition Winners
Our competition to win a DVD of Peter Jackson’s fantasy thriller The Lovely Bones is now closed. Thanks to Paramount Home Entertainment for supplying the prizes and well done to all the entrants who answered correctly that Peter Jackson is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Sebold, DVD competition, Lovely Bones, Peter Jackson
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Win The Lovely Bones on DVD
This competition has now closed Peter Jackson took a break from the worlds of hobbits and giant apes to direct the fantasy thriller The Lovely Bones, which comes out on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday 28th June. Based on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Sebold, DVD competition, Lovely Bones, Peter Jackson
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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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Out on DVD | District 9 – Satirical sci-fi splatterfest outsmarts Hollywood
Working with a reported budget of $30million, but with invaluable aid from heavy-hitting producer Peter Jackson, first-time director Neill Blomkamp came up with the startling District 9, a sci-fi thriller that combined sitcom-style humour, provocative satire and gross-out horror – … Continue reading
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Tagged apartheid, District 9, Johannesburg, Neill Blomkamp, Peter Jackson, Sci-fi, Sharlto Copley, South Africa, UFO
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Win a copy of District 9 on Blu-ray
This competition has now closed. Peter Jackson put on his producer’s hat for the critically acclaimed sci-fi thriller District 9, which comes out on Blu-ray and DVD on 28th December. With Jackson at his back, first-time director Neill Blomkamp came … Continue reading
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Tagged Blu-ray competition, District 9, Neill Blomkamp, Peter Jackson, Sci-fi, Sharlto Copley, South Africa
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The Best view | District 9 – Sci-fi action movie delivers thrills, laughs & sharp satire
An inspired mash-up of docu-verité comedy and sci-fi splatterfest, South African filmmaker Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 throws together sitcom-style humour, provocative satire, thrilling action and gross-out horror – and somehow makes this outlandish mix gel. The movie opens with newsreel … Continue reading
