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

Titanic 3D Sinking feeling… James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster returns to the big screen – only this time Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet’s fates are sealed in 3D! If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade … Continue reading

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Film review | Wrath of the Titans – Clashing swords and accents in an epically crass adventure

Back in action as strapping demigod Perseus in Wrath of the Titans, the inevitable sequel to 2010’s inane Clash of the Titans remake, Sam Worthington again struggles to convince us that he’s a bona fide star. He wields his hero’s … Continue reading

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Film review | Man on a Ledge – It’s mission: implausible for this daft but daring heist thriller

Vertigo sufferers and sticklers for plausibility will want to give Man on a Ledge a miss, but if you’ve a head for heights and a nonchalance about gimmicky plots then you’ll probably get a rush from this contrived action thriller. … Continue reading

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Film review | The Debt – Payback for a Nazi doctor. But should Mossad’s uneasy trio take the credit?

Former Mossad agents Rachel, Stefan and David are heroes in Israel for their roles in bringing down a Nazi war criminal, but was their long-ago mission really as clear-cut and triumphant as the history books relate? Based on the 2007 … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Centurion Bloody battle… Neil Marshall (The Descent) directs this historical action thriller about a group of Roman soldiers fighting for their lives after their legion is wiped out in a brutal ambush. If you can see this, then you might … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Blind Side Back on track… This American drama features an Oscar-winning performance from Sandra Bullock as a woman who helps to nurture a homeless teenager to sporting glory. 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…

Shutter Island Mind games… Leo DiCaprio plays a US marshal sent to investigate the disappearance of a patient from a remote psychiatric hospital in Martin Scorsese’s dark thriller. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Clash of the Titans Greek tragedy… This big-budget remake of the 1981 fantasy classic stars Avatar’s Sam Worthington as Perseus, the demi-god charged with rescuing Argos (the Greek city, not the catalogue-based retail chain) from vengeful Hades and the monstrous … Continue reading

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

Clash of the Titans Greek tragedy… This big-budget remake of the 1981 fantasy classic stars Avatar’s Sam Worthington as Perseus, the demi-god charged with rescuing Argos (the Greek city, not the catalogue-based retail chain) from vengeful Hades and the monstrous … Continue reading

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Clash of the Titans: Is Sam Worth his Demigod Status?

Being a huge fan of the films of special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen, I expected to be disappointed with this big-budget, CGI-laden remake. I was wrong. The filmmakers have done themselves proud creating a rollercoaster ride of excitement that is … Continue reading

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