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Thor – Kenneth Branagh turns from Shakespeare to Marvel for a hero with real clout

Forget Hamlet and Henry V, Kenneth Branagh puts Shakespeare behind him and gives us a hero with real clout – Marvel Comics‘ hammer-heaving Norse deity Thor. Taking the role of the brawny thunder god is former Home and Away hunk … Continue reading

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Pete’s Peek | Sandy Collora’s old school sci-fi Hunter Prey on DVD

Director Sandy Collora is best known as the talent behind Batman: Dead End – a short film which became a internet sensation back in 2003 and was highly-praised for its film noir take on the cult comic book hero. Seven … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Long in the tooth… When vampire Edward turns his back on Bella, the heartbroken teenager finds comfort in her deepening friendship with werewolf Jacob. 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…

District 9 Illegal aliens… A bureaucrat’s attempts to relocate a stranded alien species from a refugee camp in Johannesburg go awry in this Peter (Lord of the Rings) Jackson produced sci-fi. If you can see this, then you might need … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince It’s a kind of magic… Harry and his Hogwarts cohorts have to contend with a new potions teacher, Voldemort’s Death Eaters, and raging hormones in their sixth year at the School of Witchraft and … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Robots in disguise… This big-budget sequel sees Sam Witwicky again joining forces with the Autobots in their battle against the Decepticons; a battle, it seems, that may have started on Earth many years before… If … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Terminator Salvation Robot wars… Christian Bale attempts to save humanity from being wiped out by intelligent machines – and woe betide any cinematographers who get in his way. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player … Continue reading

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Out on DVD: Terminator Salvation

An unstoppable juggernaut at the box-office over the summer, Terminator Salvation finds Charlie’s Angels director McG at the helm for the fourth instalment of the sci-fi action thriller franchise. The series has now reached the year 2018, where Christian Bale’s … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Star Trek Lost in space… Director J.J. Abrams reboot of the classic sci-fi franchise is set in an alternate reality and features space ships, black holes, phasers and pointy ears. If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading

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Win the new Star Trek movie on DVD

Just when you thought Kirk, Spock and the rest of the starship crew had been pensioned off for good, the Star Trek franchise gets an action-packed, adrenaline-pumping rebirth with this brand new adventure set aboard the newly commissioned USS Enterprise. … Continue reading

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