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

Alice in Wonderland Friends reunited… Tim Burton’s fantasy adventures sees the Alice of Lewis Caroll’s classic stories return to the magical land of her childhood and reunite with her old friends in a bid to end the Red Queen’s reign … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Hurt Locker Battle station… Set in Iraq, this Academy Award-winning action thriller follows an elite US Army bomb squad as they struggle to control their wild new leader. 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…

Alice in Wonderland Friends reunited… Tim Burton’s fantasy adventures sees the Alice of Lewis Caroll’s classic stories return to the magical land of her childhood and reunite with her old friends in a bid to end the Red Queen’s reign … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll’s beloved heroine goes for a Burton

You’d think Tim and Alice would be the perfect match. Tim Burton, master of the weird and off-kilter, and Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll’s dream-like and surreal Victorian masterpiece: an ideal combination, surely? Yet Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, though dazzling … Continue reading

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From Disney to Tim Burton – a celebration of Alice through the Ages

Lewis Carroll’s 1865 literary classic, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and its 1871 companion, Through the Looking-Glass, has spawned some 20 film adaptations over the years, including a Japanese anime, an adult-only musical and even a Danny Dyer crime drama. As … Continue reading

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News Hound | Nigella Lawson inspires Tim Burton and Bruce Willis wants to Die Hard a fifth time

Tim Burton says that his inspiration for the White Queen in Alice in Wonderland comes from UK’s very own Nigella Lawson. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Giovanni Ribisi has only great things to … Continue reading

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News Muse – Disney battles it out with European cinema chains

Did you catch Gina’s post about movies to look forward to in 2010? Alice in Wonderland was on her list. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player … Continue reading

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More movies to look forward to in 2010

Movie Talk regulars Heidi and Adele have already shared some of the movies they’re looking forward to over the coming months (here and here). Here guest poster Gina gives us a brace of must-sees and one potential disaster. HITTERS Alice … Continue reading

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