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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Age concern… Brad Pitt plays a man who is born a pensioner and steadily grows younger. He’s Just Not That Into You Heart of the matter… This star-studded comedy follows the romantic misadventures of … Continue reading

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

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Age concern… Brad Pitt plays a man who is born a pensioner and steadily grows younger. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install … Continue reading

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Out on DVD | Valkyrie

Despite the looming presence of two major stumbling blocks, Valkyrie, Bryan Singer’s true-story movie about a plot to kill Hitler at the height of World War Two, makes a surprisingly effective wartime thriller. The first obstacle in the viewer’s path … Continue reading

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

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Age concern… Brad Pitt plays a man who is born a pensioner and steadily grows younger. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install … Continue reading

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

1. Slumdog Millionaire Hot seat… Questions are asked when a teen orphan from the slums of Mumbai makes it to the final rounds of India’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 2. Valkyrie Blast from the past… Tom Cruise heads … Continue reading

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

Slumdog Millionaire Hot seat… Questions are asked when a teen orphan from the slums of Mumbai makes it to the final rounds of India’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | Valkyrie

As the tide of World War Two turns against Germany, an aristocratic army colonel joins a clandestine group of disillusioned fellow officers who are conspiring against the Führer in this gripping wartime thriller. Appalled by Nazi atrocities, Tom Cruise’s wounded … Continue reading

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The Best view | Tom Cruise plays a one-eyed German officer plotting to kill Hitler in Valkyrie – how close does he get?

After all the pre-release fuss over Tom Cruise playing a German hero, how does the famous Scientologist and sofa jumper’s movie about the soldier who tried to blow up Hitler in 1944 measure up? Is Valkyrie a sober retelling of … Continue reading

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