Doctor Who: first snap from 2010 Christmas special
There’s nothing like talking about Christmas in August. So here’s a shot of the Doctor Who Yuletide episode to keep you in a summery mood…The shoot is pretty much wrapped up now for this December's...
View ArticleTrue Blood season 3 episode 10 review
A week of revelations in True Blood as we learn what Sookie is and the new waitress and Jason’s new squeeze show themselves as well…3.10 I Smell A Rat True Blood's third season continued with the...
View ArticleMusic in the movies: Howard Shore
Glen salutes the long and illustrious career of composer Howard Shore, whose work has accompanied many of maverick director David Cronenberg’s movies, as well as all three parts of The Lord Of The...
View ArticlePortal 2 co-op trailer released
What do we learn from the new trailer for Portal 2? Paul has been trying to work that out...A thirty second trailer for the upcoming sequel to Valve's underrated Half Life 2: The Orange Box puzzler,...
View ArticleThe Deep episode 4: Everything Put Together Falls Apart review
Mark reviews the penultimate episode of the BBC's decidedly watery drama, The Deep...4. Everything Put Together Falls Apart I'm happy to admit that The Deep has got better and much less predictable in...
View ArticleNo Ordinary Family episode 1 review: pilot episode
The pilot for ABC's big new show, No Ordinary Family, was made available for a short time online by the network a few days back. Billy managed to see it, and here's his review...MILD SPOILERS LIE...
View ArticleJoss Whedon talks The Avengers
Some story hints emerge from the man tasked with bringing The Avengers together, Mr Joss Whedon…He's still got some time before he has to roll cameras on the film, ahead of its release in 2012, but...
View ArticleBrilliant new poster for Buried
If you’ve not been tempted to see the upcoming Ryan Reynolds horror-thriller Buried yet, perhaps this new poster might help change your mind…A quick note to anyone out there who has a job of designing...
View ArticleWhy we shouldn’t be afraid of fear
Is fear, particularly in family movies, a bad thing, ponders Simon? And is injecting the right amount of fear into a film an increasingly lost art?At the end of last year, you might remember that...
View ArticleCool As Ice DVD review
At the height of his creative powers, pop rapper Vanilla Ice starred in Cool As Ice, a kind of early-90s Rebel Without A Cause. But has time been kind to Ice’s movie? Sometimes a thing seems like a...
View ArticleTop 10 TV losers: or how to stop worrying and love your life
Feeling guilty for spending so much time on the sofa watching TV? Don’t worry. There are plenty of television losers to make you feel better about yourself. And here are ten examples... Looking into...
View ArticleThe Medal Of Honor controversy: a call for some common sense
The new Medal Of Honor game lets you play as the Taliban. It must, therefore, be banned, we’re told. Simon wonders how we’ve ended up here all over again…If you're getting a sense of déjà vu, then...
View ArticleCemetery Junction: a film that deserves more love?
As Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s Cemetery Junction arrives on DVD and Blu-ray, is it time to give the film a bit more of the recognition it deserved?You probably know this bit, so I'll do it...
View ArticleLost auction rakes in nearly $2 million
With the Lost saga over, ABC auctioned off the show’s props at the weekend, and raked in an awful lot of money in the process…With the mysterious island adventures of Lost well and truly over, a two...
View ArticleFull trailer for The Walking Dead
The trailer for AMC’s eagerly-awaited series of The Walking Dead has landed. And it’s really good…Easily one of the television projects we're most excited about, AMC's upcoming six-episode television...
View ArticleDiary Of A Wimpy Kid review
Michael reviews Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, a family comedy about the tribulations of school life…Sadly, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid isn't a modest, Alan Bennett-style slice of ho-hum life, centered around a shy...
View ArticleNew images from Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part One
More pictures magically appear from the production of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part One…A select bunch of American Harry Potter fans may already have been treated to a rough cut of Deathly...
View ArticleScott Pilgrim Vs The World review
Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim Vs The World may not be assaulting the box office as expected, but it’s destined to be a cult hit in the long term, James writes, in our second review…The first time I...
View ArticleAvatar: Special Edition review
Avatar returns to multiplexes for an extended Special Edition. But does its extra footage warrant a return trip to the cinema? Ryan finds out...It's grand, expensive, and currently stands as the...
View ArticleFirst trailer for Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours
Danny Boyle follows up his Oscar success with Slumdog Millionaire with 127 Hours. And we’ve got the trailer for it here…How do you follow up on an Oscar winning critical and commercial smash like...
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