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When looking at the way Richard Ayoade, a man still more famous these days for his comedic acting credentials than his filmmaking, speaks of his new film two things are apparent: he is an incredible intelligent and witty individual, but he also carries an air of broody, awkward insecurity. This clash of jovial and dark natures […]
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BBC announces the newest incarnation of Doctor Who…
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Mike Cottrell takes a look at some excited new posters for The Wolverine and discusses how the new film may turn out when it’s released this summer.
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With the weight of virtually the entire science fiction fan-base of the world resting on J.J Abrams’ shoulders, it is heartening to hark back to the great success of the first instalment of this newly restored franchise. Taking everything that made the original Star Trek series and movies so beloved by people around the globe […]
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Making their way through the pouring rain, the brightest and biggest stars gathered at the Royal Opera House for the latest in the British Academy’s award ceremonies. While the American Academy never fails to give an air of cynicism over the politics of their award choices and the frankly laughable charade that is the Golden […]
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When you consider the diversity of work that Steven Spielberg has produced over his long and successful career, it remains a staggering feat that he can elicit such powerful emotional responses in his audiences, whatever the genre, whatever the setting. His films have a grasp on how to pull at the audience’s heartstrings while simultaneously […]
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Come the autumn months, the pedigree of the video-gaming market get set to release their latest venture. The longevity of franchises such as Halo and Call of Duty have placed their names at the top of the year’s most anticipated lists for over ten years now. Yet in 2007, breaking from the first-person shooter mould, […]
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Anyone who saw Jacques Audiard’s internationally acclaimed 2009 feature A Prophet, will know how intense his particular brand of story-telling can be. While his work to date has spanned a variety of genres, they have always retained a hard hitting visceral impact that embeds the story in the mind long after the credits roll. Rust […]
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Love him or hate him, you’d be a fool to deny the ambition of Ben Affleck. Riding on the wave of stardom that came from his acting career and an Oscar-winning screenplay in the form of Good Will Hunting, he tried his hand at directing and with it found a brilliantly fresh new voice. Clearly […]