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Emma Thrower

My favourite films include Fight Club, The Graduate, Back To The Future and The Lord of the Rings, but I’m happy to admit that Indecent Proposal is more than just a guilty pleasure. I also have an unhealthy obsession with Michael Fassbender.


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    The HeyUGuys Interview: Domhnall Gleeson for Anna Karenina

    Domhnall Gleeson

    2012 was quite a year for Domhnall Gleeson. Alongside his BIFA nomination and theatrical releases of Dredd and Shadow Dancer, Anna Karenina finally gave him a more significant post-Harry Potter role after brilliant turns in True Grit and Never Let Me Go. With 2013 seeing him star opposite Michael Fassbender and Rachel McAdams in Frank [...]




    The Hunger Games District 12 Board Game Review

    The Hunger Games Board Game

    With Christmas hastily approaching and children to appease during the routine adult Trivial Pursuit tradition, The Hunger Games District 12 board game is a timely addition for young fans of the books and film. And, having grossed over $680 million worldwide, it won’t have escaped your attention that this franchise is exceedingly big business. It’s [...]




    Happy, Happy Review

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    Happy Happy (or, Sykt Lykkelig, to give it its proper name), is an often hilarious snapshot of family life amongst the snowy plains of Norway. Bored with the everyday routine of marriage and lack of appreciation from husband, Erik (Joachim Rafaelsen), Kaja (Agnes Kittelsen) welcomes the change of pace and possibility of forming a friendship [...]




    Sound Of My Voice Review

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    A big fan of ambiguity and toying with her audience, Sound Of My Voice gives Brit Marling another chance to double up as scriptwriter and actress, excelling in both and providing a stellar bedfellow for 2011’s Another Earth. Not as strong as her tale of a duplicate Earth, but equally as fascinating, Zal Batmanglij’s film [...]




    Circumstance Review

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    Arguably a natural progression from her freedom-focused 2004 directorial debut, The Colour Of Love, Maryam Keshavarz’s Circumstance is a political yet personal account of two young girls’ strongly frowned upon love and their longing for acceptance in a place where women are making significant progress in regards to wealth and stature. A fascinating and often [...]




    The Angels’ Share DVD Review

    The Angels' Share DVD

    After winning the prestigious Jury Prize at Cannes back in May, Ken Loach’s heart-warming and very funny tale of redemption and second chances is finally released on DVD this week. Opening with the expertly cast Gary Maitland’s Albert drunkenly fooling around near an oncoming train, Loach’s pitch perfect Scottish film establishes the dark humour and [...]




    Samsara Review

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    Ron Fricke’s Samsara is a stunning and thought-provoking tour de force that makes you question what it is to be human, while also showing how the time and location of your birth is everything in regards to where your path will take you. With fetishism, food manufacturing, bareback carrying of heavy rock up mountain peaks [...]




    Damsels In Distress DVD Review

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    With the issue of suicide never shied away from, Whit Stillman’s Damsels In Distress is set against a backdrop of pain and suffering that is masked by whimsy and social judgment to produce a film that never dwells for longer than it needs to. With the opening credits reminiscent of a Woody Allen flick alongside [...]




    21st Chichester International Film Festival

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    With the Edinburgh International Film Festival a sadly distant memory and a little while to go until the London Film Festival starts in October, Festival goers have a rather dry spell while waiting for their next Premiere fix. But if you travel south to the charming Roman city of Chichester in West Sussex, you will [...]




    Interview: Phil Lord and Chris Miller Talk 21 Jump Street and the Lego Movie as ‘Inception for Kids’

    21 JUMP STREET

    To celebrate the release of 21 Jump Street on DVD and Blu-ray, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to speak to the directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, about the film and their upcoming projects. Touching on everything from Channing Tatum’s love for improvising stunts to Tom Selleck’s moustache, it’s fair to say [...]




    21 Jump Street Blu-ray Review

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    With Jonah Hill’s recent Oscar nomination and Channing Tatum a go-to guy in the world of weepy romances, the odds of their pairing never seemed particularly likely. But after watching Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s 21 Jump Street, you’ll be desperate for more Schmidt and Jenko. Heading back to high school to shut down a [...]




    Addictive TV: Breaking Bad Season 3 DVD Review

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    ***CONTAINS MAJOR SEASON 1 AND 2 SPOILERS*** After watching the methodical and laborious techniques used to create Walt (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse’s (Aaron Paul) ‘special’ blue crystal meth for two whole, addictive seasons, we should all be experts in the production of the illegal substance by now. But that was never the show’s intent and, [...]




    Mirror Mirror Review

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    Few directors deserve the title ‘visionary genius’ quite as much as Tarsem, but while 2006’s The Fall was as stimulating for the eyes as it was the brain, last year’s Immortals did little to fire up the neurons. With an imposing rival in the form of June’s Snow White And The Huntsman and a series [...]




    Moneyball Blu-ray Review

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    Though Oscar mania has well and truly evaporated, it’s hard to approach a film that received six nominations in the same way you would your average sports drama. It’s lucky, then, that the fuss over Moneyball is completely justified. Joining Billy Beane’s (Brad Pitt) Oakland A’s in 2001, director Bennett Miller promises authenticity from the [...]




    The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn DVD Review

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    The big question with the transfer of Tintin from big to small screen was how the fantastic use of 3D and sheer scale of the film would suffer. The answer, thankfully, is not in the slightest, Spielberg and Jackson wisely choosing to steer clear of the clichéd third dimensional gimmicks. With the audience treated as [...]




    Welcome To The Rileys DVD Review

    Welcome to the Rileys DVD

    Dealing with the sensitive issue of losing a child, Welcome To The Rileys allows Jake Scott to prove he is perfectly capable of dealing with such matters delicately, adding a shrewd sense of realism to agoraphobia and adultery, the coping mechanisms Doug (Gandolfini) and Lois (Leo) adopt on the death of their daughter. With the [...]




    Exclusive Interview With Welcome To The Rileys Director Jake Scott

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    I was very lucky to have the opportunity to speak with Jake Scott about his film, Welcome To The Rileys, which is released on DVD on Monday the 27th of February. As well as talking about the unfair criticism Kristen Stewart gets, alternate endings and method acting, he spoke about the research that went into [...]




    Shame Q&A with Steve McQueen and Abi Morgan

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    Last night I went to a preview screening of Shame that was followed by a live Q&A session with director Steve McQueen and writer Abi Morgan, streamed straight from the Curzon Mayfair. With Michael Fassbender a shoo-in for a Best Actor nomination at the upcoming Oscars and Mulligan giving her best performance to date, Shame [...]




    War Horse Press Conference Live Blog

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    I’m in the hot seat today getting ready to live blog the War Horse UK press conference. Those expected to attend include Director Steven Spielberg, Producer Kathy Kennedy, and cast members Michael Morpurgo, Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch and David Thewlis. I have my laptop here ready to go and all you [...]




    Futurama Series 5 DVD Review

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    When Futurama originally came along in 1999, it was obvious it wasn’t trying to mimic The Simpsons in anything but the animation style that is synonymous with Groening. It had a far more spontaneous feel than its predecessor and, although eternally in its shadow, was far more kooky and off-the-wall. But, despite of this, the [...]