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TV BAFTA 2013 Interviews

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Last night saw the BAFTA TV awards at the Royal Festival Hall on London’s South Bank and HeyUGuys were ably represented by “Big” Ben Mortimer, “Mighty” Joe Cunningham and myself. The dalek-adorned red carpet turned into a veritable conveyor belt of TV talent and we were able to interview “Thick of It” and “Veep” producer [...]




The Girl DVD Review

The Girl

In 1962 England’s foremost director, Alfred Hitchcock, began the search for a leading lady to headline his most ambitious project to date – The Birds. The anticipated follow-up to Psycho demanded a cool blonde centre-screen but Hitchcock-muse Grace Kelly had already traded her ice queen crown for the real thing. The Girl recounts the unbelievable [...]




The First Photo of Angelina Jolie in Disney’s Maleficent

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Disney have just sent over the first image from their new movie Maleficent which gives us our first look at Angelina Jolie in the title role. It’s set to be with us March 14, 2014 and will be landing in 3D. The film is directed by Joe Roth and also stars the fabulous Sharlo Copley, [...]




Wonderful Short from Aardman – The Pirates! in So, You Want to Become a Pirate?

The PIrates! Chat Show

Aardman are currently sailing on steady box office waters with their new film The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists doing well despite The Hunger Games plundering away much of the target audience. Never content to sit on their hands Aardman have just released a new short film to complement their latest Adventure and it’s [...]




Exclusive Deleted Scene from The Awakening

The Awakening DVD Packshot

One of my favourite films from last year is out now on Blu-ray and DVD and we have an exclusive look at a deleted scene from The Awakening for you today. Nick Murphy’s film had a couple of fine lead performances from Rebecca Hall and Dominic West and along with Hammer’s recent success with The [...]




The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists Review

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After making a seasonal splash with Arthur Christmas, Aardman are back in the realms of stop-animation (the first time since Wallace and Gromit’s run in with Were-Rabbit in 2005) with The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists. The life of a notorious swash buckler on the high seas is a thrilling one, but amongst the [...]




Win The Awakening on DVD

The Awakening DVD Packshot

To mark the release of The Awakening on DVD and Blu-ray March 26th Studio Canal have given us three copies of the movie to give away on DVD. The Awakening stars Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton and is directed by Nick Murphy. THE AWAKENING is set in 1921, in a post-war England where many [...]




VIDEO: Travel Behind the Scenes of Aardman’s The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

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Be it as a Band of Misfits, or in an Adventure with Scientists Aardan’s The Pirates! are almost at our shores and there’s a firm sense of anticipation for this film. Everything we’ve seen so far (and we’ve seen a lot) leads us to believe that not only are we in for a decent seafaring [...]




New US Poster Released for The Pirates! Band of Misfits

The Pirates! Band of Misfits US Poster

In the UK, Sony / Aardman’s new movie is called The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists yet over the pond, it has the title, The Pirates! Band of Misfits and the US Sony marketing team have released this, the fourth poster for the film which is one of my most anticipated of 2012. I [...]




Sienna Miller & More Join Alfred Hitchcock BBC Two Drama

Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller (The Edge of Love), Toby Jones (Frost/Nixon), Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake) and Penelope Wilton (Iris) have signed on to star in a BBC Two drama about iconic filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. Written by Gwyneth Hughes, the as-yet-untitled 90-minute film – described by BBC Drama commissioner Ben Stephenson as “a riveting psychological portrait” – will [...]




The Pirates – In An Adventure with Scientists Set Visit & Behind the Scenes Video

Dressing Blood Island on the set of THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS.

I always had the idea in my head that Aardman was the British version of the Disney owned Pixar Animation Studios; the main idea being that the place is a hive of activity and now, after having the privilege of visiting both studios, I can confirm that I was 100% right! A couple of weeks [...]




Aardman’s The Pirates! gets a New US Trailer

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We’ve already had a new trailer for Pixar’s Brave today and now the mighty Aardman have unveiled another look at their forthcoming film The Pirates! Band of Misfits (or The Pirates! In an adventure with Scientists if you’re hailing from the good old U of, um, K…) and it’s just wonderful. Dave was lucky enough [...]




LFF 2011: The Awakening Review

The Awakening Quad

The death of a young boy at a remote schoolhouse and the supposed ghostly circumstance of the incident draws the attention of Florence Cathcart, a young woman well-known for exposing fraudulent supernatural happenings, to investigate the matter and uncover the true nature of the tragic event. With The Awakening director Nick Murphy and his co-writer [...]




Win an Arthur Christmas Story Book

Arthur Christmas Book

To celebrate the release of the fantastic 3D, CG-animated family comedy Arthur Christmas, an Aardman production for Sony Pictures Animation released on November 11th, we are giving away 5 Arthur Christmas Story Books – just in time for Christmas!! Arthur Christmas reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child’s question: ‘So how does Santa [...]




Writer Stephen Volk talks about The Awakening, Ghostwatch and a second Turn of the Screw

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The Awakening is a welcome return to the big screen for writer Stephen Volk, self proclaimed ‘tub-thumper’ for the horror genre and the man behind the acclaimed small screen horrorshows Afterlife and Ghostwatch. His new film (out in UK cinemas tomorrow ) was directed by Nick Murphy and is as far from the Death-by-irony gorefests [...]




5 New Clips from Arthur Christmas

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Aardman Animation have put 5 new clips online for their latest film, Arthur Christmas, this week. From the studio behind Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit, Arthur Christmas tells a classic Christmas tale asking the often-wondered, never-answered question, “How does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?” The answer is found through unlikely hero, [...]




Win a Signed Poster and Horror Bundle with The Awakening

The Awakening Quad

To celebrate the release of The Awakening on 11 November, we’re giving three readers the chance to win a signed poster and horror DVD bundle to get them in the mood for the film’s chills and thrills! Starring Dominic West (The Wire, 300), Rebecca Hall (The Town) and Oscar®-nominee Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake), THE AWAKENING is [...]




Third Fantastic Theatrical UK Trailer for Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists UK Poster

After two previous cracking trailers for Aarman’s (The creators of Wallace and Gromit) new animation, Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists, they’ve released another third new trailer this morning and it’s just as good as the previous couple. The cast is rather awesome (includes Hugh Grant, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman, Jeremy Piven) while Peter Lord​ [...]




New UK Poster for The Awakening

The Awakening Quad

Nick Murphy’s debut film is an old school ghost story in every sense with Rebecca Hall’s journey to invesigate alledged spooky happenings finds her rolling up at a boys school in the middle of nowhere with a murdered pupil and a host of unanswered questions. I caught the film earlier this month as it plays [...]




Another New Poster for Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas Poster

Here’s another new poster for Arthur Christmas, Aardman’s movie together with Sony Animation. The movie will be with us 11th November and has a great voice cast which includes James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Ashley Jensen and is directed by Sarah Smith. An Aardman production for Sony Pictures Animation, at [...]