Exclusive: Hammer CEO Simon Oakes on The Woman in Black, Rebooting Dracula and Bringing back Quatermass

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The last time I sat down with Hammer president Simon Oakes Let Me In was about to roll into cinemas and he was in similarly upbeat fashion this time, just returned from the Paris premiere of Hammer’s latest film, The Woman in Black and with a big opening weekend in America behind him we talked [...]

Little Charley Bear: Antarctic Charley DVD Review

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One of the most lovable and popular children characters currently shown on television, Little Charley Bear was only released last year and yet it has already enjoyed success with the new series airing on the CBeebies channel and toys selling at shops. The popular teddy bear has also enjoyed some DVD releases and with this [...]

A New Trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man

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Sony linked up cinemas around the world last night to give eager Spider-Fans the chance to see a sizzle reel and the premiere of a new trailer for Marc Webb’s film. Twitter fell into a predictable lovefest for the reboot, which has the (500) Days of Summer director take on one of the most beloved [...]

The Amazing Spider-Man Sneak Preview Footage Report

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The Amazing Spider-Man is still a good six months from our cinema screens but tonight we were invited to a very special peek at the film’s new trailer, followed by a tantalising sizzle reel. That wasn’t the only surprise of the night, as key figures from this new take on the iconic webslinger were present [...]

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Review

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Final Fantasy, eh? Die-hard fans are nigh-on rabid supporters, while RPG virgins are understandably terrified by the prospect of jumping aboard a franchise with over 40 games to its name. Either way, despite aiming for somewhere in the middle, Final Fantasy XIII wasn’t quite what everyone was expecting. A far more linear affair than anything [...]

Resident Evil Revelations Review

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Resident Evil fans are sure in for a treat this year with Resident Evil 6 being released at the end of the year and Operation Raccoon City set to be released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on March the twenty third (and the latest installment in the Paul W. S. Anderson film series, if [...]

Watch the Opening Scene from The Woman in Black

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The Woman in Black is a scary film. Ben reviewed the film and called it the scariest film he has ever seen and I can attest to that as I was sitting next to him in the screening We’ve done our best to shout our love for the film from the rooftops of the internet [...]

The First Trailer for Dexter Fletcher’s ‘Wild Bill’

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Here’s the first trailer for Dexter Fletcher’s directorial debut, Wild Bill. The movie stars Will Poulter, Liz White, Andy Serkis and Jaime Winstone. We got to see the movie at the London Film Festival and you can read our review of it here. Fletcher has been on our screens for years and became famous amongst [...]

Rolling Thunder Blu-ray Review

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[The following review features a number of spoilers] Rolling Thunder is the story of Major Charles Ranes (William Devane), a Vietnam vet who returns from years of imprisonment and torture in a Vietcong POW camp to his home in Texas. He and his prison mate Johnny (Tommy Lee Jones) are greeted at the airport with a heroes [...]

The Woman In Black Review

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Update – We interview Daniel Radcliffe on his role in The Woman in Black A truly horrific horror film is something of a rarity. The Saw films are gruesome, the Paranormal Activity movies are jumpy and Sam Raimi’s output is schlocky fun, but if you know what to expect from them – or their lower [...]

Win merchandise from ‘Drive’, released on Blu-ray and DVD on 30th January 2012

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To celebrate the release of Drive on Blu-ray and DVD on January 30th, we have 2 stylish Drive T-shirts and 4 copies of the brilliant novel written by James Sallis up for grabs. Ryan Gosling stars as a Los Angeles wheelman for hire, stunt driving for movie productions by day and steering getaway vehicles for [...]

The Inbetweeners Movie DVD Review

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I was late to the TV show which preceded this very successful big screen jaunt for The Inbetweeners and caught up with the entire run over the course of a month thanks to Channel 4′s OD service and found it easy to enjoy the foul-mouthed cocksure swagger which is a crudely constructed front to the [...]

Win Forumla One 2011 Season Review on DVD

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To mark the release of The Official 2011 Formula One Season Review on DVD and for the first time in high definition on Blu-ray, we’re offering you the chance to win one of three copies on DVD! From December 26th, sit back and let the revs build with the only official review of this year’s [...]

Saints Row: The Third XBox360 Review

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If there is one thing developers Volition know, it’s their market. From the billboards of sexy ladies and ridiculously giant cat-headed bazooka-wielders, through to its surreal, looneytoon commercials starring cult comedians Tim & Eric, Saints Row: The Third has a humour and appeal aimed squarely at both the immature and the immature at heart. Luckily [...]

Exclusive Puss in Boots Progression Concept Art

The final version of the scene, with full layout (camera placement), animation (characters? performances) and lighting (color and textures).

Puss in Boots hits UK cinemas this Friday, 9th  December and we’re very much looking forward to the whole of the UK getting this fabulous movie! Our review went up yesterday and you can have a read here. But before you do though, scroll down and have a look at this amazing progression concept art [...]

The Movie Portfolio – Montage of 166 Films from 2011

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In my opinion, 2011 has been a rather fabulous year for movies! There have indeed been some terrible films made but more importantly, there have been some absolutely brilliant ones. I’m sure as the year comes to a close, we’ll put up a post or two on what we enjoyed and what we didn’t over [...]

Puss in Boots Review

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Shrek’s journey has been one of highs and lows, but it was running out of interesting places to go, something even Shrek the Third director Chris Miller would agree with. Concentrating on another of Shrek’s travelling companions was always going to be a tall order; making a supporting character stand alone in a film can [...]

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Review

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Nintendo have pulled off one of the greatest celebrations in video game history, with 2011 marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of The Legend of Zelda. With an Ocarina of Time remake for the 3DS, a free downloadable game in the form of Four Swords for Nintendo’s current handhelds and having three symphonies within three countries, the [...]

Special Forces Review

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In recent years there have been a number of highly original and intelligent depictions of modern warfare – The Hurt Locker (2009) and Green Zone (2010) to name but two. These films help give us a greater sense of what it’s actually like to experience the day-to-day life of conflict, which is never simply shoot-out [...]

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 UK Premiere Filmmaker Interviews

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While down at the Breaking Dawn Part 1 premiere at Stratford Westfield this evening we caught up with two men who know probably more about the film than anyone else, director Bill Condon and producer of all five Twilight films, Wyck Godfrey. They took the time out to talk us through the challenges they faced [...]