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Doctor Who Xmas special 2012… with added Richard E Grant.
Filming of 2012’s Doctor Who Christmas episode, written by Steven Moffat, starts this week with two new stars joining the show. Richard E…
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August 2012
August 2012
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Total Recall (Frank’s take).
Len Wiseman’s (‘Underworld’) numbing, noisy and nonsensical dazzling ditty ‘Total Recall’ marches through the monotonous motions as surly SF actioner but only manages…
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Mars, baby! It’s the freakiest show.
Apologies to David Bowie, but now that NASA has successfully landed Curiosity on the Red Planet, the question we’re asking here is, is…
NewsCulture
The pirates who couldn’t lose.
The New York Times is carrying an interesting article today, and after you’ve read it, that sound you heard is a clue being…
NewsCulture
Makey the makies.
Here’s a novel concept, and one that is trail-blazing the way for a slew of such future offerings – a new toy called…
NewsAnime/manga
The most successful film you’ve never heard of.
If we asked you what’s the most successful movie of all time and you said Star Wars, Avatar or Titanic, then you’re obviously…
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Black Widow pulp style.
Maybe, like us, you were wondering what Marvel Comic’s Black Widow would look like if she had been sourced from a series of…
NewsAnime/manga
Doctor who anime.
Did you know that there was an anime version of Doctor Who created by Japanese fans as a tribute? Well, you do now.…
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The best anime powers?
It’s a thorny question for sure. Just what are the top ten anime powers of all time. Being able to toss poko-balls? Being…
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The Watch (Frank’s take).
Suburbia, Neanderthal-oriented male bonding and space aliens make for an uneven mix of naughty gags and tired lunacy in the clumsy comedy The…
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Killer Joe (Frank’s take).
The exploration of twisted family dysfunction in the movies has always been a reliable staple of instant tension, insanity, perversion and caustic psychological…
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The Mandel Files A Quantum Murder by Peter F. Hamilton.
Del Rey have done all Peter F. Hamilton fans, particularly in the US and Canada, a big favour by collecting his first two…