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Tony Scott Dies Aged 68

Tony Scott Dies Aged 68, Tony Scott’s battle with inoperable brain cancer may have driven ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Crimson Tide’ director to suicide leap from Los Angeles bridge  Action movie maestro Tony Scott reportedly battled inoperable brain cancer before he jumped … Continue reading

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Act of Valour – Movie of The Week

Act of Valour

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Maurice Sendak dies aged 83 author of Where The Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak, ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who is best known for his classic children’s books including Where the Wild Things Are, has died at the age of 83. Over a career that began … Continue reading

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Prometheus Ted Talk

In the lead up to the new Ridley Scott film “Prometheus”, There has been some small trailers and other little clips. As part of this they stages a TED (Technology entertainment design www.ted.com) talk. Prometheus TED Viral Clip starring Guy … Continue reading

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The Artist triumphs at the 84th Oscars

As expected, The Artist,  Michel Hazanavicius’s black-and-white silent film, took the Academy Award for best picture last night. There was good news for the Irish with Terry George’s The Shore  securing the best live-action short prize. Mr George who was … Continue reading

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The Artist sweeps up at Baftas

The Artist , Michel Hazanavicius’s silent black-and- white movie, continued its triumphant parade through awards season by picking up best film, best director and best actor at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (Bafta) last night. The film … Continue reading

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The Artist dominates Golden Globes

Silent-era film The Artist  and family drama The Descendants  were the top film picks at the Golden Globe Awards last night in a loose-lipped awards show that even had host Ricky Gervais walking onto the stage with a drink in … Continue reading

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Cheetah the chimp dies at 80

IF TARZAN’S co-star had been human, it’s safe to assume that news of his demise would have been greeted with glowing tributes, a Hollywood funeral and perhaps a retrospective season of his greatest cinematic moments. As it was, the death … Continue reading

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Most Depressing Movies

I was looking at IMDB the other day and came across “Most Depressing Movie List”. I am not sure that this list is very good because I kind of like some of the movies on the list. But then some … Continue reading

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The Plots Of Your Favorite Movie Backwards? – Movies

What would be the plot of your favorite movie if it was played backwards?   Jaws backwards is the story of a giant shark that throws up so many people they have to open up a new beach. King Kong … Continue reading

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