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• Competition time - win tickets to see New Moon first!

  Wed Nov 04 02:29PM by Movies Editor

  With the release of New Moon fast approaching, it's time for everyone to get into the 'Twilight Zone' and choose your allegiance to Team Edward or Team Jacob.  We've teamed up with E1 Entertainment and got our hands on a pair of tickets to a super exclusive first screening of… Read full entry

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• Oscar hosts announced

  Wed Nov 04 09:57AM by Movies Editor

  Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin have been announced as the hosts for next year's Academy Awards.It's the first time there have been co-hosts on the Oscars since 1987.Martin said, "I am happy to co-host the Oscars with my enemy Alec Baldwin."Baldwin added, "I'm thrilled to be hosting the Oscars -… Read full entry

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• Where have all the good film ideas gone?

  Tue Nov 03 01:58PM by Movies Editor

  Hollywood may be enjoying a successful box office this year, but there is a worry that their reliance of late on sequels, remakes, book and comic adaptations and other licensing brands (self-help memoirs, toys and computer games) to turn into films is harming them in the long run. Next year's Oscars… Read full entry

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• Competition time - win a PS3 Slim and Public Enemies on Blu-ray

  Mon Nov 02 12:58PM by Movies Editor

  Win a PS3 Slim plus a copy of 'Public Enemies' starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard is available on Blu-ray!Directed by the legendry Michael Mann, 'Public Enemies' is an epic action-packed thriller that follows the story of the legendary, charming and ruthless gangster John Dillinger… Read full entry

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• Gang film pulled from cinemas

  Fri Oct 30 11:03AM by Movies Editor

  A film depicting the violent life of inner city gangs in Birmingham has been pulled from two cinema chains on police advice.Odeon and Cineworld have refused to screen '1 DAY', which is released on 6th November, in their Birmingham cinemas after they were advised by police not to.A spokesperson for… Read full entry

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• The new Blair Witch Project

  Mon Oct 26 09:54AM by Movies Editor

  The new Halloween and Saw films are coming to a cinema near you soon, but the film touted as the scariest you'll see this year cost £9,000, stars no major names and is filmed on a hand-held camera.Dubbed the new 'Blair Witch Project' – 'Paranormal Activity' is said to be… Read full entry

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• Top ten horror villains

  Fri Oct 23 02:40PM by Movies Editor

  To celebrate the release of Saw VI, released in cinemas nationwide on October 23rd, we're taking a look at the 10 most unforgettably evil characters to ever give us nightmares.10. Michael Myers (Halloween)Sometimes less is more and when it comes to Michael Myers, the total lack of anything resembling humanity… Read full entry

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• Kids films deemed too scary for kids

  Mon Oct 19 02:59PM by Movies Editor

  The film adaptation of classic kids book, 'Where the Wild Things Are' has blasted straight to the top of the US box office – despite accusations that it's too scary for children.Cult director Spike Jonze's take on the classic 1963 story of a young boy who runs away into his… Read full entry

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• Competition time - win a Sony Blu-ray player and Wolverine

  Fri Oct 16 05:08PM by Movies Editor

  Get your claws around a Sony Blu-ray player and copy of 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' on Blu-ray - what are you waiting for! 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on 19th October 2009. Leading up to the events of X-Men, 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' tells the story of Wolverine's epically violent… Read full entry

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