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Today I received a childhood classic movie on DVD for the first time here in the UK: Steven Spielberg's "The Goonies". The was some debate on the rating of the UK DVD release of this film, as it was quoted and even confirmed as PG and 15 on…
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How annoying… We have been informed by Warner Bros that a batch of the Goonies DVDs are incomplete as the DVD disc contains English language only and not the full range of languages listed on the sleeve. In addition, the audio commentary is missing f…
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Want to watch Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moores latest film documentary, well go download it! I don't agree with the copyright laws and I don't have a problem with people downloading the movie and sharing it with people as long as they're not trying to…
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This was an idea taken from Neil's World who often does these "meme" things. This meme is where you take the top 250 films on IMDB and highlight the films you've seen. This'll be an interesting exercise for myself, to see how many films I've actually…
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Released on Friday, "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is a movie based upon a novel by Douglas Adams. This is the first feature-length apdaptation of the novel, however there was an unsuccessful BBC production series back in the early eighties. The…
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Recently, I've been addicted to movies, as you will find out when I eventually get round to adding all the data I've accumulated over the last year or so to the website! But that's a long way off, and this years Oscars are fast approaching. So here i…
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Nominations for the most prestigious film awards - the Academy Awards - have been announced. Unlike last year where I only looked at the Best Picture nominations, here are my thoughts on most of the major categories for the this years Oscar nominatio…
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Unlike my Oscar review in 2007, and last year I have seen every movie up for the coveted Best Picture. The movies up for Best Picture in the 81st Academy Awards are; Slumdog Millionaire Milk The Reader The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon…
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Reviewing the yearly Oscar nominations is probably my most consistent blog series, having analysed at least the Best Picture nominations for the last three years. (2007, 2008, 2009). This year the Academy has changed the quantity of nominations avail…
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Following on my analysis of Best Picture for the 82nd Academy Awards, here are my thoughts on some of the other categories. Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Ajami (Israel) The White Ribbon (Germany) El Secreto de Sus Ojos (Argentina) Un Prophèt…