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March 8, 2008

Our weekly roundup of film reviews returns, courtesy of James Bryan… This week, royal bodice-ripper The Other Boleyn Girl, zombies ahoy in Diary of the Dead, multiple viewpoint assassination thriller Vantage Point and The Rock doing one for the kids in The Game Plan. Don’t expect to learn much history in The Other Boleyn Girl, a film James Christopher in the Times describes as a “ravishing piece of trash” in his 2-star review. The......

Continue Reading "Saturday Cinema Summary"

December 8, 2007

Our weekly roundup of film reviews continues, courtesy of James Bryan… This week Kidman plays with her monkey in The Golden Compass, The Rock gets confused in Southland Tales, a famous person gets shot in The Killing of John Lennon and Donal MacIntyre cuddles up to some naughty people in A Very British Gangster. Ever since The Golden Compass was announced, devotees of Philip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’ trilogy have been nervously waiting to......

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December 1, 2005

Keep your head down and hit the doors running, a quick 360 around the foyer... nothing. You're safe. Check behind the counter for supplies. Take what you can carry and leave the rest in case you have to double back. Sprint forward towards the escalators. Keep moving until you get to the 4th floor. Another set of double doors in front of you. Slowly this time, edge your way in. Stealth. There's something moving......

Continue Reading "DOOM: Where's Tron when you need him?"

November 21, 2005

Longtime readers may remember the news from back in February about how our bus drivers were going to be trained like fighter pilots (don't click the link - it shows how bad our Photoshop skills used to be). Here's an update. Sort of. Trainee bus drivers are to be introduced to Firsdon - a virtual reality suburb which will feature in a bus simulator programme. Firsdon is a specially-created London suburb complete with pedestrians,......

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