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The Wolfman: some posters

5 February 2010

Some time ago we talked about Benicio del Toro and Emily Blunt’s new movie, The Wolfman. The release day is coming up fast and we wanted to share some of the posters. We are eager to see if this story is as scary at it seems!

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Return to Cranford: the Christmas special and a giveaway

20 December 2009

The ladies of Cranford are back for a two-part Christmas special. It’s been two years since we last saw Miss Matty and her friends. If life continued peacefully, the railway still looms over everyone’s heads. The arrival of new habitants and prestigious guests will stir up some new adventures and even create some differences between [...]

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BBC Emma (2009): a double review

9 December 2009

Today we decided to post a double review, since Ana T. and I had already both seen Emma and written something about it, we decided to share them both.
 
Ana T.’s review:
 
I just realised that I have now watched 4 versions of Emma, the BBC’s 1972 miniseries, the Paltrow, the Beckinsale and the BBC’s 2009 miniseries. None of [...]

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More Dorian Gray clips…

8 September 2009

We wanted to share with you several clips of Dorian Gray who will be in cinemas tomorrow wednesday 9th September in the UK.
Each time we see new images of this movie our curiosity grows even more!
 
 

Official site: www.orange.co.uk/doriangray
 

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The Picture of Dorian Gray book giveaway

2 September 2009
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As you well know, we are anxiously awaiting the release of Dorian Gray, especially after seeing the gorgeous movie stills and the trailer. Based on Oscar Wilde’s gothic bestseller and one of our favourite books, the movie will hit theaters next week first in the UK and hopefully very soon in other countries:

UK  9 September [...]

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Mrs. Brown / Her Majesty Mrs. Brown (1997)

4 June 2009
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After Prince Albert’s death, Queen Victoria shut herself completely from the world. Leaving London and her royal duties, she seeks refuge in Osborne House (the royal family summer house) in the isle of Wright. Dressed in heavy black clothes, she took pleasure in nothing and actually didn’t allow any feisty behaviors in her household.
John Brown, [...]

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The Young Victoria (2009)

2 June 2009
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The story starts during Victoria’s childhood in Kensington Palace. Her education is in the hands of her mother, the Duchess of Kent, and her conniving and arrogant secretary Sir John Conroy. The young princess lives isolated from everything and everyone, especially from her father’s family.
Being the heiress of the throne of England and underage, many [...]

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Our Mutual Friend (1998)

27 May 2009
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Our Mutual Friend is a series based in Charles Dickens book of the same name, which deals mostly with the problems of having money or lack thereof, in different orders of society. It’s considered one of the most interesting works of the author and the adaptation to the screen is just as wonderful.
The heir to [...]

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