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Burke and Hare

10 March 2010

William Burke and William Hare, also known as the West Port murderers, are two famous serial killers who provided the Edinburgh medical school with the dead bodies of their victims. Based in a true story set in 1827 in Edinburgh, Burke and Hare does not seem to be a story for the faint-hearted. With a brilliant cast lead by [...]

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Downton Abbey

25 February 2010

ITV has released some information about its new period drama, Downton Abbey. Since it is authored by Julian Fellowes and the cast includes Dame Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern we are naturally interested in watching it. Here’s a bit about the story from the press release:

In 1912, England was teetering on the brink. [...]

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More news about Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

11 February 2010

Some more news about the cinematographic adaptation of Lisa See’s novel, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Zhang Ziyi is no longer part of the cast and production after some different views with the rest of the production team. Li Bingbing is now taking the leading role along with the Korean actress Gianna Jun.
The most [...]

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L’autre Dumas

9 February 2010

France, 1948. Alexandre Dumas is a widely admired writer. During 13 years he and his collaborator Auguste Maquet wrote together many successeful novels as D’Artagnan, Queen Margot or even The Count of Monte Cristo. When Maquet meets the young and pretty Charlotte, he wants to make an impression and lies to her presenting himself as Dumas. After a confrontation, the [...]

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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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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

28 January 2010

1912, Paris. The young Adèle Blanc-Sec is an intrepid journalist always after an unusual story. This time a mysterious creature is terrorizing Paris! When all those who saw the animal suddenly disappear, Adèle is convinced she needs to seek the truth behind this incredible story.
Directed by Luc Besson, the movie is adapted from a famous [...]

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The Borgias

11 January 2010

We have mentioned in the past the TV series The Tudors. The series seems to be coming to an end after the fourth season is aired later this year but it was such a success that Showtime decided to renew the formula but now with another dinasty, The Borgias. If there’s a family whose reputation is begging for a [...]

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Beyond Sherwood Forest

28 November 2009

As we have mentioned several times already we are looking forward to Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe’s Robin Hood. We regularly browse the web looking for more news about it and today what we did find was news of a new movie about Robin Hood. This one has a particularity, it includes a dragon! No doubt [...]

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Murder on The Orient Express

26 November 2009

Agatha Christie is one of our favourite writers. In the past we even had a special week dedicated to the Miss Marple adaptations. It is only natural that we are thrilled with the announcement that there’s a new adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express in the works. David Suchet will return to its role [...]

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