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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

28 January 2010
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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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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

24 November 2009

Fans of cinema set in Asia will be pleased to know the book Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See is going to be adapted to the big screen.

The story is set in the 19th century rural China and tells us the life of Lily and her friendship with Snow Flower. The two [...]

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Boardwalk Empire

22 November 2009

 
We’ve just heard of a new period drama set during the 1920s. Called Boardwalk Empire and produced by Martin Scorcese for HBO it will tell the story of Atlantic City from the early beginnings to the Casino city it became. It’s not a place we know much about so we figure it might be interesting. [...]

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Enid

20 November 2009

Enid Blyton is one of the most famous children’s author in the world, having penned such famous stories as the Famous Five and Noddy. A biopic about her, starring Helena Bonham Carter in the title role aired recently on BBC Four as part of their special season of dramas about women (that also includes Gracie Fields [...]

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The King’s Speech

18 November 2009

We can’t pass up an opportunity of seeing Colin Firth on screen and things get even better when were talking about a period drama. Not only that but we finally get to see him opposite his P&P co-star Jennifer Ehle. The King’s Speech is a movie about King George VI of England, from the period [...]

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Joe Maddison’s War

16 November 2009

ITV has once again commissioned a period drama and it’s another story set around the WWII period. This one however seems more like a personal journey kind of story, it’s centered around the main character, a shiyard worker who decides to volunteer to the Home Guard and will see his life altered.
Joe Maddison’s War is set [...]

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The Pacific

12 November 2009

Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks have joined forces once again to do a mini series set during WWII called The Pacific. After Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers we are curious to see what will come out of this joint effort. The WWII period seems to have become fashionable with the TV and film scriptwriters and [...]

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