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Movie Feature | Ali | 23rd June 2013

World War Z has enjoyed a mega opening worldwide, surprising analysts (and probably the filmmakers themselves) and opening the possibility - or inevitability - of sequels. I didn't like World War Z. But I approve this message.

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The Leonardo DiCaprio Wolf Of Wall Street Animated Gif Wall

Movie Feature | Ali | 18th June 2013

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese! The 80s and bankers! Kanye and trailers! The Wolf Of Wall Street teaser is a combination of many fine things. But above all else, it is absolutely cram-packed with giffable Leo moments. I present to you the Leo DiCaprio Wolf Of Wall Street Gif Wall. Don't let history forget this moment.

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Serious corner: Why nostalgia is stunting Hollywood's growth

Movie Feature | Ali | 11th June 2013

Yeah, this is a long one. If you want a TL;DR, then I guess I can sum up this article by saying 'Wah wah waah'. Also spoilers for Star Trek Into Darkness and Iron Man 3.

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The Great Gatsby

Movie Review | Matt | 19th May 2013

If you could attend any party hosted by a Hollywood director, you'd want it to be Baz Luhrmann's, wouldn't you? I reckon he just beats out J.J. Abrams' cosplay event in the fun stakes, and you'd certainly want to avoid the intimate get-together round Lars Von Trier's house (*shudder*). Luhrmann clearly knows how to pull out all the stops - as evidenced in the ridiculously extravagant Gatsby gatherings here. The problem with this film, however, is that once we've seen one magnificently ostentatious evening, everything after fails to live up to the spectacle. Luhrmann basically invites us to the world's greatest party, but it's one that slowly sours over the course of the following two hours. At least James Cameron's uncompromising pool party would be consistent.

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Fast & Furious 6

Movie Review | Ali | 13th May 2013

If you've never seen a Fast & Furious movie, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker play two alpha males who wish they could have energetic bum sex with one another, but have to settle for driving around big shiny penis extensions instead. Over five homoerotic odysseys, they've recruited various friends from around the world into their gang, all of whom perform one specific function, whether it be 'tech', 'comic relief' or 'looking hot'. In Fast & Furious 6, they team up with chief Fast Five antagonist Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to hunt down Luke 'The Crow' Evans, an evil man who needs a computer chip to do evil things and who doesn't care how many cars he has to flip over to get it. There, you're up to speed – and that speed just happens to be TWO HUNDRED MILES PER HOUR.

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BREAKING: DiCaprio greatly displeased by macaroons

Movie News | Ed Williamson | 29th April 2013

"He thought there'd be more pink ones," a source confirmed.

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Well someone's in a strop with Mr Photographer, aren't they?

Movie Feature | Ali | 12th April 2013

Jeez guys, the least you could do is look at the camera while having your poster taken. Sung Kang? More like Sulk-King! #LOL (Large pic here)

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The 10 greatest Gatsby trailer faces

Movie Feature | Ali | 5th April 2013

Baz Luhrmann: master of subtlety.

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Shock: Movie posters used to be much nicer to look at

Movie Feature | Ali | 31st March 2013

I spend approximately eight hours per day staring at film posters, and the other sixteen thinking about the various ways I hate them. It's always nice, then, when I'm given an excuse to figuratively go back in time and look at the film posters of yesteryear, specifically the one-sheet for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, which is 50 years old this week.

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Trance

Movie Review | Ali | 26th March 2013

Trance wastes no time in getting going, so neither shall I. Sir Danny of Boyle hops genres yet again to try his hand at a heist thriller, and it races out of the gate as if the essence of speed was necessary to maintain its air of deception. We're introduced to James McAvoy's art curator Simon, who swiftly tells us exactly how you'd steal a priceless painting if you were so inclined. He is, and does, but partner in crime Vincent Cassel soon thumps its location out of his noggin, setting up Trance's central conceit: how do you retrieve something thought lost from the human brain?

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