X-men

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A few thoughts on X-Men: First Class

Movie Feature | Ali | 30th May 2011

As Matt bagsied the official site review (he's always one step ahead) I thought I'd add my own demented warblings in a separate article. If Matt's review was a sitcom character, consider this feature his character's oddball cousin from out of town.

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X-Men: First Class

Movie Review | Matt | 25th May 2011

With Brett ‘The Hitman’ Ratner killing off half the characters in X-Men: The Last Stand, it’s no surprise that the franchise had to be rebooted, but do we really need to see a Bash Street Kids version of the mutant superheroes? And what can it tell us that we don’t already know? Well, how about the fact that Magneto used to be a globe-trotting Bond-a-like and Xavier was a beer-chugging ladies man? Admit it, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart suddenly seem much more interesting…

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World exclusive: TheShiznit.co.uk interviews Bryan Singer

Movie Feature | Ali | 25th May 2011

Unbelievably, we managed to secure a short but fascinating interview with X-Men and Superman legend Bryan Singer during his brief stay in the UK. And we're not even kidding this time.

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X-Men First Class: a guide to sitting

Movie Feature | Ali | 17th May 2011

Worried X-Men: First Class might be too exciting? Let Professor Xavier and his mutant brethren show you how to relax in style.

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X-Men: First Class poster rejects

Movie Feature | Matt | 10th March 2011

Why are they looking so disgruntled? Maybe it's the realisation that they are on the brink of a change in the evolution of mankind. Or maybe they're balking at the eye-wrenchingly amateurish posters that have just been released for the film.

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X-Men: First Class gets a couple of second class posters

Movie News | Ali | 2nd March 2011

Before he was Professor X... he was Charles. Before he was Magneto... he was Erik. Before they release the proper X-Men: First Class poster... we get this bunch of arse instead.

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X-Men: First Class trailer arrives

Movie Trailer | Matt | 11th February 2011

After a long day's worth of waiting, the first trailer for X-Men: Babies hit the internet so hard during the night, it woke me up just as I was getting somewhere with the Caramel Bunny. DAMN YOU XAVIER!

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New feature: Recession-hit supervillains #1

Movie Feature | Ali | 2nd February 2011

A new feature showing how movie supervillains have had to adapt to the shrinking economy.

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X-Men: First Class pics and posters - fanboy outrage round-up

Movie News | Matt | 20th January 2011

In the past few days, new X-Men: First Class images have been bouncing around the interweb faster than Rubberman on a sugar high. Here are all the pics so far, complete with typically unreasonable fanboy outrage commentary.

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X-Men: First Class swaps one hottie for another

Movie News | Ali | 18th August 2010

When I say that researching for these pictures is the best part of my day, I'm really, really not lying.

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