X-men First Class

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One year ago today, a horrible atrocity was committed

Movie Feature | Ali | 9th March 2012

Today marks the one year anniversary of one of the most grotesque and perverse acts of movie terrorism ever committed. We were shaken, shocked and bruised, but we were not beaten. It is only in learning from our past failures that we can ever hope to see a bright future for our children. Please observe a one minute silence after the jump.

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5 things I learned from the X-Men: First Class press conference

Movie Feature | Matt | 1st June 2011

Last week I was afforded the opportunity to attend the X-Men: First Class press conference, allowing me to go eyeball-to-eyeball with all the stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Lenny Kravitz's daughter and the guy who makes tornados come out of his hands that can't really speak much English.

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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 â€˜The Hitmanâ€™ Ratner killing off half the characters in X-Men: The Last Stand, itâ€™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 donâ€™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 interestingâ€¦

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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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