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Blakes 7: The Merchandise Guide REVIEW

You might think that you’d struggle to wring a pamphlet out of the subject of Blake’s 7 merchandise, never mind a whole book. You’d have a point. Unlike its brick-thick, Doctor Who -focused forebear, Howe’s Transcendental Toybox , B7:TMG is a slim 190-page volume (which makes that £20 RRP a …

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New images from Prometheus

Prometheus has debuted a handful of new images in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly , featuring the exploratory crew taking their first tentative steps onto the alien planet. The latest shots show the landing party gathered together in their space-suits, before heading inside the mysterious temple. There’s also another …

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Sniper Elite V2 achievement guide

Think you have the chops to be a sniper of the elite variety? Earning these achievements and trophies is a good way to show it! Many of the achievements and trophies found are dependent on your ability to perform some fancy shooting, as well as taking out enemies in crafty …

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Tim Burtons Dark Shadows

Awoken after being buried for 200 years, reluctant vampire Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) comes across his first taste of 1970s-style civilization: a tarmac road leading through the forbidding forest. “This is curious terrain,” he pronounces. It most certainly is. The latest salvo in a lifelong mission to bring outsider cinema …

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Even The Rain review

Think the New World crossed with Day For Night , as an idealistic Spanish director (Gael García Bernal) and his cynical producer (Luis Tosar) pitch up in Bolivia to make a revisionist epic about Christopher Columbus’ ‘conquering’ of America. Meanwhile, in Cochabamba the locals are resisting governmental attempts to privatise …

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The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp review

A romantic melodrama spanning four decades, this sweeping 1943 epic explores the English character through the experiences of a well-meaning buffoon whose touching belief in decency and fair play render him an endearing but irrelevant relic. Churchill was one of many dismayed by Powell and Pressburger’s affectionate satire. Its status …

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Blogbusters: The Walter Crick Testimonial

Fictional people; they’re awesome. They don’t need to sleep, they rarely, if ever go to the loo and they’re frequently far more capable than we are. They offer us ideals to shoot for, things to push against and, from time to time, some really solid wardrobe choices. So, this week, …

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Spurious Awards Of The Week

Doctor Who Rock Mix Of the Week Check out Eric Calderone’s YouTube page (opens in new tab) for more sci-fi-themed heavy metal riffs, including Batman and Game Of Thrones . Rock on. Imp Slap Of The Week (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) AKA The Tyrion Award Of …

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Hitchhikers Guide Live: Dirk Maggs interview

Share and enjoy! The original radio cast are taking the Douglas Adams classic on tour It’s true: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is going on tour, with live recordings taking place in theatres around Britain this summer. In the latest issue of SFX , on sale from Wednesday 2 …

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