‘Muppets Most Wanted’ movie review

If you thought The Lego Movie was going to be the most fun you’d have in the cinema this year then you’re sorely and rather gratifying mistaken as the sequel to 2011’s The Muppets arrives. Jason Segel and Amy Adams may well be absent from Muppets Most Wanted but the talented director James Bobin and … >

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Spring 2014 blockbuster movie preview

Who says that blockbuster movies are just for summer? Here we take a look at five of the cinematic highlights that are heading your way over the next couple of months…   Divergent Who’s in it? Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Jai Courtney, Kate Winslet. What’s it about? Based on the best-selling book series by Veronica … >

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The Muppets sing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Twenty years on from the death of Freddie Mercury, this pomp-rock-mock-opera-warblefest remains Queen’s most enduring and well-known hit. Yet even during the days when the band attended parties featuring dwarves peddling cocaine from bowls attached to their heads (allegedly), they couldn’t possibly have envisaged this superb interpretation from Jim Henson’s legendary puppets. Even the video … >

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‘The Muppets’ camera test

All things Muppet-related are immediately great – that’s pretty much a fundamental law of the universe. But sometimes, a clip of Jim Henson and the gang at work surfaces that’s even more extraordinary than usual. This camera test, filmed in a grey, English field sometime in 1979, is amazing. While the cameraman does a dummy … >

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‘Sesame Street’ sings ‘Sure Shot’ by the Beastie Boys

After the tragic recent death of Adam Yauch, founding member of the Beastie Boys, we – like so many other people across the world – have been revisiting the stunning musical legacy he left behind. Although Paul’s Boutique will always be our personal favourite, the consistent high-end quality of the tunes on Ill Communication makes … >

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‘Don’t EVER have any disrespect for me…’

The funniest video mash-ups are the ones where the audio and visuals are starkly – ludicrously – incongruous, yet are synced together impeccably. A fine example is this vintage reimagining of Sesame Street in the style of Martin Scorsese, which is undoubtedly brought to you today by the letter ‘F’…

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Win ‘The Muppets’ goodies!

To celebrate the release of The Muppets, in cinemas now, Apollo Cinemas have given us some brilliant Muppets goodies to give away to one of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow CultBox on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @cultboxtv and RT for a chance to win #TheMuppets goodies http://bit.ly/xiMxWy … >

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