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David Somerset

Win ‘Frozen’ 2015 calendars!

Think it’s too early to start planning Christmas presents? Let it go! The Works have a brilliant range of Disney’s Frozen products on sale and we’ve got Frozen 2015 calendars to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV and @TheWorksStores on Twitter then tweet the following text: … >

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TV ads from the movies

TV ads from the films are an intriguing insight into marketing trends and cultural dominion. We’ve been swamped with ’80s film references in recent years, showing how the demographic who grew up in that decade are now the primary consumer target of clever marketing men. BT, Phones4U, Currys and Vodafone have all dabbled in ’80s … >

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Did Jeremy Clarkson call Didier Drogba ‘just a loveable lump’?

Top Gear’s most talked about presenter has been attributed to yet another discerning quote – although at least this time he didn’t actually say it. “Didier Drogba’s just a big loveable lump. Graham Norton seemed to get inside him last night” was included in Ladbrokes’ new ‘Did they really say that?’ quiz where visitors were … >

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The best-dressed male movie characters of all time

Who are the men who set the trends? Football and rock stars as well as some of the trendiest male movie characters to hit the screen. From the 1940s up to the present, a few movie-icons really stand out. The following five are amongst the best-dressed men in the movies…   Steve McQueen in The … >

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Funny videos: The reality of living at home

Sure, there are advantages of living at home. You save a fortune on rent, the fridge magically restocks itself, you can watch Strictly and pretend it’s only because your parents like it… But then there are those shudder-inducing moments when you remember who’s the boss around here. Moments like these: At home with your parents … >

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A look back at ‘Babette’s Feast’

Nearing 70, Danish director Gabriel Axel decided to think big and directed one of the greatest European movies ever made, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Set in a remote 19th Danish century village, Babette’s Feast stars Stéphane Audran in the title role as French refugee Babette Hersant, taken in by two … >

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Video: IKEA’s Time Travel Experiment

The Doctor’s not the only time traveller this summer – IKEA recently teamed up with world-renowned hypnotist Justin Tranz to give young couples a sneak peak into the future. Tranz – who has notched up over 6,000 stage shows in Las Vegas – transformed the IKEA bedrooms and bathrooms into a stage and turned passing … >

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Video: Bose explore the electronic music scene in India

The final film in Bose’s trilogy looking at vibrant music scenes in unusual locations around the globe turns the spotlight to India. New Delhi’s dance music scene has exploded over the past few years, ensuring India is now a key stop on the DJ circuit. Homegrown DJs and producers have also found their own new … >

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Top 5 ‘South Park’ episodes

The 18th season (yep, eighteenth!) of South Park begins airing in September, including the hit animated comedy’s milestone 250th episode. Can’t wait for the new season?  Check out southparkslotmachine.net while you wait for the gang to return. This week marks 17 years since the show’s first ever episode, ‘Cartman Gets an Anal Probe’, aired – … >

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Win a ‘Game of Thrones’ boxset and a chocolate pizza!

Missing the residents of the Seven Kingdoms? The kind folks at Presents for Men (the one stop shop for gifts for men) and Cash Generator (the new and second hand DVD retailer) have given us a gourmet chocolate 10″ pizza and a copy of the Game of Thrones Seasons 1-3 boxset to give away to … >

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