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David Somerset

Bring the cinema home: LoveFilm becomes Amazon

We decided to take a look at the best ways of bringing the art of cinematography back into the home. Amazon seems to be a company with big aspirations. They’ve released the Kindle to great acclaim, the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HDX were a hit with consumers, and they’re even talking of a new … >

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If you only had one channel…

If you could only watch one channel to see all your favourite TV series – then which would it be? For me, it would most certainly be Sky Atlantic. I find that the more TV I watch these days, the more I gravitate toward this channel. It seems to feature nearly all the top quality … >

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Swindled at the Box Office and loving it!

Pros and Cons This past winter’s release of the award-winning American Hustle was just what the grifter ordered. Movies can trigger all sorts of feelings and memories, but nothing does the job better, at least for me, than a good con artist film. Before I get into it, Flickchart has a pretty good list of … >

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Exclusive trailer: Joe Abercrombie’s ‘Half a King’

The trailer for Sunday Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie’s new coming-of-age fantasy novel Half a King has been unveiled, exclusively on CultBox. Described by Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin as “a fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page one and refused to let go”, Half a King will be … >

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Video: West End stars show off their football skills

Fed up with football already? Proving that the talent’s not just on the pitch this summer, watch some of the stars of London’s biggest West End shows share their footie skills… TheatrePeople.com have got some great offers on top shows across performances during the World Cup (12 June – 13 July), including Charlie and the … >

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5 unique TV accessories

Television has changed and evolved in recent years, to the point that most of us have a seemingly infinite quantity of channels and other content to watch. In some cases, we probably even have access to stations that we never even considered tuning into. The wealth of entertainment programming is pretty incredible and recent advances … >

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Casino Royale

5 of James Bond’s best casino scenes

“Bond, James Bond”, utters Sean Connery in his first ever line as 007 across a chemin-de-fer table in 1962’s Dr. No, indelibly associating the effortlessly cool agent with some of cinema’s greatest casino scenes for the next five decades (although he’d probably find life easier if he just used an online casino). With Daniel Craig’s … >

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Time travel poll results

A new survey of UK sci-fi fans has revealed that if time travel was possible then the decade that most people (28.2%) would go back to is the 1960’s. The poll by Watchshop also found that Doctor Who‘s TARDIS is the UK’s favourite method of time travel, with 33.65% of the votes. In second place … >

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Interactive infographic: How much compensation could soap characters claim?

Life in a British soap means you’re likely to encounter more drama than the average person. If these accident-prone residents claimed for their injuries, how much compensation could they expect? With the British Soap Awards airing at 8:15pm on Sunday 25 May on ITV, First4Lawyers have asked just that question and created this interactive infographic, … >

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‘Eurovision’ star Conchita Wurst is 5/1 for No.1 single

Bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst might soon top the UK singles chart, according to the latest odds from Ladbrokes. Following her success at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, the Austrian pop star now reportedly has a 5/1 shot to have a number one single in the UK charts this year. However, the odds … >

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