‘Doctor Who’ preview gallery: What’s coming up in Season 8?

The BBC has released a music video for Foxes’ rendition of ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, featuring brand new clips from the remining four episodes of Doctor Who‘s current season. Foxes’ cover of the classic Queen song featured in the most recent episode, ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’. Watch the full video… Still to come in … >

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Sponsored video: Prepare for Movember with Wilkinson Sword’s Hydro 5 Groomer

Movember – the annual moustache-growing event to raise awareness of men’s health issues every November – is just around the corner. Since its launch in 2003, the Movember Foundation charity has since raised $174 million worldwide (Canadians are the largest contributors to Movember, if you wondered). Going back even further, the term “Movember” was reportedly … >

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Is the Doctor in love with Clara in ‘Doctor Who’?

At the beginning, she was The Impossible Girl who appeared throughout the Doctor’s lives, splintered into multiple incarnations to save him a dozen times over. They travelled together as flirty friends in the days when the Doctor was fresh-faced, floppy-haired and full of sparkling youthful exuberance and cheeky good humour. That was then. Now, Clara … >

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10 things we learned from ‘The Imitation Game’ cast Q&A

Earlier this week CultBox attended the press conference for The Imitation Game, which premiered on the opening night of the London Film Festival 2014. Out in UK cinemas on 14 November, The Imitation Game is a nail-biting race against time following Alan Turing (pioneer of modern-day computing and credited with cracking the German Enigma code) … >

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5 pop stars who’ve appeared in ‘Doctor Who’

British singer-songwriter Foxes is a guest star in this weekend’s episode of Doctor Who, ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’. Here we decided to take a look back at some of the other pop stars who’ve appeared in the show…   McFly in ‘The Sound of Drums’   Katherine Jenkins as Abigail in ‘A Christmas Carol’ … >

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Rewind: A look back at ‘At Home with the Braithwaites’

What was it about? Created by Sally Wainwright, At Home with the Braithwaites aired on ITV for 26 episodes from 20 January 2000 to 9 April 2003. The British comedy-drama series told the story of a suburban family from Leeds who found their lives changed forever when the mum wins 38 million pounds on the lottery. … >

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‘Gotham’ preview: Channel 5’s new Batman prequel drama

This is truly the age of the superhero. Not only do they dominate the comics industry, but the biggest films of the year invariably involve genetically/mystically/technologically/alien enhanced people punching one another. Even TV isn’t safe, what with Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and DC’s Arrow – soon to be followed up with a The Flash spin-off … >

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10 things we learned about ‘Peaky Blinders’ Season 2 from our set visit

Peaky Blinders was without doubt one of the surprise packages of original British drama in 2013; a smouldering, gritty depiction of a 1920’s Birmingham back alley power struggle, boasting a Hollywood calibre cast and infused with a rousing rock-tinged soundtrack. It’s not a moment too soon then that we get set to welcome the arrival … >

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How the gaming world has been affected by the movie industry

Looking back to its roots, the cinematic world took birth in the 1890s where films were seen mostly via storefront spaces and travelling exhibitors. A film at that time would last under a minute which would usually be presented as a single scene, authentic or staged. With technological advancements and experiences gained throughout the makings … >

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6 of the best genre episodes in ‘Doctor Who’

One of the keys to Doctor Who’s longevity is surely its versatile format, which allows it take risks and be something different with each adventure. As well as altering its supporting cast and location on any given week, it also enjoys the luxury of swapping genre. From pure historical to space opera, Victorian melodrama to … >

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