‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ movie review

Matt Reeves’ sequel to 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes is an involving story of power, fear and the struggle for peace. But the real star here – and indeed, the crowning glory of this year’s Hollywood blockbusters – is the breathtaking CGI. A decade on from the events of the previous film, … >

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5 movies Hollywood needs to make

Aren’t you tired of Hollywood constantly creating the same movies again and again? They are called formulas for a reason: once a single movie becomes a huge hit, all of the other movies fall in line. Here are five movies that Hollywood needs to make – and the reasons why they haven’t yet…   1. … >

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Win ‘The LEGO® Movie’ goodies and Blu-rays!

The LEGO® Movie is available on 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on Monday 21 July and on digital HD now. > Read our review of The Lego Movie. > Pre-order the movie on Amazon. To celebrate the release, we’ve got sets of awesome LEGO® goodies to give away to three of our Twitter followers – each … >

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Ian McKellen to star as Sherlock Holmes in new film

The cast has been revealed for a new Sherlock Holmes movie starring Ian McKellen. Set in 1947, Mr Holmes will see the X-Men star play Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s private detective at the age of 93, Screen Daily reports. Based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin, the film is … >

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Win ‘Need for Speed’ DVDs and goodies!

Aaron Paul and Dominic Cooper lead an all-star cast in the biggest and most thrilling action film to release on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD this summer – Need for Speed – which is available to pre-order now. Out on Monday 21 July, this high adrenaline-fuelled tale of revenge and retribution is a must-see for … >

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Win Joss Whedon biography books!

Joss Whedon: Geek King of the Universe, Amy Pascale’s new biography of Buffy creator Joss Whedon with a foreword by Nathan Fillion, is published on 24 July by Aurum Press. To celebrate the book’s release, we’ve got copies of the book to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, … >

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Karen Gillan in new ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ trailer

Marvel has released another trailer for Guardians Of The Galaxy, featuring the first glimpse of Doctor Who star Karen Gillan’s fight scene with Zoe Saldana. Gillan plays the villainous Nebula in the movie. Discussing her fight with Star Trek Into Darkness star Saldana, who plays Gamora, she previously revealed: “Yeah, there’s a big girlie fight … >

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‘David Arnold: Live in Concert’ review

Currently best known for his work on BBC One’s Sherlock, composer David Arnold has been responsible for the music of five James Bond films, as well as countless other movies and television shows in a twenty year career which shows no signs of slowing. It was therefore a rare treat for CultBox to see the … >

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5 UK television shows that could become movies

For almost as long as there has been television, its programmes have been making the leap on to the big screen. Film producers are always keen to capitalise on a TV show’s success, aiming to carry a ready made audience with them, and British programmes such as Quatermass, Doctor Who, Porridge, On the Buses and … >

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Win new ‘Star Wars’ books!

To celebrate the release of Troy Denning’s new official Star Wars novel, ‘Crucible’ (out now, £8.99), we’ve got copies of the book to give away to ten of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @CultBoxTV and RT for a chance to win … >

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