The Class (Entre Les Murs)

A busy week was punctuated by 2 hours of relative calm as I settled down in the Fox screening and enjoyed The Class in which François Bégaudeau spends a school year challenging and daring his class of racially mixed students in a tough Parisian neighbourhood. If you're thinking this sounds a touch To Sir, With Love or Sister Act 2, but the execution here has enough originality to justify another outing of this … [Read more...]

Watchmen videos

Paramount's big-screen version of Watchmen is shaping up to be one of the most eagerly anticipated film events of the year and we've got a host of pre-release videos to whet appetites: Remember to bookmark this page as the player will be updated with more videos as the release date gets nearer. Watchmen is released March 6th 2009 BUY WATCHMEN GOODIES … [Read more...]

Tom Clancy's HAWX (Demo)

When Namcos' Ace Combat series turned their back on Sony's black box and became an Xbox exclusive many PS3 owners wondered if they'd ever get their fix of supersonic dogfighting. Microsofts move to secure an exclusive was a clever move given the popularity of the Ace Combat series especially in Sony's home of Japan.  Fortunately Tom Clancy's Hawx is multiple platform and could possibly fill that gap. I must make … [Read more...]

Jonathan Pope is back and this time he's working with zombies!

When Moving Wallpaper aired last year it was widely praised as one of television's most intelligent shows in years, hardly surprising given it comes from Kudos, the production company responsible for Life On Mars, Spooks and Hustle. Set in the fictional production office of Echo Beach, an equally fictional (but also real life!) soap, the show stars Ben Miller as Producer Jonathan Pope. The upcoming second series … [Read more...]

New Android phone from Vodafone and HTC

Vodafone has announced it is to offer the HTC Dream, the second mobile powered by the Android operating system from Google, exclusively across Europe. The phone (pictured above) is described as a "tablet-style device" will be available in white in the UK, Spain and France, black in Germany and in both colours in Italy. “Delivering an unbeatable mobile internet experience for our customers is a priority for … [Read more...]

Console G.I. Joe movie tie-in announced

Cinema fans will be able to relive the action of Paramount's G.I. Joe - set to be one of the year's biggest film events when it's released this summer. Electronic Arts has announced details of the game which will feature an exclusive storyline that picks up where the live-action movie leaves off, allowing players to re-create and re-live the greatest moments from the film, cartoon series and action figure toy … [Read more...]