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  • Colin Firth signs up for WWII biopic

    Colin Firth signs up for WWII biopic

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    Colin Firth has signed on to star in The Railway Man, Frank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson’s adaptation of Eric Lomax’s best-selling account of his torture during the construction of the Death Railway in World War II and his mission to seek revenge on his tormentor. Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, the film is being distributed…

  • James Dean letters to be auctioned

    James Dean letters to be auctioned

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    A collection of letters handwritten by James Dean are going on sale for the first time. Addressed to Dean’s on-off girlfriend of two years, Barbara Glenn, they provide candid accounts of his private life before becoming a star, sent from out-of-town tryouts for The Immoralist in Philadelphia and from behind the scenes of his first…

  • Brolin and Winslet to star in Jason Reitman’s Labor Day

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    Paramount Pictures is teaming up with Indian Paintbrush, the production company behind The Fantastic Mr. Fox, to co-produce writer / director Jason Reitman’s Labor Day. The film will star Josh Brolin as an escaped prisoner who seeks shelter with a single mother (Kate Winslet) and her young son over a long Labor Day weekend. The…

  • Stephen Fry returns to present BAFTAs

    Stephen Fry returns to present BAFTAs

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    British TV legend Stephen Fry is to host the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards. Fry presented the annual awards ceremony between 2000-2006 before being replaced by Jonathan Ross. However the BBC has confirmed the much-loved comedian, writer and presenter will return when next year’s ceremony is broadcast on 12th February. Commenting on his return,…

  • Trailer – Jesse Eisenberg’s 30 Minutes or Less

    Trailer – Jesse Eisenberg’s 30 Minutes or Less

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    Jesse Eisenberg returns to the big screen this week in action-comedy 30 Minutes or Less. The Social Network star plays Nick, a small town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wanna-be criminal masterminds (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson). The volatile duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob…

  • True Blood Seasons 1-3 come to Blu-ray and DVD

    True Blood Seasons 1-3 come to Blu-ray and DVD

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    Seasons 1-3 of HBO’s True Blood are being released as DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in time for fans to mark Halloween. Series fans can re-live the sex, romance, horror and drama from all three seasons and if you haven’t yet had a taste of this epic show, the box set is the ideal way to…