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  • Video: Director Gareth Edwards on the set of Godzilla

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    Godzilla is getting another reboot, 16 years after the franchise’s last US-made film failed to win over audiences. The new film is directed by Gareth Edwards and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Sally Hawkins and Ken Watanabe. It was produced by Legendary Pictures and will be distributed by Warner…

  • Poll: British fans think Eurovision is all about politics

    Poll: British fans think Eurovision is all about politics

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    On the eve of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, a pan-European YouGov poll reveals 75% British fans believe some countries don’t have a chance of winning because of political voting by other nations. The UK has entered Eurovision every year since 1959, and has won a total of five times. However, since 1999, the year in…

  • Fast & Furious 6

    Fast & Furious 6

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    Street racing franchise Fast & Furious brings its high-speed jinks to London for this sixth instalment. Series regulars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Elsa Pataky are all back. When a gang of car-based mercenaries start robbing military targets, the authorities…

  • The Guardian and Young Vic launch short film series

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    The Guardian has teamed up with London’s Young Vic theatre to create four new films as part of a project giving “exceptional theatrical talent” the chance to work in the field of film. The first film is Bed Trick, directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins and inspired by his recent sold-out production of The Changeling at the…

  • Trailer – The Michael J. Fox Show

    Trailer – The Michael J. Fox Show

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    TV fans are in for a treat – Michael J. Fox returns to screens later this year in a brand new sitcom based loosely on his own life. In The Michael J. Fox Show, Fox plays celebrated news anchor Mike Henry who gave up his career after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Five years later,…

  • LOVEFiLM brings Vikings back to the Thames

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    For the first time since the original 842 AD London invasion, two Viking longboats manned with fully-armed Viking raiders sailed down the River Thames today. The 35-foot boats were in the capital to promote the UK release of critically acclaimed US TV series Vikings which arrives on Amazon’s LOVEFiLM later this month. The TV and…