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Hammer’s very deserved success proves audiences love to be chilled
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The Woman in Black has finally premiered and all over Twitter this very scary horror movie has prompted an unlikely, but perfectly understanding, outpouring of love. The recipient of that love is Hammer, the iconic British horror studio which was absent from the film world for far too long. Although the revived studio has actually…
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Seven days until the final con
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Next Friday marks the end of BBC One’s Hustle and, as viewers saw at the end of tonight’s episode, the stakes have never been higher. We look at what’s in store for fans and Mickey and the gang in the final, last ever episode of the hit series. Announcing the show’s end to Broadcast Magazine…
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Apple highlights Siri in new TV ads
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Siri, the iPhone 4S virtual assistant, takes centre stage in two new TV ads released by Apple this week. The ads showcase Siri’s ability (within the US at least, some features are not available globally) to find directions, restaurants, or send SMS text messages. Last month it was reported Apple’s US iPhone sales are dominated…
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Amazon swipes at iPad, knocks Fire along the way
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A new US advert for Amazon’s Kindle range swipes at Apple’s iPad, and in the process manages to talk down the Kindle Fire’s capabilities as an eReader. Amazon launched the Fire, an Android-powered tablet, as a response to Apple’s iPad. In the new ad, embedded below, a man and woman have the following exchange: Man:…
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Hammer reveals details of The Quiet Ones
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With The Woman in Black still doing great business at the US box office, Hammer has revealed details of its next project, The Quiet Ones. Written and to be directed by John Pogue (Quarantine 2) and produced by James Gay-Rees (Senna, Exit Through The Gift Shop) The Quiet Ones tells the story of professor who…
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Coming to TV: Grimm
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Digital channel Watch will screen the UK premiere of US supernatural crime drama Grimm next week. Set in Portland, Oregon, the series puts a dark new twist on the Brothers Grimm stories – the fairytales adored by generation are real, and only homicide detective Nick Burckhardt (David Giuntoli), can stop the villains. When Burckhardt begins…