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Channel 4 orders more Fresh Meat
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Channel 4’s student comedy drama Fresh Meat, about a group of student housemates, is to return for a second series. Written by Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, the show stars Joe Thomas, Jack Whitehall, Zawe Ashton, Greg McHugh and Charlotte Ritchie. The first series takes a one-week break after tonight’s episode to…
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Have you heard of YouView? It could be the future of TV
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Have you seen those Virgin Media TiVo ads where Marc Warren boasts of a programme guide that can take you back in time to you watch the shows you’ve missed? Well a new TV service built around FreeView is about to bring that and much more to the homes of those who don’t want –…
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Anonymous – trailer
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Back in September we spoke to Roland Emmerich abut his upcoming, and VERY controversial drama Anonymous. The film speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds alike, namely: who actually created the body of work credited to William Shakespeare? The film poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when…
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Catch the latest Hollywood blockbuster without breaking the bank
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The smell of the popcorn, the excitement as the house lights dim and the curtains draw back to reveal the silver screen – there’s nothing quite like settling down to watch the latest Hollywood blockbuster as it was meant to be seen – at the cinema. But prices for tickets have spiralled upwards over the…
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Straw Dogs – trailer
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James Marsden and Kate Bosworth play Hollywood couple David and Amy Sumner in Rod Lurie’s updating of the classic 1971 thriller. Hollywood screenwriter David and actress Amy return to her small hometown in the deep South to prepare the family home for sale after her father’s death. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and…
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Netflix announces expansion into UK and Ireland
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US movie rental giant Netflix has confirmed plans to bring its service to the UK and Ireland “in early 2012.” The move pitches the company against the Amazon owned LoveFilm. From launch, customers in the UK and Ireland will be able to instantly watch a TV and movie rentals right on their TVs via a…