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  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – trailer

    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – trailer

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    Warner Bros. has released this first official teaser tailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The film is the second of o Sir Peter Jackson’s three-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic book and will be released on December 13th. The third and final instalment, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, arrives in cinemas on…

  • How theatre publicists have taken their message online

    How theatre publicists have taken their message online

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    As a media news site we get to see a lot of publicity campaigns up close and personal, but the ones which most consistently impress are those for West End theatre shows. It used to be the case that theatre productions would consider themselves lucky to get a cast member onto a chat show, or…

  • The Hobbit now available on Netflix UK

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    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic book, is now available to watch on Netflix UK. The film is set sixty years before The Lord of the Rings and follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) who finds himself caught up in an epic quest to reclaim the lost…

  • Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes return for James Bond 24

    Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes return for James Bond 24

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    James Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli have confirmed that Sam Mendes will again direct Daniel Craig in the franchise’s next instalment. James Bond 24 will his UK cinemas from 23rd October 2015 and gets a worldwide release from 6th November 2015. The script will be written by John Logan who, like Mendes,…

  • 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…

  • Red Dawn remake gets July Home Entertainment release

    Red Dawn remake gets July Home Entertainment release

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    MGM’s remake of the 1984 action film Red Dawn comes to DVD and Blu-Ray in July. A city in Washington State awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky – shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without warning, the citizens find themselves…