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Frank Darabont might direct ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ sequel; Kristen Stewart not expected to return

As was rumoured shortly after the release of Snow White and the Huntsman, The Wrap reports Kristen Stewart will not return for the film’s sequel. The follow-up will instead center entirely on Chris Hemsworth’s Huntsman character. The first movie was embroiled in controversy when Stewart and director Rupert Sanders revealed they had been having an affair behind […]

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Television Revision: The Walking Dead – Season 1

By Andrew Williams December 11, 2013 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and warning you away from the specific episodes – or even seasons! – that might have ruined […]

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Play It Again – The Shawshank Redemption

By Jess Lomas August 1, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line (hey, whatever; […]

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Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen in talks for Godzilla

Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen are in talks to join the cast of the upcoming Godzilla remake, Variety reports. With Gareth Edwards directing – he gave us the delightful low-budget sci-fi Monsters back in 2010 – and Frank Darabont finalising the screenplay – responsible for The Shawshank Redemption and countless other Stephen King adaptations – […]

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R.I.P. Michael Clarke Duncan

Michael Clarke Duncan, the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated star of The Green Mile and a regular, warm presence in many a film, has died of a myocardial infarction. He was 54. Duncan had suffered a heart attack on July 13, but the quick actions of his girlfriend Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth reportedly saved his life. The actor finally […]

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Frank Darabont steals a Walking Dead star for L.A. Noir

Frank Darabont is back from the Dead. The acclaimed filmmaker, and one of the creative forces behind hit TV show The Walking Dead (until he was unceremoniously fired by AMC, that is), will write, direct and executive produce a pilot for TNT entitled L.A. Noir. Though it’s not based on the video game of the same […]

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