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Andy takes a look at three of his favourites from the awards season

February 28th, 2014 by Andrew Comments

The Oscars are here and Andrew has movies on his mind… but whcih three is he most interested in from the 2014 awards?

WATCH: Kids Reenact 2014 Best Picture Oscar Nominees

February 21st, 2014 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

The films are Captain Phillips, Gravity, Her, 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle, The Wolf of Wall Street, Nebraska, Dallas Buyers Club, and Philomena.

LEGO posters for best picture Oscar nominees

February 15th, 2014 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

LEGO makes everything more cool

LISTEN: Monday Movie Show Podcast (11/2/2014)

February 11th, 2014 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

Running a day later than usual this week, Stuart and Andy are back with an even more dynamic than usual show… On this week’s show, in the cinema section we take a look at Joel Kinnaman taking on the role of Alex Murphy in the remake of Robocop, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto star in […]

EE BAFTA 2014 Nominations

January 8th, 2014 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

Place your bets for winners and losers for the big event this February…

UK top ten box office countdown (WE 18th November 2013)

November 23rd, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

UK BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: Well, is there much change this week or will the Sandra Bullock/George Clooney drama Gravity manage to hold on to the top spot? With 16 new movies out last week anything could happen. As always, our man Stuart has all the latest news…

US top ten box office countdown (WE 14th November 2013)

November 18th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

US BOXOFFICE TOP TEN WEEK ENDING 14th NOVEMBER: Well, it seems that no-one is man enough to stand against the might of Thor: The Dark World, but that doesn’t mean nothing will change in the countdown as everyone gets ready for Hunger Games 2

UK top ten box office countdown (WE 11th November 2013)

November 14th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

UK BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: Well, a quiet week this week as Bullock an dClooney float around in Gravity, but is it big enough to topple the god of Thunder or will Thor: The Dark World maintain it’s top spot? As always our man Stuart has all the answers to these questions and more

US top ten box office countdown (WE 7th November 2013)

November 11th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

US BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: Will last week’s Harrison Ford sci-fi epic Enders Game be able to hold on to the top spot for a second week, or will Thor be able to knock it off with his mighty hammer (ooo-er)? Or perhaps there’s a dark horse in here somewhere?

UK top ten box office countdown (WE 4th November 2013)

November 7th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

UK BOxOFFICE TOP TEN: Well, this week it’s all change at the top ten as Johnny Knoxville’s Bad Grandpa goes up against the god of thunder himself in Thor: The Dark World or has British drama Philomena got what it takes? As always Stuart has all the answers…

US top ten box office countdown (WE 31st October 2013)

November 4th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

US BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: Stuart brings us the first of a new weekly look at the US Box Office movie chart. This week Bad Grandpa is fighting off competition from Harrison Ford in Enders Games and the animated Free Birds… can Johnny Knoxville’s geriatric hold up?

UK top ten box office countdown (WE 21st October 2013)

October 24th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

UK BOXOFFICE TOP TEN: Can Tom Hanks’ true life Drama Captin Phillips top the chart this week? Or how about the teaming of Stallone and Schwarzenegger in 80s throwback Escape Plan? Or perhaps we shouldn’t rule out the power of Turbo – a snail who can race F1 cars…

The Breakthrough Roles Of Famous Actors

October 24th, 2013 by Marc Comments

Captain Phillips is an amazing movie that showcases just how good first-time actors can be, but it got us thinking about other breakout roles…

LISTEN: Monday Movie Show Podcasts (21/10/2013)

October 21st, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

It’s Monday and we’re partying like it’s 1980-something!

MOVIE REVIEW: FTN reviews Captain Phillips

October 16th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

Tom Hanks plays the captain of a ship taken by pirates in this true life emotional rollercoaster

Two posters for Tom Hanks’ Captain Phillips

July 28th, 2013 by Irwin Fletcher Comments

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama.