Gavin’s Gaily Gigest

Being the uber-geek that I am, I saw Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix last night, on the day it was released, because, of course, I couldn’t wait any longer.
Spot the puberty
… And I wasn’t disappointed. This film, unlike Goblet of Fire, gets so many things right - the pacing, the emotion, the [...]

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A couple of months ago I posted a link to the trailer for Thank you for Smoking and today I had the joy of seeing it, although only by chance did I discover it had been released here.
The film centres on Nick Naylor, a lobbyist for Big Tobacco and his fight to promote smoking to [...]

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I was apprehensive before seeing United 93, having heard the viewing experience was going to be uncomfortable due to the film’s subject matter.The film centres around the passengers on the only hijacked flight on 11th September 2001 that didn’t make it to it’s target, United 93, and their uprising against those that hijacked the [...]

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I have an admission to make, one that may shock or astonish you, one that could rip apart the very fabric of your life… Unless you’ve spent more than 5 minutes in my company, in which case you’ll be fine: I like musicals and I like the musical Rent.It’s one of those things, the product [...]

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“Under the right circumstances, a producer could make more money with a flop than he could with a hit”
Two Broadway producers, old lady lover Max Bialystock and cowardly accountant Leo Bloom, set out to make the biggest flop the stage has ever seen, in order to net themselves a fortune, in this remake of [...]

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Saw this film last Sunday (5th June), thought I should probably write a review:
Starring Christian Bale as the Dark Knight, Batman Begins tells the story of Batman’s origins, from his childhood fear of bats to his training with Ra’s Al Ghul and so unlike the previous four films, the focus is on Bruce Wayne/Batman, not [...]

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By Douglas Adams
Just came back from seeing the film version, and wow! A lot of people (most notably Planet Magrethea) have criticised the film as not being true to the books/radio/TV and quite frankly, bull. Who cares, every version has been different and whilst the additions aren’t brilliant, it’s still a fantastic film.The way the [...]

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