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An Education
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| The screenplay for An Eduaction was named by Variety as one of the best unproduced British screenplays in 2007. |
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| Orlando Bloom dropped out of the film one week before filming commenced. He was replaced by Dominic Cooper. |
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A Christmas Carol
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| This is Disney's third adaptation of the classic tale A Christmas Carol. The first was Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) and the second was The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). |
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The Box
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| Inspired by Richard Matheson's 1970 short story "Button, Button", which was also turned into an episode of The Twilight Zone. Matheson is the author of I Am Legend. |
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The Happening
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| This is the first film directed by M. Night Shyamalan in which he does not make a physical cameo. He instead provides the voice of "Joey" on a phone call. |
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Member news
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What's shaking Quickflixers?
I'll tell you what: the latest issue of Quickflix News. This week we have more delectable news, reviews and competitions than you can poke a stick at (and frankly, we're a little confused as to why you are using a stick to poke the computer screen anyway). Check out our review of the big Oscar contender An Education, the upcoming DVD release of Star Trek and a sneak peek at the next M. Night Shyamalan thriller. A batch of readers have once again taken us on in Head to Head and walked away with free movie tickets for their troubles. On top of that, we have a whole stack of free movie tickets to give away for The Box, Saw VI and Christmas Carol.
Quickflix News - the balloon boy emerged from the attic to read this very edition.
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Member reviews
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Aparajito
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| Doing it hard in Benares, Aparajito's frankness won't disturb today, but it's a film that went where no Indian director had gone before - and included music by a then yet to be recognized sitar player, Ravi Shankar. Second in a trilogy, it's a slow paced story about life's struggles and hard won triumphs centred about a widowed mother's stoic love for her academic son, Apu. Despite sadness and a degree of resignation there's a sense of quiet optimism amidst serene beauty and tranquility... |
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Unfinished Sky
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| Unfinished sky was a very good show it had everything, romance, suspense, and a very good story... |
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Win tickets to The Box movie
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promotion
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Norma (Cameron Diaz) and Arthur Lewis (James Marsden), a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow its owner $1million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity. Check out the trailer here. In cinemas October 29.
We have 50 double passes to give away for the movie The Box. Simply tell us in 50 words or less if you would press the button and why. Click here to enter and make sure to include your NAME and POSTAL ADDRESS (for us to send you the tickets).
Hurry, entries close 28/10/09.
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Win tickets to Saw VI movie
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competition
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Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood. Check out the trailer here. In Cinemas 22 October.
We have 50 double passes to give away to Saw VI movie. Simply tell us in 50 words or less what your scariest horror film of all time is and why. Click here to enter and make sure to include your NAME and POSTAL ADDRESS (for us to send you the tickets).
Hurry, entries close 28/10/09.
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Win tickets to A Christmas Carol movie
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competition
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Ebenezer Scrooge (JIM CARREY) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (GARY OLDMAN) and his cheery nephew (COLIN FIRTH). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late. Check out the trailer here. In Cinemas 5 November.
We have 50 double passes to give away to A Christmas Carol movie. Simply tell us in 50 words or less what your scariest horror film of all time is and why. Click here to enter and make sure to include your NAME and POSTAL ADDRESS (for us to send you the tickets).
Hurry, entries close 28/10/09.
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