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When Movie Characters Go Postal
  Cinema history is littered with mild mannered men and women who suddenly decided they just couldn't take it any more. This week alone sees the release of Law Abiding Citizen at the cinema and Fight Club on Blu-ray - two very different takes on the normal-man-goes-mental ...
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15 Directors Who Should Buy Terminator
  Earlier this month, Joss Whedon's tongue-in-cheek (we assume) open letter to "the Terminator owners" generated an intriguing mixture of hilarity, vitriol, black-slapping and raised eyebrows when it hit the blogosphere with a splash. "I have heard through the ...
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How To Start A Fight Club
  Fight Club is 10 years-old, and today marks the release of the Fight Club Special Edition Blu-ray. To celebrate we decided to answer an important question raised in the film; How much can you know about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight? We shuffled from behind our ...
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10 Movies That Made Someone Rich
  So... Paranormal Activity is doing quite well, by all accounts. ‘Accounts’ being the operative word here. Still, the profitability issue is always a thorny one, and perhaps nowhere more so than in movieland. Can we really adjust effectively for inflation? Are we talking ...
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12 Wrong Movie Mr Rights
It's hard enough bagging that perfect guy in the real world. But, really, when even the ones that Hollywood dream up for us are a few spanners short of a toolbox, it's fair to say things are pretty bleak. Sure, they look nice and shiny enough on the outside (sometimes literally), all ...
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12 Britcoms That Should Be Movies
  British television is known for many things. EastEnders, Wossy, late night movies on Five starring Shannon Tweed. It's also received a fair few nods for its high concept sitcoms - Britcoms, if you will. So what if Hollywood suddenly took note and embarked on a mass remake-athon of ...
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12 Most Haunted Movie Houses
      Paranormal Activity (2009) The place: a suburban residence in San Diego  Des Res?: This two-story tract house is the ideal first home for a young couple.  It has been spruced up with extensive renovation and is ready to move into now.   The Eek ...
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13 Steps To Making A Horror Film
  Paranormal Activity is the micro-movie that’s been soiling America’s pants. How? Why? Director Oren Peli tells Total Film his darkest secrets... At Paramount studios in LA, indie horror hit Paranormal Activity is screened to a group of seen-it-all film critics, who, as the ...
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Best & Worst: Movie Debuts
  This week, a little film called Paranormal Activity hits screens directed by a complete unknown and made on a G-string budget. It’s already taken $100 million Stateside, and its director, one Oren Peli, is being touted as the next big thing. Yes, it’s Blair Witch all ...
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The Story Behind Fight Club
  Summer 1997. New York, New York. A baseball-capped figure sits outside a plush apartment, clutching a script. A security guard checks who he is. “David Fincher.” A car pulls up and out steps Brad Pitt, worn out from a day shooting Meet Joe Black. “I’m tired, ...
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12 Potential Plots For Alien 5
  We're told that the Ridley Scott-helmed fifth Alien film is to be a prequel, which limits the possibilities somewhat. Well, actually, not that much. We've put together 12 prequel plausible plots for Scott's Alien 5. And we'd happily pay to watch all of them. Title: Alien Asteroid  ...
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10 Movies That Made Someone Rich
  So... Paranormal Activity is doing quite well, by all accounts. ‘Accounts’ being the operative word here. Still, the profitability issue is always a thorny one, and perhaps nowhere more so than in movieland. Can we really adjust effectively for inflation? Are we talking ...
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13 Steps To Making A Horror Film
  Paranormal Activity is the micro-movie that’s been soiling America’s pants. How? Why? Director Oren Peli tells Total Film his darkest secrets... At Paramount studios in LA, indie horror hit Paranormal Activity is screened to a group of seen-it-all film critics, who, as the ...
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The 99 Most Jaw-Dropping Movie Moments
  One of the greatest gifts cinema can give us is the jaw-drop. We love those movie moments that make us feel like we've been swiftly punched in the gut. The shocking scenes that give us goosebumps and gasps at the same time. Because we love those shock & awe bits so much, we've ...
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The 99 Most Jaw-Dropping Movie Moments
  One of the greatest gifts cinema can give us is the jaw-drop. We love those movie moments that make us feel like we've been swiftly punched in the gut. The shocking scenes that give us goosebumps and gasps at roughly the same time. Because we love those shock and awe bits so much, ...
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Battle Royale: Coens Brothers' Characters
  The Coen Brothers' A Serious Man hits cinemas today. So we've decided it's time for some of the Coens' coolest characters to start hitting each other. Seriously. So, roll up, roll up for one of the quirkiest royal rumbles we've ever put together. From bikers to bowlers, lawyers to ...
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12 Potential Plots For Alien 5
  We're told that the Ridley Scott-helmed fifth Alien film is to be a prequel, which limits the possibilities somewhat. Well, actually, not that much. We've put together 12 prequel plausible plots for Scott's Alien 5. And we'd happily pay to watch all of them. Title: Alien Asteroid  ...
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Best & Worst: Movie Debuts
  This week, a little film called Paranormal Activity hits screens directed by a complete unknown and made on a G-string budget. It’s already taken $100 million Stateside, and its director, one Oren Peli, is being touted as the next big thing. Yes, it’s Blair Witch all ...
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The Story Behind Fight Club
  Summer 1997. New York, New York. A baseball-capped figure sits outside a plush apartment, clutching a script. A security guard checks who he is. “David Fincher.” A car pulls up and out steps Brad Pitt, worn out from a day shooting Meet Joe Black. “I’m tired, ...
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