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St Trinians Premiere

The legendary girls from St Trinians had their premiere last night in Leicester Square. St Trinian’s is the 2007 film of the 1950s film series is getting certain bits of the press excited, with a cast that features Rupert Everett in drag, Russell Brand twatting …

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It’s That Film Quiz Time Of Year

It’s that time of year again. Time for Christmas shopping, panto and end-of-year pub quizzes. Ah, December. In their last film pub quiz spectacular or the year, the You’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat team has pulled out all the stops, and you’d best brush …

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All Night Musical Extravaganza at IMAX

If you’re a fan of musicals then you probably think the bigger the better. In which case you must pop down to the BFI Imax, where their After-Dark All-Nighter event will be screening four modern musicals on the trot on Saturday 8th December. First off …

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Golden Compass Premiere Lures Fans To Leicester Square

Hundreds of fans flocked to Leicester Square last night for the London premiere of The Golden Compass. Fans who braved the slightly rainy weather were treated to glimpses of stars Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, along with the thirteen year old star of the film …

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London On The Cheap

Four weeks till Christmas! Argh. Funds are all focused on present buying and getting through the party season but we still want to go out and about because the heating isn’t working properly at home. We can’t afford to go and see Gandalf drop his …

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‘Four Weddings’: Bad for Grant, Good for Church?

Ever stop to wonder about the legacy of romantic comedy ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’? Every other minute of your work week? Well, you’re in luck, as today’s the day that Londonist tackles this very question. Sort of. Mild-mannered examination of love and marriage in …

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Saturday Cinema Summary

After an extended holiday, Saturday Cinema Summary is back, courtesy of James Bryan… This week Ridley Scott makes a bid to join the hallowed greats of gangster films with American Gangster, the naked pixelated form of Angelina Jolie drips in gold in Beowulf and Brick …

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Arrivals: Celebrating St Pancras International

Unless there were leaves on the line, not enough station staff, delays at Paris holding everything up or industrial action on either side of the Channel, the first Eurostar train should be pulling into its new station at St Pancras this morning. We’ve had a …

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Preview: The London Korean Film Festival

Okay, first of all, the bad news: both the opening and closing previews at the Barbican’s London Korea Film Festival are already sold out. Boo! If you were hoping to check out Park Chan-wook’s latest I’m A Cyborg, But That’s Okay, or the Cannes-pleasing Breath …

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Horror Film Pub Quiz

It’s the week for spooky goings on and ever more events are coming to our attention. On Halloween night itself, our favourite quiz masters the You’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat film quiz chaps are hosting a horror special. If you want to show off …

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Spooky Goings On

Hooray! It’s nearly Halloween! Jack-o-lanterns a plenty, scary masks and annoying trick or treaters who get hyped up on way too many e-numbers (and probably a few cans of cider nowadays). Still, there’s so much stuff going on this year, you’d be a fool to …