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The BBC has always had a knack for finding previously unfilmed wonders – from Blue Planet’s ultra-slo-mo Great White Shark feed, to Planet Earth’s near-extinct snow leopard hunting a goat across a vertical cliff-face – and with Frozen Planet we see perhaps the culmination of the Natural History Unit’s expertly-crafted filmmaking.
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Far from being a gimmick of a film made with a Paul Merton-like melancholy for the surpassed previous medium of silent film, The Artist is a film of genuine substance and it is also delightfully amusing. With the portrayal of the demise of the (at first, charming) silent film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) into a stubborn alcoholic has-been, the film is a fine metaphor for the sudden death of silent film.
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Veteran stand-up Stewart Lee will be bringing the lols across the country, when he begins his Carpet Remnant World national tour in February. Fresh off a successful second series of late night gem, Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, Mr. Lee will be looking to both repatriate and alienate fans and newcomers alike with his idiosyncratic style and eloquence.
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Recently deceased Madison Spencer traverses the underworld in Chuck Palahniuk’s twelfth book Damned. Hell (in Palahniuk’s eyes) is a place where inhabitants only form of entertainment are high-culture films such as The English Patient and a landscape decorated with foul landmarks such as the Steaming Dogpile Mountains. Nice. This book is fast-paced and as gross as you’d expect from The Fight Club author.
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For listeners of heavier music genres whether it’s metal, hardcore, rock or screamo, this late-night rock show is ideal. Every Tuesday morning on BBC Radio One from midnight until two, rock enthusiast Daniel P Carter plays the best new music. He interviews bands on his show on a regular basis, and often has bands perform their songs live in session, recorded at Maida Vale.
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This is a story… of girl stalks boy”. OK, so that isn’t how rom-com’s usually work, but then, as this film shows, most rom-coms don’t go as planned when they happen in the real world. This highly amusing parody follows Julie, an 18-year old girl with far too…
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Here we go again; FIFA 12, annually updated and bought by the masses, but is it actually worth the £40 price tag? The simple answer is _yes_; it definitely hits the back of the net. Imperfect in areas, but the sheer effort, depth and host of game modes makes it a game that will be played right up until the release of FIFA 13.
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Crime fighting in the 21st century is given a new face in the BBC’s phenomenally successful adaptation of the tales of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. The series gained huge critical and commercial acclaim during its first run in 2010, and the start of 2012 brings what are sure to be three more gripping feature-length episodes.
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