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The Forest (2016)

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Where Fear Grows The Forest is the directorial debut from Jason Zada and stars Natalie Dormer (Game Of Thrones, The Hunger Games) and Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire, The Other Woman). "A woman goes into Japan's Suicide Forest to find her twin sister, and confronts supernatural terror". The Forest was the first horror of 2016 in the US, the UK are only just getting...

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UK Box Office February 19-21: DEADPOOL Kills It For Second Week, HOW TO BE SINGLE Debuts Well

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Deadpool continued its UK domination, staying at number 1. The film wasn't able to avoid a steep second week drop though. The highest debut came from the female comedy How To Be Single which took 3rd place. How To Be Single was the only new film to debut within the top 5. Triple 9 was the only other new film to crack the...

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)

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Fast and Furry-ous  Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip is directed by Walt Becker (Wild Hogs, Old Dogs) and stars Jason Lee (My Name is Earl, The Incredibles), Justin Long (Live Free or Die Hard, Drag Me To Hell), Matthew Gray Gubler (Criminal Minds, 500 Days of Summer), Jesse McCartney (Keith, Horton Hears A Who!) and Bella Thorne (Blended, The DUFF). "Through...

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How To Be Single (2016)

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Welcome to the Party  How To Be Single is directed by Christian Ditter (Love, Rosie, The Crocodiles) and stars Dakota Johnson (50 Shades of Grey, Black Mass), Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids), Leslie Mann (The Other Woman, This is 40) and Alison Brie (Sleeping With Other People, The Five Year Engagement). "New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match,...

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

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Bloody Lovely Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is directed by Burr Steers (17 Again, Charlie St. Cloud) and stars Lily James (Cinderella, Wrath of the Titans), Sam Riley (Maleficent, Control), Matt Smith (Doctor Who, Terminator Genisys), Douglas Booth (Jupiter Ascending, Noah) and Jack Huston (American Hustle, The Longest Ride). "Five sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while...

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UK Box Office February 12-14: DEADPOOL Conquers, ZOOLANDER 2 Is So Last Season

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 Deadpool took the top spot this weekend with a stellar $19.64 million - the highest opening of 2016 so far. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip also did well, opening in second, with a strong $6.15 million (including preview weekends). Zoolander 2 underperformed this weekend, taking 3rd place with just shy of $3 million.   The only other film to debut in...

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Zoolander 2 (2016)

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Long Time No Z  Zoolander 2 is directed by and stars Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty). Alongside him the film features Owen Wilson (No Escape, Marley & Me), Penelope Cruz (Pirates of the Caribbean, Volver), Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids, Despicable Me 2) and Will Ferrell (Anchorman, Step Brothers). "Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts...

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No Escape (2015)

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Outrun the Enemy  No Escape is directed by John Erick Dowdle (As Above, So Below, Devil) and stars Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris, Cars), Lake Bell (Man Up, In A World...) and Pierce Brosnan (GoldenEye, The Love Punch). "In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe...

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The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) - Trailer #2 Review

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The Huntsman: Winter's War will be the sequel to 2012's Snow White & The Huntsman which grossed just under $400 million worldwide when it was released. This film will be the directorial debut from Cedric Nicolas-Troyan - he originally worked in the visual effects team for the first film. The film will see Chris Hemsworth (Thor, In The Heart of the Sea) and...

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UK Box Office February 5-7: GOOSEBUMPS Takes Top Spot, DAD'S ARMY in Close Second

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Goosebumps debuted at the top of the UK box office, taking advantage of the lack of family films out right now - the film opened with $3.89 million which does include previews. Dad's Army wasn't too far behind with $3.01 million, taking second place.   The only other film to debut in the top 10 was Point Break which opened in 9th with...

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Deadpool (2016)

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Bad Ass. Smart Ass. Great Ass. Deadpool is the directorial debut from Tim Miller and stars Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern, The Voices), Morena Baccarin (V, Gotham) and Ed Skrein (The Transporter Refueled, Ill Manors). "A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool". Deadpool has had one...

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Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) - Blu-Ray Review

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So I was lucky enough to be sent a copy of Hotel Transylvania 2 on Blu-Ray before its release. I thought I would review the bonus features the Blu-Ray comes with. If you are looking for a review of the actual film, you can read that here - http://aselenatorsview.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/hotel-transylvania-2-2015.html  In this post, I will give my thoughts on all of the bonus features that...

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Dirty Grandpa (2016)

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Lose Your Way. Find Your Manhood.   Dirty Grandpa is directed by Dan Mazer (I Give It A Year) and stars Robert De Niro (let me just remind you of what this man usually makes - Goodfellas, The Godfather, The Intern), Zac Efron (17 Again, High School Musical), Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation, Safety Not Guaranteed) and Julianne Hough (Rock of Ages, Safe Haven)....

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UK Box Office January 29-31: THE REVENANT Stays On Top, DIRTY GRANDPA Cleans Up

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The Revenant spent a third week on top of the UK box office with another solid hold. Dirty Grandpa did pretty solid business, taking second place with just shy of $3 million. Spotlight was also able to crack the top 5, opening in 5th with a strong $1.5 million.  Capture The Flag opened in 7th with $1.1 million - weak taking into account...

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Ride Along 2 (2016)

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The Brothers In-Law Are Back  Ride Along 2 is directed by Tim Story (Ride Along, Think Like A Man) and stars Ice Cube (21 Jump Street, Barbershop), Kevin Hart (The Wedding Ringer, Get Hard) and Olivia Munn (Magic Mike, Deliver Us From Evil). "As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer...

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The Worst Films of 2015

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So 2015 has been and gone and we were provided with lots of good movies as well as many bad movies. In this post, I will be listing my 10 WORST 2015 films that I have seen. You may not agree with my list but that doesn't matter as everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Also, I didn't get to see every film...

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