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The New Newness
I'll be honest: on Monday morning, when we arrived at our new offices, I proceeded to whinge for about two hours straight. "There's a pillar in my eye line, there's a cable junction under my desk, the water cooler's too far away, there are way too many stairs at the station." However, four days on and we've settled in quite nicely. The proximity of sister titles Q, Kerrang and Mojo means an eclectic medley of conflicting audio stimuli keeps us from nodding off at our desks, and with FHM and Zoo just a stone's throw away, there's no shortage of booby pictures lying around. There are a few indignities we have to suffer, though. For example, we now have to share one pool table between all of us, rather than each magazine having their own. I ask you, do they really expect us to work under these conditions? Where are our bloody human rights?! James Dyer
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|  | | | Some call it New Balearic, I prefer to call it Scandinavian Cosmic Disco.
Dan justifies making us listen to Lindstrom in the office. | | |  | | |
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It Was All A Dream! The Case For & Against A TV Trick
Over the last few weeks, I've become a junkie. My flatmate gave me season one of The Gilmore Girls for my birthday and I'm already almost finished season three. I know I'm late to the party on this one, but better late than never, eh? Despite never seeing an episode before the end of March, the show has now taken over my life and has become infinitely more important and compelling than anything that's actually happening either at home or at work; I have cheated and lied and stolen (OK, not actually) in order to feed my habit. I know I have a problem, sure, but I'm hoping that I'll reach rock bottom by working my way through the series and can then embark upon the Twelve Steps to recovery*. Anyway, the point of this blog is not to act as a virtual GG Anonymous meeting but to discuss a gambit used in the opening episode of the show's season three: the classic it-was-all-a-dream fake-out.
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40 Great Actor And Director Partnerships
De Niro and Scorsese. DiCaprio and Scorsese. Johns Ford and Wayne. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Cinema history is full of serendipitous actor/director pairings, creative partnerships that seem to drive both parties to greater creative heights. But which ones really changed cinema history, or produced the most consistent hit rate? Which BFFs truly inspire one another? And who stuck together through thick and thin to make masterpieces? We assess the best of the best... | | |
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You've heard of the shot heard around the world, right? Well here are 21 shots that rang out in cinemas across the decades. From assault rifles to laser guns, each is distinctive in its own right - but you might have to listen very carefully (we're looking at you, numbers seven and nine). |
|  | | Director's Gallery: Valhalla Rising
Hallucinogenic, haunting and entirely devoid of pillaging, runestones and horned helmets, Valhalla Rising is a Viking movie like no other. Fast-rising Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn guides us through his follow up to Bronson, a spectral Norse opera that follows Mads Mikkelsen's nameless monolith One-Eye to hell and back. As these stills from the film show, it's a trip you've never taken before. |
|  | | Chick Flicks For Guys
After seeing Lasse Hallstrom's Dear John, a soppy Nicholas Sparks love story from the guy's point of view, we were inspired to spend a moment or two looking at the romances that are aimed at those of you with an XY chromosome. Here are the films that prove that you can be manly and romantic all at the same time, and that falling in love doesn't have to be just for girls. What's more, watching these will win you brownie points with the ladies in your life as well, so what's not to love? |
|  | | Video: Neil Marshall On Centurion
Centurion was first imagined by Neil Marshall on schoolboy visits to Hadrian's Wall, making it cinema's first shorts-and-sandals epic. The director talked to us about the influences and inspirations behind his action-packed take on the fate on Rome's vaunted Ninth Legion. |
|  | | Video: Rupert Grint and Robert Sheenan on Cherrybomb
With enough booze, thrills and pills to give your Nan a panic attack, Cherrybomb is a pulsing coming of age tale that doesn't pull its punches. Its stars, Robert Sheenan and Rupert Grint, talked us through the film's four week shoot, tell us what a cherrybomb is, and explain how their small army of fans mobilised to make it all happen. |
|  | | What Will Bond Do Next?
With his license temporarily revoked, James Bond has a lot of spare time to fill. Here are some ideas to help pay the bills while he's waiting for Bond 23 to start up again... |
|  | | Beat The Volcano - With Cinema!
That blasted volcano in Iceland is still ruining everyone's travel plans and stopping cool events like the Iron Man 2 premiere from hitting London. It's therefore become increasingly clear that we need to put an end to the ash-belching bastich. Fortunately, volcanoes have long been a cinematic disaster staple, so movies are erupting with handy hints... |
|  | | Things We Learned About The Romans From The Movies
We all know that the thumbs up in Gladiator should probably have been a thumbs down, and that 300 lied to us in terms of the Spartans-hang-out-in-their-kecks thing, but what other bits of classical history has Hollywood mangled on their way to the screen? In the week that sees the release of Neil Marshall's Centurion and Rachel Weisz-starrer Agora, we assess some major films set between the rise and the fall of the Empire to see how they scored… |
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You may remember last year we were sent the insanely comfortable Omni bean bag from the lovely people at www.sumolounge.com. Well, this week they further catered to our posterior comfort with the gift of a Sumo Gamer, a firmer, more shapely bag, to cater for all our consoling needs. It's heaven in a machine-washable lining and you can see it here as modelled by... well, some model on the Sumo site (camera misplaced in the move). | | | |
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Centurion 
A gritty, brutal chase movie that's more about swords (and spears, and axes) than sandals — although it could have done with a lot more character-meat on those bones. | | | |
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The Box 
Movie Marmite. Many will be perplexed. Donnie Darko fans should lap it up. | | | |
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