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The Deep episode 1: To The Furthest Place review

Mark Pickavance Review Aug 4, 2010

Mark wonders if The Deep is destined ever to resurface as the new submarine drama series with surpernatural undercurrents debuts…

Identity episode 5 review

Identity
Mark Pickavance Review Aug 3, 2010

As Identity reaches its fifth episode, Mark wonders if the show needs to get some identifiable characters to liven it up…

Identity episode 4 review

Identity
Mark Pickavance Review Jul 28, 2010

Mark finds some of this latest episode of ITV’s Identity a little too cheesy to swallow…

Identity episode 3 review

Identity
Mark Pickavance Review Jul 20, 2010

It's taken three episodes, but ITV's Identity has finally managed to hit its stride...

Toy Story 3 review

Mark Pickavance Review Jul 19, 2010

Mark gives the well worn teddy of Toy Story a big hug…

Identity episode 2 review

Identity
Mark Pickavance Review Jul 14, 2010

After a disappointing first episode, Mark finds the personality of the second Identity story more to his liking…

Identity episode 1 review

Identity
Mark Pickavance Review Jul 6, 2010

Mark genuinely likes Keeley Hawes, but not enough to recommend the very lightweight new cop drama, Identity...

Alice In Wonderland Blu-ray review

Mark Pickavance Review Jun 17, 2010

Mark checks out Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland as it arrives on Blu-ray. And he likes what he finds...

ITV HD scores own goal

Mark Pickavance News Jun 14, 2010

Those watching the football on ITV HD at the weekend got a little less than they were expecting...

Alice through the projector lens

Alices in Wonderland
Mark Pickavance News Jun 6, 2010

Mark charts the cinematic history of Lewis Carroll’s Alice, from the earliest days of the moving image to the present day…

Dennis Hopper passes away, aged 74

Mark Pickavance News May 30, 2010

The much admired and gifted actor, director and star of Easy Rider, Dennis Hopper dies at the age of 74...

Animated Disney movies inspired by English literature

Mark Pickavance News May 28, 2010

With Alice In Wonderland arriving on disc next week, we look back at the English literature that's inspired previous Disney productions...

Kelly's Heroes Blu-ray review

Mark Pickavance Review May 5, 2010

Mark takes his Tiger tank and drives it over Kelly's Heroes...

Avatar Blu-ray review

Mark Pickavance Review Apr 28, 2010

The movie with blue people is out on Blu-ray disc. So what will Mark, an Avatar-virgin, make of James Cameron's blockbuster?

Toy Story 2 Blu-ray review

Mark Pickavance Review Apr 21, 2010

One of Pixar's best ever films arrives in high definition. Mark checks out the Blu-ray of Toy Story 2...

Celebrating Where Eagles Dare

Mark Pickavance News Mar 30, 2010

Mark celebrates one of his favourite movies. It's the union of Clint Eastwood, Richard Burton and Ingrid Pitt in Where Eagles Dare...

TRON revisited

TRON
Mark Pickavance News Mar 29, 2010

Did Flynn get it wrong, was the MCP right? Mark looks back at TRON, and the themes within it that remain totally relevant to the present day...

Kick-Ass The Graphic Novel review

Mark Pickavance Review Mar 28, 2010

As the film continues to garner terrific reviews, Mark checks out the graphical novel that inspired Kick-Ass...

The Green Berets Blu-ray review

Mark Pickavance Review Mar 24, 2010

A John Wayne western makes the journey to Blu-ray. But Mark wonders if The Green Berets should have stayed where they were...

10 prominent films that have never had a proper release

Mark Pickavance News Mar 23, 2010

Mark highlights 10 movies that remain stuck on the shelves, in spite of either the profile of the project, or the people involved...

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