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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug trailer analysis

NP Horton Feature Jun 12, 2013

The first trailer for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, offers some clues as to what's to come. Let's take a look...

Please help: Bradford's National Media Museum under threat

NP Horton News Jun 6, 2013

As part of government cuts, three museums, including the National Media Museum, are under threat. Sign the petition against closure here...

Looking back at Tony Scott's Enemy Of The State

NP Horton Feature May 30, 2013

A 90s hit for Will Smith and the late director Tony Scott, Enemy Of The State's still an entertaining ride, Nick writes...

The successful career paths of 7 Hollywood child stars

NP Horton Odd List Apr 3, 2013

With the arrival of Spring Breakers imminent, Nick looks at seven former child stars who've gone on to enjoy film careers as grown-ups...

Top 50 underrated films of the 2000s

NP Horton Odd List Mar 8, 2013

Spanning the years 2000-2009, here's our pick of the underrated noughties films you simply have to see...

Mark Wahlberg interview: Broken City, Entourage, Transformers & more

NP Horton Interview Feb 28, 2013

With his latest movie Broken City out this week, actor Mark Wahlberg spared some time to chat about Hollywood, Entourage and Transformers...

50 genuinely memorable movie death scenes

NP Horton Odd List Feb 22, 2013

Morbid imagery abounds, as Nick provides his selection of cinema's most spectacular, poignant and terrible deaths...

Steven Soderbergh's retirement: a bad sign for Hollywood?

NP Horton Feature Feb 5, 2013

As director Steven Soderbergh again talks about his imminent retirement, Nick wonders whether it's a sign of Hollywood's creative decline...

The top 10 films of 2012: Looper

NP Horton Feature Dec 28, 2012

It's our third favourite film of 2011. Nick explains why Rian Johnson's Looper was such a great sci-fi outing...

Joe Letteri interview: Gollum, effects technology and more

NP Horton Interview Dec 13, 2012

As An Unexpected Journey opens in the UK, Nick met with visual effects supervisor Joe Letteri to talk about The Hobbit trilogy...

Philippa Boyens interview: The Hobbit trilogy, Tolkien, 48fps and more

NP Horton Interview Dec 13, 2012

With the first in The Hobbit trilogy almost upon us, Nick met with writer and producer Philippa Boyens for a chat...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey review

NP Horton Review Dec 10, 2012

Does Peter Jackson's return to Middle Earth, in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, deliver on its promise? Here's our review...

What did we learn from The Hobbit trailer?

NP Horton Feature Sep 20, 2012

The new trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has landed. And Nick has been analysing it...

Top 50 alternate movie endings

NP Horton Odd List Sep 7, 2012

From unexpected deaths to last-minute twists, here’s our pick of 50 alternate movie endings that never made it to the big screen…

The top 50 underrated films of the 90s

NP Horton Odd List Aug 17, 2012

From comedies to thrillers and sci-fi to westerns, here’s our pick of 50 truly underrated 90s movies…

The Hobbit: just what’s in the appendices?

NP Horton Feature Aug 1, 2012

Peter Jackson’s making three Hobbit movies. But is there enough material in The Lord Of The Rings’ appendices to fill them? Nick takes a look…

Top 10 Simon Pegg film and TV roles

NP Horton Top 10 Jun 12, 2012

With A Fantastic Fear Of Everything out now in the UK, Nick provides a run-down of Simon Pegg’s finest film and TV roles...

Casa De Mi Padre review

NP Horton Review Jun 8, 2012

It features a great cast, including Will Ferrell and Gael Garcia Bernal, but is Mexican comedy Casa De Mi Padre actually funny? Nick finds out…

How can cinemas save themselves?

NP Horton News Apr 20, 2011

As cinema chains find their profits constantly squeezed by technological progress, Nick wonders, just what can cinemas do to save themselves?

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale review

NP Horton Review Dec 2, 2010

A violent deconstruction of the Santa Clause myth, Finnish movie Rare Exports is one of the weirdest films you’ll see this Christmas. Here’s Nick’s review…

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