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Doctor Who thing: “Rain Gods” minisode, cowritten by Neil Gaiman

Mon, Sep 30, 2013
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This will probably disappear since it’s not an authorized upload, which is why the quality isn’t great, so watch quick…

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Doctor Who thing: “Terror of the Zygons” finally coming to DVD!

Fri, Sep 20, 2013
14 comments

The story is notable for so many reasons. And the Zygons are high on the list of aliens who appeared only once, and deserve to return.

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The Thick of It review

Sun, Sep 01, 2013
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My ears are bleeding from Malcolm Tucker’s volcano of hilariously creative vulgarity; he is to profanity what Shakespeare is to poetry.

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does fancy packaging make you more likely to buy a DVD/blu-ray set?

Mon, Aug 19, 2013
26 comments

If so, what sort of special packaging do you like, and do you display it more prominently than other box sets?

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The Hollow Crown trailer: dead kings, hot guys

Tue, Aug 13, 2013
4 comments

Let us tell sad stories of the death of kings. And let the kings be played by the hottest guys in the land.

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why has Anchor Bay dick-washed and whitewashed The Sapphires? (final? update)

Tue, Aug 06, 2013
316 comments

Anchor Bay has responded with a fairly lame apology.

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Student Services (Mes chères études) review: naked ambition

Wed, Jul 10, 2013
4 comments

Well-acted but unsurprising, and far more sad than it is scandalous.

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A Field in England trailer: into the past, and into the future

Mon, Jun 17, 2013
4 comments

I’ve been waiting for the U.K. film industry to catch up with what’s happening with VOD in the U.S. And now they done the U.S. one better.

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oh, for pete’s sake, Paramount

Mon, May 20, 2013
9 comments

We are close to the day when even blockbusters are available on demand the same day they open in cinemas.

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Doctor Who thing: US DVD customers get early peek at “The Name of the Doctor”

Tue, May 14, 2013
7 comments

And yet I can’t seem to get advanced access to the episodes…

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