This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. THE KING'S SPEECH Approaching a story of monumental scope with charm and intimacy, The King's Speech is a finely crafted crowd-pleaser that…
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In a curious box office chess move, 20th Century Fox's 3D Jack Black film Gulliver's Travels has had its release date pushed back from December 22 to December 25, the the exact opposite move Paramount made with True Grit. Gulliver will now be the lone wide release on Christmas but find himself without a Friday…
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/Film reader Lascelles L noticed this new tv spot for the Jack Black comedy adaptation of Gulliver's Travels which shows us a bit new material from the upcoming film. So far the trailers have only shown us Gulliver as a giant in a world of miniature people, but some of you might recall that Jonathan…
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Trading satire for slapstick, Jack Black is the new Gulliver in Gulliver's Travels, a film made to tap into the same audience that made Night at the Museum a hit. We've seen one trailer for Gulliver's Travels which, frankly, looked horrible. Now there's a second, in which we at least get to see more of…
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20th Century Fox has released a movie trailer for the Jack Black fantasy comedy Gulliver's Travels. Directed by Rob Letterman (co-director of Monsters vs Aliens) and co-starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Romany Malco, Billy Connolly, T.J. Miller, and Amanda Peet. Based on the book by Jonathan Swift, this adventure comedy tells the story of "travel…
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It's been a little while since our last movie poster round-up, so now is the time to check out all the new one-sheets that have hit your local multiplex and the interwebs. Posters include: the Jack Black fantasy comedy Gulliver's Travels, the 3D video game sequel Resident Evil: Afterlife, a banner for The Expendables, the…
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In addition to the films playing each year at the Cannes Film Festival every year, Hollywood pays millions to install banners, billboards, and hotel front skins on the Croisette to promote upcoming releases. Most of the advertising has never been seen before anywhere. This year's marketing offerings include Kane & Lynch, the Jack Black 3D…
Read More[No photo] The latest of Gulliver's travels has brought him here to Oxford, my hometown. Or near enough - the film shoot has set up for a couple of weeks of on-location work at Blenheim Palace, just a few miles down the road from the University town I call home. From the various pap snaps…
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We've put together a list of books to usher you into your 1989 era, whether that's hiding away with a secret lover or rocking a red lip.
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Doctor Who companion Donna, as played by Catherine Tate, might as well have been dipped head-to-toe in Marmite she so sharply divided folk. Love her? Hate her? Funnily enough, and just like Marmite, I could see the appeal, and I could see the reasons for doubt, but I just couldn't quite climb down off the…
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A couple weeks back it was reported that Emily Blunt had been cast in Marvel's Iron Man 2. But it turns out that 20th Century Fox has an option on the actress from a deal that was made when she co-starred in The Devil Wears Prada that might prevent the Golden Globe winner from entering…
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It looks like Jonathan Swift's classic book, Gulliver's Travels, is going to have another run at the big screen. Twentieth Century Fox is moving forward with a film version of the book, this time with Jack Black playing the titular character. Shark Tale director Rob Letterman will be taking up directorial duties. Shooting will begin…
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