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Quiz – Queen Elizabeth l and Mary Queen of Scots
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Just in time for the new movie, Mary Queen of Scots, this quiz addresses the relationship between Mary herself, and Queen Elizabeth l. Mary and Elizabeth were both powerful queens, ruling at the same time, it’s no wonder that there would be the occasional cat fight between these two monarchs. Good luck with this somewhat challenging…
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Apollo 11 Trivia Quiz
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Do you have what it takes to suit up? Take the Apollo 11/Lunar history quiz, and learn some great trivia about mankind’s first trip to the moon, and the astronauts who made that historic journey in 1969. (Ten questions) [quiz-cat id=”10412″]
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Straight Up, No Twist
So many films rely on a last minute twist…M Knight Shyamalan built a career on exactly that. However Baz Luhrmann, in his Red Curtain trilogy, said that one of the basics was “that the audience knows how it will end when it begins”. Personally, I think “when it begins” is overstating things but within the…
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30th Anniversary Rewatch – Speed
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How can Speed be thirty years old when 1975 is only twenty years ago? Such is the vagaries of the perception of time concomitant with old age that has more to do with my family doctor than Doctor Who. If there has to be a film to watch again in order to celebrate an anniversary…
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Do We Need Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire?
On March 22, 2024, we will get our fifth film in the Ghostbusters movie series. Also known as Ghostbusters IV and the sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Frozen Empire will be the third Ghostbusters movie in eight years and the second in three years. In the 1980s, there were two Ghostbusters movies in five years, and…
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Christmas TV Special – A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
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The Goes Wrong Show is unusual in that it almost seems like it was made the wrong way around…there was a Christmas special, then another Christmas special, and then a couple of series were made. Actually, there was another Christmas special slotted in between the two series! But all that is after the Mischief Theatre…
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Top Series About Gambling: A High-Stakes TV Journey
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in ListThe thrill of risk, the allure of casinos, and the cunning strategies of poker players have inspired some of the most gripping TV series of all time. We’ll take you on a journey through the top series about gambling. These shows combine the excitement of betting with compelling storytelling, making them must-watch for both gambling…
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This Year, In Hall H…
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in Movie NewsAh, as Dirk Gently once put it, the fundamental interconnectedness of all things. The old “a butterfly breaks wind in Tahiti and that leads to an earthquake in Upton Snodsbury” thing. Well, entomological flatulence affecting the geomorphology of a Worcester village may be pushing it a bit too far but I’ve never been scared of…
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Here’s Looking At You, Kid
There are films that you can watch many, many times and every time you’ll see something new. Usually in the background. Not so much hidden but definitely not intended to grab your attention. It might be a small joke. It could be a clue to what is to come but, paradoxically, you only notice the…
