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The Great Gatsby (3D) (12A) ***This Weeks One To Watch*** Stoker (15) Fast & Furious 6 (12A)

Win A Copy Of A DARK TRUTH On DVD

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Movie Geeks is giving away 3 copies of the action-packed thriller A Dark Truth on dvd. The film follows Jack (Andy Garcia), a former CIA agent-turned-political talk show host who descends into the treacherous jungles of Ecuador to rescue a team of environmental activists (Forest Whitaker and Eva Longoria) caught up in the criminal corporate cover-up of a violent local massacre. A DARK TRUTH and is out on DVD now and for a chance to win a copy of the film, just answer the following question correctly. What is the name of the character that Eva Longoria played in Desperate Housewives? A) Susan Mayer B) Gabrielle Solis C) Lynette Scavo Please leave your name and answer in the comments box below. Note: The competition ends at 12pm on Sunday 26th May. The winner will be notified by return email.

***Laura Mvula Is A Movie Geek***

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Birmingham’s very own singer/songwriter Laura Mvula is this weeks Movie Geek – 0121! Jungle Book was released in 1967 and is a Disney classic! The film was inspired by the Mowgli stories written by English writer, poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling. GEEK FACT: Jungle Book was the last film personally overseen by Walt Disney.

Seth Rogen and James Franco Cover Complex

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Seth Rogan and James Franco are starring in This Is The End which hits our screens on June 28th. Click HERE to read their interview in Complex. GEEK FACT: Rihanna actually slapped Michael Cera’s face harder after each take because she was getting tired of him grabbing her ass.

Trailer Addicts

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Check out the latest film trailers. The Butler (TBC) ***One To Watch*** Gravity (18th October 2013) August: Osage County (13th December 2013) Captain Phillips (11th October 2013) The World’s End (19th July 2013) Ender’s Game (25th October 2013)

One To Watch: Fruitvale Station

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Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S dramatic film at this years Sundance Film Festival – I can’t flippin wait to see this! Fruitvale Station is set to be released in the US on July 12th but there’s no date set for the UK…yet. Click HERE for more information on the film. GEEK FACT: The film was bought by The Weinstein Company for $2.5 million, two days after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

New Monsters University Trailer

Roll on the 12th July!

Sundance London 2013

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Although I’ve never been to Sundance Film Festival (it’s okay, I’m not angry), I always make sure that I go to Sundance London and this year was no different. On Sunday morning I went to see the AMAZING documentary film Blood Brother, you know the one that I’ve been banging on about since January? Yes, that one! Only a selected number of people were lucky enough to see the film at Sundance London and I was one of them – yay!. The documentary is beautiful but heart-wrenching at the same time. I knew it was going to be a hard film to watch but I didn’t think I would have cried as much as I did – I bawled like a big baby for 92mins straight. The film director and Rocky’s best friend Steve Hoover and producer of the film Danny Yourd both did a Q&A at the end of the screening which was brilliant. I asked them what the kids thought of the film when they saw it, and they told me that they thanked Steve for making them movie stars, which I thought was super cute! Blood Brother is the best documentary film of 2013 – keep an [...]

Trailer Addicts: The Hangover Part 3

The Hangover 3 hits our screens on the 24th May.