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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: TV2, 7.30pm Saturday. Johnny Depp is the Bugs Bunny of buccaneers in this pirates-parrots-and-pearls romp that nearly won him his first Oscar. His goofy, roguish classic trickster owes more to the Looney Tunes and Groucho Marx than Long John Silver. Hence, this pirate ghost ship […]

Hallowe’en comes early for horror fans next month on Sky’s HD movie channels. For instance, Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead will debut on October 1 on Sky Movies and the far superior original 17 days later, on Sky Movies Greats. The latter also has the loathsome Cabin Fever and the movie Guillermo del Toro […]

Can ‘toon titan Shrek eclipse the latest in The Twilight Saga? Shrek Forever After: The Final Chapter and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse go on sale Wednesday, along with another standout title, Animal Kingdom. In an unusual departure, Kiwis will be among the first in the world to buy Shrek Forever After and Eclipse on Blu-ray […]