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TV Preview: The Game | SoHo, 8.30 Sunday The trouble with spy thrillers is the predictability – no one is ever satisfied with being a single secret agent; they all have to be doubles, triples or even reverse 900s with a half pike and twist. And then there’s the Moebius Strip kind of agent, in this case […]

Blistering bockbusters! The Adventures of Tintin is among the HD premieres bound for Sky Movies in December. Surprisingly, it will screen on December 16 rather than Christmas Day, for which the channel is reserving The Muppets. Other highlights include Tinker Tailor Solider Spy, The Descendants, Contagion, Puss in Boots, and two movies that undeservedly went […]

You can’t go past the Blu-ray 3D release of Hugo. “Breathtaking is perhaps the best way to describe this reference quality transfer from Paramount. “Hugo won Oscars for its cinematography, art direction, and visual effects, and this often jaw-droppingly beautiful 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 effort showcases all those elements to perfection, while transforming the 3D presentation from […]

Several of the year’s Oscar front-runners will bow on Blu-ray in May. Universal Pictures NZ will release Hugo, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Descendants a week apart. Martin Scorsese’s Hugo will go on sale from May 16, the second screen adaptation of John le Carré’s spy classic from May 23, and the George Clooney […]