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Shotgun Stories (Cinema)
 At one end of the spectrum is patronising spoon-feeding, on the other opaque storytelling bordering on incomprehensibility.
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PS I Love You - Hilary Swank, Richard LaGravenese Q&A
 Double Oscar winner Hilary Swank plays Holly Kennedy in P.S. I Love You, adapted and directed by Richard LaGravenese.
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The Kite Runner (DVD)
 Lauded with critical acclaim after its cinematic release, The Kite Runner is finally winding its way to DVD, and should disappoint neither those informed enough to have caught it at ‘the Pictures’, nor those who will have their first taste of this brutal, beautiful and emotive work on its home release.
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Taxi: Season One (DVD)
 The classic US sitcom that ran from 1978 to 1983 is finally on DVD. It launched the careers of Danny DeVito, Andy Kaufman (portrayed by Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon), Judd Hirsch (Running on Empty, Ordinary People) and Tony Danza (Who’s the Boss?).
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Private Property (Cinema)
 Private Property begins with Pascale (Isabelle Huppert) in a Freudian slip inviting her oedipal ova to comment on her attractiveness in it.
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P.S I Love You (DVD)
 This film has all the elements a good romantic comedy – at times it makes you laugh out loud and then the next scene has you welling up with tears.
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| GAMES |
Bully: Scholarship Edition (Wii, Xbox 360)
 2006’s most controversial school sim goes back to its original name and gets a next-gen makeover for extra credit.
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Fifa Street 3 (DS, Xbox 360 & PS3)
 Fifa Street 3 arrives on DS, Xbox 360 & PS3, encouraging you to flick and step-over your way to victory!
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Sonic Riders – Zero Gravity (Wii & PS2)
 Sonic Riders - Zero Gravity is the latest spin off from the b lue hedgehogs’ usual platform adventures and he’s back hover-board racing with all the gang in tow.
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Frontlines – Fuel of War (Xbox 360 & PC)
 Set in 2028 when the World’s oil supplies are almost totally exhausted, Frontlines tells the story of the Russo-Chinese alliance’s unexpected attack on the Western coalition in the Middle-East.
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Devil May Cry 4 (Xbox 360, PS3 & PC)
 From start to finish DMC4’s stylised graphics, animations and cut scenes are breathtakingly beautiful, setting a new precedent for the next gen consoles.
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Resident Evil – Umbrella Chronicles (Wii)
 The next instalment in the multi-million selling Resident Evil franchise follows Resident Evil 4 onto the Wii.
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| MUSIC |
Hot Chip – Made in the Dark (Album)
 The hotly (no pun intended) anticipated third album from feel-good electropoppers Hot Chip starts dramatically with a rousing, expectant crescendo of an almost bagpipe-inspired drone, before snapping into a frantically inviting disco beat.
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Explosions In The Sky (Tour)
 In keeping with the billowing instrumental ‘post-rock’ style for which they have become
acclaimed, Explosions in the Sky have crept steadily onto the scene since their first
album, How Strange Innocence, was released in 2000
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My Brightest Diamond – Bring Me the Workhorse (Album)
 Hailing from intensely musical roots and boasting impressive classically-trained credentials, Shara Worden has been composing and performing since childhood
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Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (Album)
 Considering he was one-third of one of the most influential acts on the planet, it's funny to think that Dave Grohl is now best known as 'leader of the Foo Fighters' rather than 'drummer in Nirvana'.
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P.J. Harvey - White Chalk (Album)
 White Chalk, the eighth album by the only good thing to come out of Dorset not high in bad cholesterol, and the first since 2004's Uh Huh Her, is not a happy thing.
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Scouting For Girls - Scouting For Girls (Album)
 Perhaps the result of the success of The Kooks and The Fratellis has been this summer's curious spate of lighthearted indie pop singles, with the likes of The Hoosiers, Rooney and The Pigeon Detectives breaking through.
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| BOOKS |
Movie London: Exploring The City Film-By-Film
 Just as London has been a popular centre for film activity over the years, it's also created an industry of books about using the city as a location.
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London's Dead: A Guided Tour Of The Capital's Dead
 Ed Glinert is a man that knows his London inside out, gathering together an astonishing catalogue of cultural, historical and social facts of the city, such as Literary London and West End Chronicles.
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Skinheads
 Reading a book on the tube can add so much atmosphere, and I'm halfway through Skinheads whilst heading back from Uxbridge and listening to reggae on my i-pod. Both location and music feature heavily in John King's latest novel, adding authentic flavour as he describes the sights, sounds and smells which surround his characters.
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WOK
 At last, a cookbook which shows you how to make quick, healthy and delicious but different meals to impress your friends in minutes using one pan.
Soups, starters, braised meats and steamed fish plus pulses, grains, noodles and vegetables are listed in over 80 recipes.
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The Model
 Given a choice of losing your sight or your hearing, which would you choose? For an artist like Peter Wihl, there is only one answer and he won't accept it's happening to him.
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Bahia Blues
 Bahia Blues focuses on a small group of individuals in a Brazilian village community, who daily congregate round the Square where they share their hardship and their dreams.
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