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Get rich with YouTube: partner programme comes to UK

31 January 2008, 09:35

YouTube's partner programme, allowing content creators to generate revenue via ads running next to videos, is now available in the UK. We Brits always take pride in our unique humour, ...

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Lyrebird, the most remarkable animal!

29 January 2008, 15:25

A few weeks ago on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, guest star Sir David Attenborough revealed the Lyrebird to be one of his favourite animals. Able to imitate any sound ...

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Pixar's Toy Story heading into third dimension

25 January 2008, 09:56

Fans of the Toy Story movies, mark your calendars. 2009 and 2010 will see Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 all air on the big screen in ...

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Bond 22: Quantum Of Solace

24 January 2008, 14:23

Yep, Quantum of Solace, that's the name given to the forthcoming 22nd instalment to the Bond franchise.

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Last.fm sets out to Free the Music

24 January 2008, 13:12

Last.fm, a service known as "the social music revolution" has announced that users can now play full-length tracks for free on its website.

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Heath Ledger dead at 28

23 January 2008, 09:52

Australian actor Heath Ledger, star of this summer's The Dark Knight, was found dead yesterday at an apartment in New York City.

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2008 Oscar nominations announced

22 January 2008, 15:56

The 2008 Oscar nominations have been unveiled and Coen brothers' No Country For Old Men leads the list alongside Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, both picking up 8 ...

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Nick's Taser experience hits CNN

22 January 2008, 12:16

HEXUS' very own celebrity, Nick Haywood, has featured on CNN in his now infamous "don't Tase me bro" masterpiece.

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Star Trek teaser trailer hits the right notes

22 January 2008, 10:42

It'll be a hard task for anyone to bring the Star Trek franchise back to best, but judging by this teaser trailer for 2008's Star Trek, director J.J. Abrams could ...

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HD-DVD price cuts start to filter through to UK

18 January 2008, 13:03

When Toshiba slashed prices across its HD-DVD range in the US, we wondered how long it'd be before we saw something similar in the UK. Fortunately, it has come sooner ...

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First look at Mulder and Scully in X-Files 2

17 January 2008, 14:31

The second X-Files movie is yet without an official title, but set for release in the UK on August 1st, we now have the first look at Mulder and Scully ...

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Paramount launches Star Trek website

17 January 2008, 14:07

Internet, the final frontier. This is the voyage of J.J. Abrams, his ongoing mission to....alright, enough of that. The website for 2008's Star Trek movie is now live.

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The Dark Knight won't be lacking villains

16 January 2008, 15:21

In an interview with The Los Angeles Times, director Christopher Nolan reveals that The Joker won't be Batman's main enemy in 2008's highly anticipated Dark Knight.

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Disney's The Princess and the Frog to spark return of 2D?

15 January 2008, 12:08

I've always loved Disney's 2D animations, The Lion King and Aladdin are up there among my favourite movies, but 2D has recently become a thing of the past. Disney hope ...

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A longer look at 2008's Knight Rider

11 January 2008, 12:03

Despite concerns about the choice of new car, I can't help but keep an eye on 2008's Knight Rider. Childhood favourites are too hard to resist and this new promo ...

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Apple to cut costs of UK iTunes downloads

9 January 2008, 13:37

Following an investigation from European Union regulators into the cost of UK iTunes music pricing, Apple has announced it will cut prices within the next six months.

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Olga Kurylenko joins the list of Bond girls

8 January 2008, 14:43

We all wondered what role Gemma Arterton would play in the 22nd Bond instalment due later this year and it turns out she won't be the main Bond girl, that ...

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Warner Bros switches exclusively to Blu-ray

7 January 2008, 11:23

The HD DVD group cancelled its high-profile conference at CES 2008 following an announcement by Warner Bros that the studio is dropping support for that format and will now only ...

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Moviefone's Best and Worst of 2007

2 January 2008, 11:05

US based movie information service, Moviefone, has the results from its year end poll. Having accumulated nearly four million votes, the poll tells us that Lindsay Lohan can't act.

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Wal-Mart closes video download service

28 December 2007, 13:29

I keep thinking that digital distribution is the way forward, but perhaps I'm wrong. After only a year in operation, Wal-Mart's video download service has abruptly shut down.

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NBC airs Knight Rider commercial

27 December 2007, 11:32

We weren't best pleased when Ford's Shelby GT500KR was revealed to be the new KITT and although this new commercial has a cool hint of the classic Knight Rider theme, ...

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army teaser trailer

21 December 2007, 10:09

A teaser trailer for Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II: The Golden Army has premiered and it looks rather promising.

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Dubai building a real Jurassic Park

19 December 2007, 11:23

A $1.1 billion theme park is being built in Dubai and promises to take visitors into a prehistoric world. Named "Restless Planet", the park will feature over 100 animatronic dinosaurs ...

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Wall-E trailer hits, world falls in love

18 December 2007, 10:46

Pixar sure know how to make adorable characters and having seen this new trailer, 2008's Wall-E looks as though he could be the most adorable to date.

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Gemma Arterton to be the new Bond girl

18 December 2007, 09:56

Gemma who? Yeah that's what I thought too. Having only starred in one previous movie, Gemma Arterton looks set for stardom after being revealed as the new Bond girl.

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The official Dark Knight trailer

17 December 2007, 09:44

If you didn't fancy a look at the poor quality trailer that leaked onto the web last week, then now is your chance to see the officially released, high resolution ...

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Movie trailers are so yesterday

14 December 2007, 10:48

Movie trailers used to be all the rage, but these days we seem to be getting entire segments of movies instead. Just the other day we were given the first ...

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The Dark Knight trailer sneaks onto web

14 December 2007, 10:11

Trailer for upcoming Batman instalment, The Dark Knight, has leaked onto the web. Having been shown alongside Will Smith's I Am Legend in US theatres, initial reactions are simply "OH, ...

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2008's Golden Globe nominations announced

13 December 2007, 16:42

The nominations for the 2008 Golden Globe Awards for film and TV are in, and Joe Wright's war drama Atonement leads the field with seven nominations.

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What was Lost in Translation, is now found

13 December 2007, 10:42

If you've seen Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation, you're probably still wondering "what did Bill Murray actually say at the end?" Now we have the answer thanks to YouTube user ...

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Lost Season 4 trailer debuts

12 December 2007, 17:20

The trailer for season four of ABC's hit show Lost is currently playing in U.S. movie theatres. Naturally, you only need to go as far as YouTube to see it.

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Watch the first 5 minutes of Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

12 December 2007, 13:00

Yahoo Movies UK has the entire first 5 minutes of 2008's Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem available for your viewing please. Alien and Predator fans alike, trust me, you've got to ...

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