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MAGAZINE PREVIEW – Batman Automobilia: The Definitive Collection of Batman Vehicles

By Marty Mulrooney

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As described on the official website, ‘The BATMAN Automobilia Collection is a new fortnightly series bringing you die-cast official collector’s models of the most iconic vehicles ever to have been driven by Batman, along with a cool and informative magazine.’ Doug Wilson of Yomego.com was recently kind enough to send Alternative Magazine Online issues no. 2 and 3 to take a closer look – AMO is therefore proud to present an exclusive online video preview of Batman Automobilia!

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FILM REVIEW – Wreck-It Ralph

By Marty Mulrooney

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Wreck-It Ralph is a computer-animated film directed by Rich Moore, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It tells the story of Ralph, an arcade game villain tired of always playing the bad guy, who escapes from his game in the quest to become a hero. Yet little does he know that by entering other games, he will set in motion a chain of events that could threaten the entire arcade…

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BOOK REVIEW – Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard by Matt Taylor

By Marty Mulrooney

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Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard tells the behind-the-scenes story of the blockbuster film that changed cinema – and the quaint New England island of Martha’s Vineyard – forever. Filmed on location in 1974, hundreds of locals were hired to work as actors and labourers, many of them armed with their cameras. Featuring the incredible photographs of these amateur and professional photographers – along with memories fondly recollected – this new, expanded edition published by Titan Books features 16 additional pages of never-before-seen material.

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FILM REVIEW – Gangster Squad

By Marty Mulrooney

Gangster Squad

Gangster Squad is a period crime action film directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland). Loosely based upon a true story, the film follows an elite unit of LAPD officers and detectives known as the ‘Gangster Squad’, whose sole mission it is to drive the gangster known as Mickey Cohen out of Los Angeles. The ensemble cast features Sean Penn as Cohen, with Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Robert Patrick, Michael Peña, Anthony Mackie and Giovanni Ribisi starring as the cops determined to take him down.

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