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by Martin Mulrooney | 27/05/2010 · 12:00 pm

FILM REVIEW – Winter In Wartime

By Marty Mulrooney

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Winter In Wartime is a Dutch film from 2008, directed by Martin Koolhoven and based on the novel of the same name by Jan Terlouw. A huge success in the Netherlands (where it even out-grossed The Dark Knight) it was most recently featured at the Academy Awards, where it was shortlisted (alongside 8 other movies) in the section for Best Foreign Language Film. Winter In Wartime is finally getting a DVD/Blu-ray release in the United Kingdom this month. The wait has been worthwhile.

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Tagged as Jamie Campbell Bower, Martijn Lakemeier, Martin Koolhoven, Pino Donaggio, Winter In Wartime, Winter In Wartime Review, Yorick van Wageninen

by Guest/Previous | 25/05/2010 · 9:00 pm

GAME REVIEW – Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (PC)

By Joseph Viney

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Command & Conquer 4, if the developers are to be believed, is the last in the long and drawn out ‘Tiberian Saga’. Is the story of NOD vs. GDI waging war over the mysterious energising green substance speeding to a satisfactory conclusion? Or is it stuttering towards the end with the maniacal bald-headed Kane waving his arms around and using quasi-religious metaphors unnecessarily?

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FEATURE ARTICLE – Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust, R.I.P Gene Hunt

By Marty Mulrooney

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Life On Mars was always going to be a tough act to follow. It fast became one of the most critically acclaimed and best loved British television shows of the Noughties upon release, no doubt due in no small part to John Simm’s highly endearing portrayal of central protagonist DCI Sam Tyler. When Ashes to Ashes arrived in 2008, many were wary of the new spin-off series muddying an already fitting close. Furthermore, could Keeley Hawes as DCI Alex Drake be as successful in the 1980’s as Sam Tyler had been in the 1970’s? We needn’t have worried. The final episode of Ashes to Ashes aired last Friday and it was absolutely incredible. Hopefully, I can now share a little bit of that magic with AMO’s readers by offering my thoughts on the ending. Warning: Spoilers.

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Tagged as Ashes To Ashes, Daniel Mays, David Bowie, Dean Andrews, Gene Hunt, Jim Keates, Keeley Hawes, Lifes On Mars, Marshall Lancaster, Montserrat Lombard, Philip Glenister, The Railway Arms

by Guest/Previous | 22/05/2010 · 12:00 pm

GAME REVIEW – 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Xbox 360)

By Duncan Voice

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[Insert generic opening line about England losing on penalties, a broken metatarsal and the influence of WAGs here].

2010 Fifa World Cup is the latest inevitable cash cow of EA’s now excellent football series. Perhaps slightly unfair to label it a cash cow, it is difficult to recommend nonetheless, despite it being the best incarnation of the beautiful game. And when I say beautiful, that isn’t with Carlos Tevez in mind…

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