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Earth On Film

Prepare yourselves for the most epic footage ever.

This is what happens when you take the dude that made BBC's Planet Earth (Alastair Fothergill) and arm him with Disney money. The pictures are extraordinary, Disney’s Earth was released yesterday in America to coincide with Earth Day. Not sure when it’s out in the UK but fingers crossed it’s soon. I recommend clicking the HD option...

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Categories Film Tags BBC Disney

By on 23/4/09

GORILLA TO MONKEY

Gorilla To Monkey

DAMON'S DONE IT AGAIN, WHATEVER 'IT' IS.

Damon Albarn’s Monkey: Journey to the West has arrived in animated form and made a dazzling impact. The reinvention of these legendary characters of Chinese folklore first took flight last year in the form of an opera made alongside his Gorillaz sidekick, Jamie Hewlett, and acclaimed Chinese theatre director, Chen Shi-Zheng. Now, though, the ultimate stage is set. Albarn’s gang have created what will become icons of our Beijing 2008 experience.

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Categories Art Sport Music Film Fun Tags Albarn BBC Beijing Music Olympics

By on 28/7/08

VERTICALLY CHALLENGED

Vertically Challenged

BBC1 launched their Heroes and Villains series on Monday with a look at the young Napoleon. Despite what he might represent today - particularly in Britain where we like nothing more than a nice bit of gentle Frog bashing - you can’t deny it, Napoleon was a thoroughbred genius of the most imaginative, creative and determined kind. Just out of interest, what do you want to do by the age of 31? Or what had you done by 31? Napoleon? Why, he crowned himself Emperor of France. As you do.

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Categories TV Tags BBC Napoleon

By on 14/11/07

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