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For the past three weeks in January, my parents and I have been checking out ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogy on the big screen at Showcase Cinema in Nantgarw near Cardiff. We’ve greatly enjoyed ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’, ‘The Two Towers’ and ‘The Return of the King’ at the cinema. 🙂 Continue reading
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The time has come for ‘The Day of the Doctor’ by Steven Moffat – the 50th anniversary special of ‘Doctor Who’. This was shown on BBC TV on the 23rd of November 2013. It stars Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, Billie Piper as the Moment and John Hurt as the War Doctor. There are special guest stars like Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart, Ingrid Oliver as Osgood and Joanna Page as Queen Elizabeth I. The story also features the Daleks as well as the return of the Zygons, who previously appeared in their first TV story ‘Terror of the Zygons’. There are surprise guest cameos of Doctors and companions that a keen ‘Doctor Who’ fan would need to look out for. 😀 This is a ‘Doctor Who’ anniversary special that’s highly rated by the fans. Do I agree with that? Do I think that this is a better anniversary special than ‘The Five Doctors’, the 20th anniversary special? Does it cover everything that I want to celebrate about 50 years of my favourite TV show? Are there things that I like about ‘The Day of the Doctor’? 😀 ‘The Day of the Doctor’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading
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We’re starting on what is arguably labelled the Clara Season – the second half of Series 7 in the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. This is where Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor gets to meet his new companion – Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald. Jenna Coleman previously played Oswin Oswald in ‘Asylum of the Daleks’. However, it turns out Matt Smith’s Doctor doesn’t get to meet Clara quite yet in this 2012 Christmas Special. This is ‘The Snowmen’ by Steven Moffat. I’m certain that the special was inspired by ‘The Snowman’ – both the book and TV special – by Raymond Briggs. 😀 The special takes place in London in the year 1892. It also features the return of the Paternoster Gang, including Neve McIntosh as Madame Vastra, Catrin Stewart as Jenny Flint and Dan Starkey as Strax, who previously appeared in the Series 6 episode ‘A Good Man Goes to War’. There’s special guest star Richard E. Grant (who played one of the Doctors in ‘The Curse of Fatal Death’ and the Doctor in ‘Scream of the Shalka’) as Dr. Simeon. And there’s Ian McKellen (who played Gandalf in ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogies and Magneto in the ‘X-Men’ films) as the voice of the Great Intelligence. ‘The Snowmen’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading
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I’ve had a chance to check out ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ films again, set in the world of Middle-Earth. I’m planning to do a ‘LOTR’-styled Advent Calendar for my blog this year with a comedic edge to it. I also hope to make a start on updating my reviews on the ‘LOTR’ radio series once I’ve sorted out my ‘Nyssa Challenge’ reviews for this year. I also hope to see the new ‘LOTR’ TV series on Amazon Prime Video soon. Continue reading
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Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!
And welcome once again to the ‘X-Men Film Review Season’!!!!!
It’s time for possibly my favourite film in the ‘X-Men’ film series! It’s time to take a look at the film featuring both the original cast from the ‘X-Men’ trilogy and the new cast from ‘X-Men: First Class’. It’s time for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’, directed by Bryan Singer and starring Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Continue reading
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And welcome back everyone to the ‘X-Men Film Review Season’!!!!!
We move away from prequels territory as we take a look at a film set after ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’. It’s time to take a look at ‘The Wolverine’, the second film in the Wolverine trilogy of ‘X-Men’ films. The first Wolverine film was ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’. ‘The Wolverine’ was released in 2013 and is directed by James Mangold. It stars Hugh Jackman back as Logan/Wolverine and he’s joined by Hiroyuki Sanada, Famke Janssen and Will Yun Lee. Continue reading
Hello everyone! 🙂
Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!
And welcome once again to the ‘X-Men Film Review Season’!!!!!
We now take a look at ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’, the third film in the ‘X-Men’ film series by 20th Century Fox/20th Century Studios! This 2006 film was directed by Brett Ratner. Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry lead the cast as they’re joined by Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden, Rebecca Romjin, Shawn Ashmore, Vinnie Jones and Patrick Stewart. Continue reading
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And welcome back to the ‘X-Men Film Review Season’!!!!!
It’s time to take a look at the second film in the ‘X-Men’ film series by 20th Century Fox/20th Century Studios – ‘X-Men 2’! This 2003 film was directed by Bryan Singer and stars the likes of Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romjin-Stamos, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Bruce Davison and Anna Paquin. Continue reading
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Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!
And welcome to the ‘X-Men Film Review Season’!!!!!
For the next ten weeks, I’ll be sharing my reviews on the films featured in the ‘X-Men’ film series produced by 20th Century Fox (or 20th Century Studios as it’s now called). Let’s start off by taking a look at the first ‘X-Men’ movie made in 2000, directed by Bryan Singer and starring the likes of Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, etc. Continue reading
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I’ve updated and extended my reviews on ‘The Hobbit’ film trilogy and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogy. I’ve been revisiting ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ films by director Peter Jackson, set in the world of Middle-Earth. This is before I read and review ‘The Hobbit’ book by J. R. R. Tolkien and hopefully before I update my current reviews on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ BBC radio series. Continue reading
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