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Spider-Man: Far From Home has an amazing week

 You may recall that last weekend I published news that Spider-Man: Far From Home made its opening week debut to the sweet tune of $580,055,628. A great start for what is a great Spider-Man movie. For its second week of release, Far From Home has continued to pull in audiences, pushing the movie’s current worldwide…

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Is my vintage toy from the ’80s worth money?

 Earlier in the week I published a fairly extensive discussion on retro toys, which asked the question: ‘Are vintage toys worth money?‘ The post provided a rough guide to buying and selling toys, while using a few examples of toys that are perceived to be strong sellers. Today I’m presenting a follow up post, this…

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A new Power Rangers movie is coming, but…

 Cast your mind back to 2017 and the release of Power Rangers – the big screen reboot of the long-running TV show. The film – which stared Dacre Montgomery and Naomi Scott – was intended to be the beginning of a new series of PR adventures. Unfortunately, a new beginning for the Rangers was not…

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Review: Annabelle Comes Home

 **MILD SPOILERS AHEAD** It’s that time again – yep, it’s the release of yet another entry in the ever-expanding Conjuring Universe. Unlike the last film, The Curse of La Llorona, which popped up out of nowhere earlier this year, Annabelle Comes Home, has been in the works for a while and it’s not surprising really.…

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Are vintage toys worth money?

 Today I’m going to talk about vintage toys. Using a few examples of some iconic brands, I’m going to debunk a few myths about what’s hot and what’s not, while arming you with a few general pieces of advice about plastic playthings. I can’t tell you if you are sitting on a goldmine, and I…

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Watch: Mulan trailer

 Walt Disney Studios has released the first official trailer for Mulan – the next live-action remake of a Walt Disney Animated Classic. Directed by Niki Caro, Mulan stars Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Gong Li and Jet Li. The film hits cinema screens in spring 2020. Here’s the trailer…

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Watching When a Stranger Calls (1979)

 If you were reading the blog yesterday, you will be aware that I watched The Sitter – the 1977 horror short about a babysitter who is terrorised by a mysterious telephone caller. As discussed in the previous post, The Sitter had a lot of potential but it wasn’t as creepy as it could have been.…

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Aladdin passes $900 million mark

 Walt Disney Studio’s live-action remake of Aladdin has passed the $900 million mark at the worldwide box office. The movie has now taken $916,679,616 in the space of six weeks. That’s pretty impressive stuff and once again proves there’s a heck of a lot of money to be mined from remaking Walt Disney Animated Classics.…

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