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Film review: A Woman’s Life

A Woman’s Life is a French movie about a loyal wife and mother who is repeatedly betrayed and abandoned by the men in her life. Despite that she never looses her love for life. It is out in cinemas on 12 January 2018. The story Normandy, 1819. Jeanne is a young woman full of childish dreams and innocence when she returns home after finishing her schooling in a…
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Future Films heads up: Robin Hood

The first was Robin and his Merry Men released as a silent film in1908 and the last called Robin Hood starringTaron Egerton and Jamie Foxxis in still in development due to be released this coming September 2018. 74 films were released since 1908 – on average 10 films every decade since the 50s – and 39Robin Hood – themed episodes on TV. My…
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Film Review: All The Money In The World

Kidnapping drama All The Money In The Worldcould have been remembered as the film that was re-shot at the speed of light after Kevin Spacey was replaced byChristopher Plummer followingSpacey’s scandal about his alleged sexual misconduct. But instead it will be remembered as a very accurate reconstruction of a real story by master of historical dramas Ridley Scott.
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Blu-ray review: Dunkirk

  If you missed Christopher Nolan’s latest film Dunkirk, released during the Summer, you can now watch it on Blu-Ray. Even in the small screen it won’t disappoint those people who love war drama movies. It’s a very powerful visualisation of how a day as a private during WW2 could have looked like. It features a British ensemble cast including Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, Mark…
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi first reactions (no spoilers) and top merchandising

  Star Wars: The Last Jedi is undoubtably the most anticipated film of the year. And for good reasons. You won’t get any spoilers from me here but rest assured that the latest instalment won’t disappoint. Fans of the franchise will find the good old look and feel, familiar faces and spaceships, lots of new characters and fantastic creatures, and well created battles in space like in the…
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Film review: Jumanji - Welcome to the Jungle

  Jumanji – Welcome to the Jungle is the film your pre-teens and teenage children will laugh at the most this Christmas. Four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game’s jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don’t just play Jumanji – you must survive it. The movie is released…
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Film review: Ferdinand

  Ferdinand the movie is colourful, entertaining, sweet and educational – the best Christmas animation movie in a decade! Read why London Mums and kids loved it. The story Ferdinand tells the story of a giant bull (voiced by John Cena) with a big heart. After being mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he…
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First Look teaser trailer - Future Films heads up: Avengers: Infinity War out on 27 April 2018

  Avengers: Infinity War will bring together the full Avengers squad and the Guardians of the Galaxy team. Take a look at the very first teaser trailer which has just been released by Marvel Studios. This can only mean one thing: non stop laughs and giggles as the Marvel Universe becomes more and more comedic as we have seen in the latest Thor: Ragnarok and Guardians of the Galaxy 2. This…
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Future films heads up: Smallfoot out on 5 October 2018

It’s not imminent but we at London Mums HQ and the kids’ club are all excited about the release ofthe highly anticipated animation Smallfootset to avalanche into UK cinemas on 5th October 2018. The story An animated adventure for all ages, with original music and an all-star cast, Smallfoot turns the Bigfoot legend upside down when a bright young Yeti finds…
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