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Paranormal Activity proves lo-fi thrills pay off | Charles Gant at the UK box office

1 December 2009 6:49 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

The Twilight franchise may still be packing them in, but Oren Peli's low-budget shocker shows that big (and scary) things come in small packages, too

The winner #1

It's rare for a film to drop 63% from the previous weekend and it still be considered a good result. But you can certainly make that case with The Twilight Saga: New Moon. In other words, forget about the percentages, just focus on the cascade of cash. By any yardstick, more than £20m in 10 days is a big number. After just two weekends on release, New Moon is already the ninth-biggest hit of 2009, and will very soon overtake the likes of Monsters vs Aliens, Star Trek and The Hangover to land sixth place for the year. The original Twilight movie took less than £5m in its first 10 days, so the sequel is so far running at quadruple the pace of its predecessor. The »

- Charles Gant

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Exclusive: Nativity! Goes X Factor

25 November 2009 2:32 AM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

If the poo and wee bit of the Christmas Brit-flick’s trailer made you feel like gagging, this excerpt with Martin Freeman should go some way to making you feel less sick, being as it is a) cute and b) featuring less of Marc Wootton’s insanely annoying classroom assistant, Mr Poppy.Reuniting Freeman with his Confetti director Debbie Isitt for more improvised comedy, Nativity! follows two rival primary school teachers’ attempts to put on a show-stopping Nativity play and get a five-star review from the local critic, played by love-him-or-throw-him-from-nearest-cliff comedian Alan Carr. Fed up with always coming second in the reviews, Freeman’s teacher tells a giant fib that his Hollywood producer ex-girlfriend (played by Extra’s Ashley Jensen) is coming to film his show, leading to a frantic amount of showing-off, backstabbing and all the other things associated with Christmas. In this scene, little pupil Bobby and »

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From The Office to Nativity!

25 November 2009 1:17 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Martin Freeman made his name in the The Office as the lovely Tim. Now he's playing another nice bloke in Nativity! So why is he so defensive about being typecast?

Martin Freeman is sitting opposite me in a London hotel, and he's being charming. He's already offered to fetch me some refreshments ("Well, if you were in my kitchen I'd get you a drink") and is responding to my questions with vigour, practically bouncing out of his chair as he talks.

We meet during his promotional tour for the film Nativity! It's billed as a "heartwarming and hilarious tale of the true meaning of Christmas" but don't worry – it's better than it sounds. Freeman plays Mr Maddens, a frustrated and frayed teacher at a bog-standard primary school who finds love, joy and personal redemption through directing the school nativity play. As you may expect, there are sing-along songs and cute »

- Alice Wignall

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From The Office to Nativity!

25 November 2009 1:17 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Martin Freeman made his name in the The Office as the lovely Tim. Now he's playing another nice bloke in Nativity! So why is he so defensive about being typecast?

Martin Freeman is sitting opposite me in a London hotel, and he's being charming. He's already offered to fetch me some refreshments ("Well, if you were in my kitchen I'd get you a drink") and is responding to my questions with vigour, practically bouncing out of his chair as he talks.

We meet during his promotional tour for the film Nativity! It's billed as a "heartwarming and hilarious tale of the true meaning of Christmas" but don't worry – it's better than it sounds. Freeman plays Mr Maddens, a frustrated and frayed teacher at a bog-standard primary school who finds love, joy and personal redemption through directing the school nativity play. As you may expect, there are sing-along songs and cute »

- Alice Wignall

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Carr Apologises For Amputee Joke

26 October 2009 9:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

British comic Jimmy Carr has vowed to perform a charity gig to raise money for British troops to make amends for a joke about wounded soldiers.

The Confetti actor came under fire after mocking battlefield vets with amputated limbs during a stand-up comedy gig in Manchester, England on Friday.

He remarked, "Say what you like about those servicemen amputees from Iraq and Afghanistan, but we're going to have a f***ing good Paralympics team in 2012."

Carr has since apologised for the quip, and has even volunteered to participate in a fundraiser to back the Help for Heroes foundation, which provides assistance to soldiers.

He says, "I'm sorry if anyone was offended but that's the kind of comedy I do. If a silly joke draws attention to the plight of these servicemen then so much the better but that was not my attention.

"My intention was only to make people laugh. I've got nothing but admiration for the inspirational athletes who take part in the Paralympics. I've told this joke around the country to all types of people including ex-servicemen who all laugh." »

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5 articles from 2009

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