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Review – Avengers Assemble


Posted by Singloon on 27 Apr 2012 / 3 Comments


This film is jam packed with Whedon’s trademark witty banter, vital for the confrontation between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and their foes.

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The Urban Shogun Writers’ Film of 2011


Posted by The Shogun on 07 Jan 2012 / 0 Comment


The editorial team here at The Urban Shogun want to give you our view on our personal favourite films of 2011.

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What Was Your Favourite Film Of The Year?


Posted by The Shogun on 20 Dec 2011 / 5 Comments


We’re fast approaching the end of the 2011 and as per tradition, top five lists of movies, video games and pretty much everything in between will start popping up around the net. But we wanted to ask, what was your favourite film this year?

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Emperor Palpatine Was Originally Played by … a Woman


Posted by The Shogun on 20 Oct 2011 / 0 Comment


In Empire Strikes Back, Emperor Palpatine was originally played by a woman. Specifically by the wife of makeup director Rick Baker. The voice of the Emperor was voiced over by Clive Revill and to give the Emperor a truly evil look, a chimpanzee’s eyes was superimposed onto Elaine Baker’s face.

Of course George Lucas would never let you see this, so your best chance of catching the version is either the YouTube video above or the original VHS tape.

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The Avengers Trailer


Posted by The Shogun on 13 Oct 2011 / 0 Comment


Big news yesterday as the long awaited trailer to next year’s biggest comic book movie finally came out and into the open. We see all the main characters in their respective outfits along with newcomers Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye. Aside from a very Transformer-esque opening sequence, the rest of the trailer looks just as you’d expect with the usual hollywood dose of explosions and flipping cars. The Avengers is due for release in May 2012.

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Lex Luthor’s mansion and the school in X-Men are one and the same!


Posted by The Shogun on 22 Sep 2011 / 2 Comments


Did you know that the place they filmed Lex Luthor’s mansion in Smallville and the Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters in the X-Men movies are actually the same building.

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Decibel: Slick Sci-Fi Short


Posted by The Shogun on 21 Sep 2011 / 1 Comment


Rex wields sonic weapons called spellgloves to blow away enemy guards with ease, but in order to escape, she has to battle the ultimate spellcaster, her brother Roman.

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Captain America: The First Avenger Review


Posted by Singloon on 07 Aug 2011 / 0 Comment


Hats off to Marvel studios on their successful campaign of establishing their Marvel universe onto the big screens. This clever bit of marketing will no doubt inspire a new generation of youths to pick up and indulge in comic books.

Following on from the successes of Iron Man and Thor, we finally explore the origins of the first Avenger himself, Captain America.

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