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Wolverine finally used the weight of his adamantium skeleton to his advantage in Wolverine: Deep Cut #2 by Marvel Comics. Despite this newfound strength, Wolverine is still vulnerable to drowning due to the weight of his skeleton. Wolverine's mastery of this previously overlooked power showcases his evolution as an iconic hero in the Marvel universe.

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Wolverine: Deep Cut #2! Wolverine has a number of powerful abilities that make him the iconic hero (and expert killer) that fans know him as today. However, one of those abilities has always been more of a hindrance than an asset when it comes to offensive attacks and maneuverability. At least, until now, as Wolverine has finally mastered the one power hes always had, but never used to his advantage.

In Wolverine: Deep Cut #2 by Chris Claremont and Edgar Salazar, Wolverine is infiltrating one of Mr. Sinisters secret bases, as he means to...

Max has shared a curated list of films available to stream on the service in Summer 2024. Max is home to Warner Bros. Pictures films, classics and new favorites from A24, the Studio Ghibli library, and award-winning films spanning multiple genres.

The platform is showcasing its vast film library with curated summer watch lists of blockbusters, horror, family-friendly films, and more.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Warner Bros. Pictures’ Dune: Part Two, the groundbreaking sequel to Dune, is now available to stream on the platform along with recent hits like Wonka and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which also has an American Sign Language (Asl) version of the film available to stream.

Viewers can also find summer favorites like Mamma Mia!, Meg 2: The Trench, A Night at the Roxbury, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Dune: Part Two

Horror fans can look to Max for their summer scares and favorite films from franchises,...

Lego Masters fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 4 episode titled Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular: Candy Cane Express; Holiday Blockbusters!

Find out everything you need to know about the Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular: Candy Cane Express; Holiday Blockbusters episode of Lego Masters, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

Lego Masters Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular: Candy Cane Express; Holiday Blockbusters Season 4 Preview

Get ready for a festive showdown in the upcoming episode of “Lego Masters” titled “Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular: Candy Cane Express; Holiday Blockbusters,” scheduled to air on Fox at 8:00 Pm on December 18, 2023. This special holiday edition brings back fan-favorite contestants David Guedes, Caleb Schilling, Krystle Starr, and Randal Wilson, joined by a star-studded lineup of celebrities: NeNe Leaks, Marshawn Lynch, Kelly Osbourne, and Rob Riggle.

Returning to the Lego-building arena, these dynamic pairs will go head-to-head in...

This Monday at 8:00 Pm on Fox, the holiday spirit gets a brick-tastic makeover with the Season 4 premiere of “Lego Masters” in the episode titled “Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular: Candy Cane Express; Holiday Blockbusters.” Returning fan-favorite contestants David Guedes, Caleb Schilling, Krystle Starr, and Randal Wilson team up with celebrity partners NeNe Leaks, Marshawn Lynch, Kelly Osbourne, and Rob Riggle for a festive showdown.

In this special holiday edition, the Lego Masters go head-to-head in holiday-themed challenges, bringing together the creativity of the fan-favorites and the star power of the celebrities. Expect the Candy Cane Express and Holiday Blockbusters to come to life brick by brick in this merry competition.

Whether you’re a Lego enthusiast or just love some holiday-themed fun, “Lego Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular” is set to deliver a joyful and imaginative start to the season. So, gather the family, tune in at 8:00 Pm this Monday, and...

Weekend Blockbusters, the production house founded by producer Sophia Paul, has been celebrating its 10th anniversary by announcing four new projects apart from Production Number 7, which stars Antony Varghese and is directed by debutant Ajith Mampally. The production house has already revealed that Production Number 7 is an action-packed revenge drama with music by Sam C. S1

The latest announcement from Weekend Blockbusters is Production Number 8, which will be helmed by the brilliant director Chidambaram, who made his debut with the comedy drama Jan.E.Man in 2021. The film was a surprise hit and received critical acclaim for its performances, humour, emotional depth, story and direction. Chidambaram is also currently working on his second film Manjummel Boys, which stars Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese and Ganapathi in important roles.

'@W_blockbusters #ProductionNumber8 to be directed by Chidambaram

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How do they choose the 100 people polled on Pointless? What counts as a Mastermind specialist subject? 7 geeky game show questions…

It’s all very well for game shows to sit there and ask all the questions. How would they feel if we turned the tables and started to interrogate them? Then the quizzing shoe would be on the other foot.

(Potential ITV pitch “The Quizzing Shoe”: two teams of professional cobblers answer trivia questions on the history of footwear for a chance to win their choice of shoe worn by a member of the opposing team. Suggested hosts: Imelda Marcos, P.C. Boot from The Shoe People, Elizabeth Shue.)

Here are our best attempts at answering seven questions we’ve long wondered about some of the UK’s finest game and quiz shows…

1. How do they choose the 100 people polled on Pointless?

If a lady with...

Gun to your head - or, rather, powerful laser device pointed close to your groin - you could probably list all six actors who've played James Bond.

But Connery, Brosnan, Moore and so on are the just the tip of the (admittedly quite small) iceberg, as this list of the "other" Bonds proves...

1. Bob Holness

Best known for everyone's favourite pee-themed, letter-obsessed quiz show, Holness enjoyed a wide and varied career before he settled down behind the Blockbusters desk, once working as an airborne traffic reporter and briefly holding down a job in a South African printing press.

How he then ended up as secret agent James Bond 007 seems as great a mystery as "Who are the kind of parents that call their daughter Pussy Galore?" But he did, thanks to a 1956 BBC radio play based on Moonraker.

2. Barry Nelson

Eight years before Sean Connery met Dr No, Barry Nelson...

22 best and worst Bond theme songs ranked: Do you agree?

Ah, Mr Bond! We've been... inspecting you. Yes, ahead of Spectre's release on October 26, Digital Spy has attempted the impossible: ranking all 23 films of the 007 franchise. From 1962's Dr No all the way to 2012's Skyfall, we've graded which films were 00-heaven - and which were, well, something of an oddjob.

Ok, we've ignored unofficial outing Never Say Never Again and that weird original Casino Royale with Woody Allen. Plus the radio version of Moonraker, starring Blockbusters' Bob Holness. But otherwise, read on for your definitive guide through a minefield of gadgets, girls and shaken martinis, starting with the abject worst. Violently disagree? Be sure to let us know...

23. Die Another Day (2002)

An invisible Aston Martin, a tsunami surfing Pierce Brosnan and an excruciating Madonna theme song - this was Bond at his blundering worst. Released to coincide with the spy's 40th anniversary,...

It is that time again when the year is drawing to a close and the cinematic twelvemonth is summed up in a myriad Best Of lists and the trophy cabinets are being prepped from the Academies on both side of the Atlantic to hand out their golden trinkets.

We, too, are continuing our tradition of awarding The Truffles – the annual HeyUGuys movie awards where when we make up the categories in order than the prizes given more accurately reflect our feelings on year in film. The team have given their choices below, if you care to you can click here to see our previous years’ awards, and finally see you all next year!

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Best Jason Statham One-Liner of the Year: “I’ll kill you with this spoon” – Hummingbird

Fans of Jason Statham (you’re out there somewhere…) will have been thrilled with the amount of ‘Stath’ that illuminated the big screen this year,...

BBC Radio 2's Simon Mayo will host a new series of 'Blockbusters'. The DJ will star in a revival of the classic quiz show - whose original host Bob Holness died last month at the age of 83 - on Challenge TV and has assured viewers he has no plans to change the format of the programme, which aired on ITV from 1983 to 1994. He told The Sun newspaper: 'No one needs to worry, it will be exactly the same - same set, same board, same theme tune although slightly updated. 'The prizes will probably be the same too although you won't win a dictionary, you win an e-reader. 'The spirit of the show will be...

BBC Radio 2's Simon Mayo will host a new series of 'Blockbusters'. The DJ will star in a revival of the classic quiz show - whose original host Bob Holness died last month at the age of 83 - on Challenge TV and has assured viewers he has no plans to change the format of the programme, which aired on ITV from 1983 to 1994. He told The Sun newspaper: "No one needs to worry, it will be exactly the same - same set, same board, same theme tune although slightly updated. "The prizes will probably be the same too although...

BBC Radio 2 DJ Simon Mayo is to host a brand new series of cult hexagon based quiz show Blockbusters, Challenge TV have announced.

Produced by Thames and filmed at Sky’s new production facility Sky Studios, Blockbusters will return to our screens later this spring.

The move comes just a few weeks after the sad death of Bob Holness, the long running host who was synonymous with the UK favourite program that actually debuted in the Us in 1980, but enjoyed its best run between 1983 and 1994 in this country. Less notable hosts Michael Aspel and Liza Tarbuck have hosted revived versions of Blockbusters in the years since Holness left.

“Blockbusters is the ultimate cult TV quiz, and we think that Simon Mayo is the perfect host to bring it back to our screens,” commented Barbara Gibbon, director of Challenge TV. “We hope that it will be popular not only with those...

Simon Mayo has signed up to host Challenge's upcoming revival of the classic gameshow Blockbusters. News of the show's return to television emerged last month, shortly after the death of original host Bob Holness. Mayo has now landed the job of host. The Radio 2 presenter claimed that he only agreed to the role because the "spirit of the show will be exactly the same". "No-one needs to worry," he said. "It will be exactly the same - same set, same board, the same theme tune, (more)...

Cult gameshow Blockbusters is to be revived later this year, according to a report. The Sun claims that the classic format, previously hosted by the late Bob Holness, has been given a 40-episode order by TalkBack Thames. BSkyB-owned channel Challenge TV, which is currently broadcasting old episodes of the programme, will air the batch of new editions. While no presenter has yet been announced, it has already been revealed that the revamp will feature over-18s instead (more)...

Veteran British TV presenter Bob Holness has died at the age of 83.

The broadcaster, best known as host of hit quiz show Blockbusters, had been in ill health in recent years after suffering a major stroke in 2002, and he died in his sleep at a nursing home in the early hours of Friday morning.

He spent almost 60 years presenting radio and TV shows in the U.K. but is best remembered for hosting highbrow student quiz series Blockbusters from 1983 to 1994.

He was also the subject of a famous urban myth when he was falsely rumoured to have played the saxophone solo on Gerry Rafferty's hit Baker Street.

Holness leaves a wife, Mary, three children and seven grandchildren.

Bob Holness will forever be remembered by more than one generation of Brits as the face and the voice of Blockbusters, one of the finest gameshows of its era. Following the news of his sad death today at the age of 83, we've been going through YouTube to remind ourselves of some of Mr Holness's finest moments, both on Blockbusters and elsewhere, to celebrate his life. The first ever Blockbusters episode

People didn't know it back in 1983, but that first airing of the classic proto-electropop theme and imposing backdrop was to become a part of our lives for a decade to come. Bob tells us what it's all about. Bob meets Zig and Zag

'90s irritants and one of Simon Cowell's major pop duos of the decade (think Jedward, made of fabric) once met Bob on The Big Breakfast, but he had all the best lines. "It (more)...

Blockbusters presenter Bob Holness has died at the age of 83. Holness passed away on Friday morning (January 6) peacefully in his sleep, according to his family. The TV icon, who has previously suffered from a series of strokes, was living in a nursing home. > Bob Holness: Best on-screen moments - video Born Robert Wentworth John Holness in Natal, South Africa, Holness moved to the UK with his family as a child, before briefly returning to South Africa to work for a printing company. He began his distinguished broadcasting career in 1955, the same year he also married his wife Mary. Bob and Mary returned to the UK together in 1961, where his career blossomed. Holness landed his first job with the BBC on Late Night Extra and worked for Radio 1 and 2 with broadcasters including Terry Wogan and Michael Parkinson. His impressive radio credits included (more)...

'Blockbusters' host Bob Holness has died. The quiz show presenter - most famous for fronting the ITV quiz show from 1983 to 1994 - passed away today (06.01.12) aged 83. A statement from his family revealed he "died peacefully in his sleep early this morning." Bob - born Robert Wentworth John Holness - enjoyed a showbiz career spanning more than 60 years, starting as a radio presenter in 1995. In 1956, he was the voice of spy James Bond in a radio production of Ian Fleming's novel 'Moonraker'. Bob's television career began in 1961 when he became the host of the game show...

Bob Holness's classic TV gameshow Blockbusters is being rebooted by X Factor producer TalkBack Thames. The teatime quiz, which created the famous catchphrase "Can I have a P please, Bob?" is currently being reworked and will return with a new host. Based around a hexagonal board of letters, contestants - who were traditionally young students - battled against each other to get a complete line across the board. The winner would then take part in the Gold Rush bonus round. The new series will include over-18s instead of students. TalkBack Thames is said to be looking for "outgoing people with good general knowledge (more)...

Broadcaster Stuart Maconie and comedian Tommy Boyd have paid tribute to the late Gerry Rafferty, who passed away yesterday after a long illness. BBC DJ Maconie claimed in a column for The Mirror to have created the urban legend that Blockbusters host Bob Holness played the saxophone on Rafferty's 'Baker Street'. "I saw on Twitter that as well as Gerry's name being tweeted, so was that of Bob Holness," he said. "My personal and silly part in a sad story is that as an NME writer I invented the urban myth claiming that Bob played the sax solo on Gerry's 1978 hit 'Baker Street'. "That's not true. What is, is that Gerry's enigmatic, wry songcraft and his way with a nagging melody made him a reluctant star in successive eras of '70s pop." However, on his own website, comedian Tommy (more)...

When you ask somebody to name their favourite quiz show host, most will go for the obvious and predictable choices of Bob Monkhouse or Bruce Forsyth. Digital Spy, however, would always pick Robert Wentworth John Holness. Aside from giving us the classic "Can I have 'P' please Bob" gag, Holness's gentle demeanor and ability to deal with nerdy students on Blockbusters alone earn him the status of a DS Icon. Beyond Blockbusters, the grey-haired gent also worked (more)...