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After months of anticipation, it’s almost hard to believe that the four-show, four-night DC TV crossover is less than two weeks away. Set to include the casts of Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, this mega event may very well be talked about for years to come. As the clock counts down, several new details have come to light, courtesy of some official synopses released by the network.

Although Supergirl officially kicks off things on Monday, November 28 with “Medusa,” it seems to be the most autonomous of the four shows participating and sounds like it more so functions as a prologue. But then again, we pretty much saw this coming. Regardless of how much it factors into the grand scheme of things, the series has absolutely been on fire this season and this particular episode sounds like it’s not to be missed.

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The DC Extended Universe may have the substantial budget to the brings the likes of Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad to the big screen, but there’s a whole lot of love that fans are witnessing on the small screen right now with DC properties — namely on the CW. The DC Arrow-verse started modestly enough with Arrow, and one man’s goal to save his corrupt city. That expanded oh-so-slowly in its second season when it introduced Barry Allen before spinning him off into his own show, The Flash.

Things expanded even further when a few characters from Arrow and a few from The Flash spun off into their own time-hopping escapade, Legends of Tomorrow, and even Supergirl, a show that started off at CBS was quickly merged into this mammoth universe.

With all these balls being thrown around, you knew that this year...

Rob Leane Dec 8, 2016

Legends' most-watched episode ever, and The CW's biggest week in six years - that's how well the crossover did.

Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and Legends Of Tomorrow's massive four-part Invasion! crossover dominated headlines last week, and now we hear that it also dominated ratings.

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Deadline has published a big breakdown of the ratings for the Invasion! crossover. Some of the highlights are here:

Supergirl had its most-watched episode of the season, earning 3.5 million viewers. Supergirl's crossover-starting Medusa episode was the most-watched show in The CW's Monday 8-9pm slot since September 2008.

The Flash enjoyed its most-watched episode "in almost two years" with 4.15 million viewers. The Flash's Invasion! episode was therefore watched by more people than The Flash's season 3 premiere,...

Newzoids has unveiled puppet versions of The Queen, Prince Harry and Prince George.

The trio will be among the members of the Royal family featured in ITV's new topical sketch show, which premieres tonight (April 15) on ITV.

First-look images show The Queen, her grandson and Prince William and Kate Middleton's son Prince George. They will all star in sketches entitled Mrs Crown's Boys alongside Prince Charles and Camilla, whose puppets were previously revealed.

"Wills and Kate have got a problem - Prince George seems to have got 'the commoner gene' but which of his parents did he get it from?" ITV teased.

Newzoids will feature impressionists Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson in a number of roles, with other celebrities set to feature including Ant & Dec, David Cameron, Harry Styles and Simon Cowell.

Culshaw and Stephenson will be joined by a mixture of established and up-and-coming talent including Pete Sinclair,...

A number of distinguished guests, including Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, have attended a ceremony to mark the unveiling of the statue of Indian national icon Mahatma Gandhi. Mr Bachchan, along with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Indian Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitle, Lord Meghnad Desai; and Gandhi’s grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi, attended the event on Saturday morning in London’s Parliament Square. The statue unveiling coincides with the 100th anniversary of Gandhi’s return to India from South Africa, when he officially commenced India’s campaign for freedom against British rule.

Over £1 Million was raised by The Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust in order to help construct the figure. Gandhi’s statue was carved by British sculptor Philip Jackson, who has previously sculpted the statues of The Queen Mother and Bomber Command.

Speaking at the statue unveiling, Prime Minister David Cameron had the following to say about Gandhi, who actively practised...

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The life of Christ is immortalized on film again in Son of God.

The movie is from the same team behind the three-Emmy Award nominated History Channel miniseries The Bible, including director/co-writer Christopher Spencer, co-writers Richard Bedser (Gettysburg), Colin Swash (TV’s The Queen) and Nic Young (Saving Ronald Reagan). Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado (Miami Blue) also portrays Jesus in both.

Son of God follows the Gospel of John’s telling of Christ’s life and includes a score by Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer Hans Zimmer (12 Years a Slave).

Like The Passion of Christ, this PG-13 religious film wowed moviegoers more than critics, getting 76% approval compared to 22%, according to Rotten Tomatoes. Son of God grossed a respectable $60 million in theaters.

The Blu-ray and DVD carry these special features:

making-of video, including...

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Spring 2013 will be one to remember for U.S. based of British TV, as PBS, BBC America, Animal Planet and Acorn TV have put together an impressive line-up full of the best dramas and the biggest stars. Now is the time to prime the DVR, load up on popcorn and brew a nice cup of tea because we’ve put together a comprehensive list of the Must Watch British TV shows that are set to hit your screens starting this weekend.

Easter Weekend

The now traditional Easter Doctor Who episode will air on Saturday 30 March at 8pm E.T. on BBC America. The Bells of Saint John is written by series producer Steven Moffat and it includes the official introduction of the Time Lord’s new companion Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman). The duo must unravel a mystery involving alien attempts to hijack London’s Wi-Fi systems.

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Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech" and Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" received 15 selections each for this year's British Academy Film Awards longlist.

This announcement is prior to the official nominations. This is the result of the first round of voting by British Academy members. When they vote the second time, they will cut the number of films to five in each category. Then, Academy members will vote for the third time to pick the winners. The Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony will be held on Feb. 13.

Here's the complete list of nominees (Check our Awards Avenue for complete winners/nominees for all award-giving bodies):

Best Film

127 Hours

Another Year

Black Swan

The Fighter

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Inception

The Kids Are All Right

The King.s Speech

Made In Dagenham

Shutter Island

The Social Network

The Town

Toy Story 3

True Grit

Winter.s Bone...

DVD Playhouse—August 2010

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Allen Gardner

Black Orpheus (Criterion) Winner of the 1959 Best Foreign Film Oscar and that same year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes, Black Orpheus is a modern-day update of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice reset in 20th century Brazil during Carnival in Rio. Director Marcel Camus offers up a visual feast with some of the decade’s most ravishing color cinematography. A classic. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Archival interviews with Camus and actress Marpessa Dawn; Interviews with Brazilian cinema scholar Robert Stam, jazz historian Gary Giddins, and Brazilian author Ruy Castro; Documentary on the film; Trailer. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.

The Last Song (Touchstone) Sentimental adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ (by Sparks and Jeff Van Wie) sentimental novel about a father and daughter attempting to repair their damaged relationship. Greg Kinnear, as the dad in question, comes off best, while tween sensation Miley Cyrus...