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Just a day after Ingmar Bergman passing, news comes through that another cinematic legend is gone.
The great Michelangelo Antonioni has died in Rome aged 94.
Aleesandro Rizzo of the AP reports:
Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, whose depiction of alienation made him a symbol of art-house cinema with movies such as “Blow-Up” and “L’Avventura,” has died, officials and [...]

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Ingmar Bergman has died, aged 89.
One of the all time greats of cinema he directed such masterpieces as The Seventh Seal, Winter Light, Persona, Cries and Whispers and Fanny and Alexander.
The AP report:
Master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, one of the greatest artists in cinema history, died Monday at his home on an island off the coast [...]

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Dream On was one of the great American sitcoms of the 90s and Series 1 finally gets a UK release on DVD this week from Universal Playback.
In the States it screened on HBO and here it was initially shown on Channel 4 and more recently by ITV4.
It centres around a divorced New York book editor [...]

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Fans of Led Zeppelin take note - on November 12th a new 2 CD set entitled Mothership is coming out.
Plus, there is a special edition re-issue of concert film The Song Remains The Same out on DVD.
Here is the official press release:
After nearly forty years, Led Zeppelin continues to inspire generations with their groundbreaking blues-infused, [...]

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Karen Allen is reprising her role as Marian Ravenwood, the feisty female lead from Raiders of the Lost Ark.

The news was announced at Comic Con that she’s back for the forth Indy movie:
Actress Karen Allen is joining the cast of the upcoming “Indiana Jones” movie, reprising her role as spirited Marion Ravenwood, it was announced [...]

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