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Arrow Video Titles For March 2025 - .

Jan 5, 2025 | moviescramble.co.uk | John McArthur

Coming to Arrow video this March is an impressive lineup of 4K Blu-rays to suit all tastes. First in March from Arrow Video comes one of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers ever produced, from Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore – his 1972 masterpiece, Don’t Torture a Duckling.
G20 - Preview | .

Jan 5, 2025 | moviescramble.co.uk | John McArthur

Prime Video has announced the April 10 premiere date for the upcoming film G20, an action-thriller starring Academy Award winner Viola Davis. Directed by Patricia Riggen, G20 follows U.S. President Danielle Sutton (Davis), who becomes the number one target after the G20 summit comes under siege. After evading capture by the attackers, she must outsmart the enemy to protect her family, defend her country, and safeguard world leaders.
Royal Opera House launches Maria Callas tour featuring Angelina Jolie’s costumes from new biopic Maria - .

Jan 5, 2025 | moviescramble.co.uk | John McArthur

To celebrate the UK cinema premiere of Maria starring Angelina Jolie on 10 January 2025, the Royal Ballet and Opera will be hosting an exclusive tour honouring Maria Callas’ time in Covent Garden. Featuring rare behind-the-scenes access, the tour will give visitors unprecedented insight into Maria Callas’ life and her onstage career at Covent Garden.
Emmanuelle – Preview - .

Jan 5, 2025 | moviescramble.co.uk | John McArthur

The new take on Emmanuelle will be in UK and Irish cinemas on 17 January 2025, followed by a digital release on 24 January 2025. It was directed by BAFTA-nominated Audrey Diwan, who previously won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for her groundbreaking film Happening. Noémie Merlant leads the cast and is supported by Will Sharpe, Naomi Watts, Jamie Campbell Bower, and newcomer Chacha Huang, a rising star known for her role in Limbo.
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy – Preview - .

Jan 3, 2025 | moviescramble.co.uk | John McArthur

Bridget Jones first blasted onto bookshelves in Helen Fielding’s literary phenomenon Bridget Jones’s Diary, which became a global bestseller and a blockbuster film. As a single career woman living in London, Bridget Jones not only introduced the world to her romantic adventures but added “Singletons,” “Smug-Marrieds” and “f—wittage” into the global lexicon. Bridget’s ability to triumph despite adversity led her to finally marry top lawyer Mark Darcy and to become the mother of their baby boy.
Top Ten Films of 2024 – John’s Picks - .

Dec 31, 2024 | moviescramble.co.uk | John McArthur

2024 didn’t feel like a major year in terms of cinema releases. There is still a recovery going on two years after the pandemic loosened its grip on the ability to go out and see films but, with the bonus of a writer and actors strike last year, a member of high profile films were shunted to the 2025 release schedule. That and the absence of the usual Marvel output (bar Deadpool) meant that there was an opportunity for other films to step up and make their mark.
How is the world really doing on the SDGs?

Nov 25, 2024 | brookings.edu | Homi Kharas |John McArthur

Any reader of the daily news could be forgiven for thinking the world is in decline. Amid so many conflicts and societal strains, the United Nations regularly warns that only 17% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—the economic, social, and environmental targets all countries set in 2015—are on track to be met by 2030, as agreed, leading many to wonder whether such goals still serve any purpose.
Moviescramble podcast – Ep 76: Hit Man and The Killer - .

Nov 18, 2024 | moviescramble.co.uk | John McArthur

On the latest moviescramble podcast, we discuss two very different movies based on Assassins. We review the Netflix films, Hit Man and The Killer.
Moviescramble podcast – Deleted scenes Ep 75 - .

Nov 18, 2024 | moviescramble.co.uk | John McArthur

The outtakes from our Summer movies round-up podcast. Mary shares her London Film Festival picks, a couple of interesting concerts and other stuff. Hit the like button and subscribe at the pod source of choice. The Spotify playlist for this episode can be found atContact us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @Moviescramble
Hugh Bonneville surprises young patients at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children for MediCinema Screening of Paddington in Peru - .

Nov 7, 2024 | moviescramble.co.uk | John McArthur

BAFTA-nominated actor Hugh Bonneville was welcomed in a delightful reception by excited young patients and their families, who were treated to a special screening of Paddington in Peru in the MediCinemaat Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children.