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THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED S urprisingly, given that they were the underdogs and they actually won, Hollywood seems to have been somewhat reluctant to other familiar faces include Rafe Spall ( Life Of Pi ) as John Hancock and Breaking Bad ’s Dean Norris as Benjamin Franklin; New Zealand’s own Marton Csokas, meanwhile, adds to his résumé of screen villains as British General Thomas Gage. Renewed small screen interest in AmericanWar Of Independence.

celebrate the American Revolution on screen. However, that is starting to change, at least as far television is concerned. As well playing a key role in the supernatural series Sleepy Hollow , this month sees the release of a major new TV production specifically about the American War of Independence. Sons Of Liberty , which is due out on DVD and Blu-ray on May 27, is a six hour mini-series from the makers of Vikings and Hatfields & McCoys, which follows a group of young radicals who led the fight against the British colonial powers. Ben Barnes ( Seventh Son ) heads the cast as Sam Adams, while

Also waiting in the wings is the first season of Turn: Washington’s Spies , a new series about espionage during the American War of Independence. Also based on true events, Jamie Bell (the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot) plays AbrahamWoodhull, a farmer who reluctantly begins spying for the rebels. A second season of Turn goes to air next month in the US; an NZ DVD release for Season 1 was expected in May but has since been put back and a new date still to be confirmed.

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GAFFANEY READY FOR KNIFEFIGHT Following their appearance at this year’s South By South West Festival, Cairo Knife Fight main man Nick Gaffaney’s has unveiled details of the band’s highly anticipated full- length debut album. Due on May 29 The Colossus was written and recorded over three countries and two continents, and found Gaffaney collaborating with a distinguished line-up of homegrown and US performers including Laughton Kora and Mark Lanegan. “This album has been a project that’s mirrored my nomadic life over the past two years” says Gaffaney. “It’s a genuine culmination of all the experiences Cairo Knife Fight has had, but also a launchpad to the band’s future musical direction.”

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Q1 Which two films released in 1952 & 1968, respectively, were both loosely based on the WWII raid on St Nazaire? Q2 Merle Oberon, Vanessa Redgrave, Charlotte Rampling and Natalie Portman. What's the link? Q3 Which 1974 movie – and the 2014 remake – owes its origins to a short story written by Dostoyevsky? Q4 Who appeared to play a trumpet in a scene from the British movie Genevieve (1953)?

Q5 A family with IRA links leads to coercion by MI5. Name the 2012 political thriller. Q6 What did Bette Davis do that was unusual for her in the movie Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)? Q7 In what detective film does James Stewart play the murderer? Q8 And whilst on unusual behaviour, in what movie do we find Humphrey Bogart as a vampire?

Q9 Which Hollywood star, when his debut movie was shown on television, placed an apology for his performance in the Los Angeles Times ? Q10 A Warner Bros. movie released in 1952 was the fourth remake of the same story, but with a different title than the previous three. Name the film and its starring actor.

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(1956) A10. Film titles pre-fixed with American... Sniper, Graffiti, Beauty, Psycho

A9. Bachelor Mother

(1972) A8. Last Man Standing

A7. Donovan in The Pied Piper

(1939) A6. Woody Allen – Stardust Memories

and Hustle

(1939) and Bundle of Joy

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

(1969) A5. Maureen O'Hara in

The Last Wave A4. Sam Peckinpah describing his western 

A3. Richard Chamberlain in

A2. All Good Things

A1. They have all played the Apache leader Cochise on the big screen

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