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Whilst on Bloomberg promoting Star Wars: The Force Awakens (not that it needs any help), Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger unleashed the quote-unquote shocking news that a new Indiana Jones movie is definitely happening. He very nonchalantly dropped the bomb; ?Indiana Jones as well, by the way, which will be coming.?

Considering recent news that Steven Spielberg himself said no one but Harrison Ford will be Indy, and that Iger has said a new film is coming, it?s not hard to put two and two together and presume there are plans in the works for a new Indiana Jones with Harrison Ford again in the lead.

Heroic Hollywood mention the rumours that Shia LaBeouf?s character Mutt Williams ? Indy?s son ? from Kingdom of the Crystal Skull could return in the next instalment, albeit played by an older actor, with the usual names being bandied about for the role like Chris Pratt and Bradley Cooper.

Anything can happen between now and this mystical planned release of a new Indiana Jones film; negotiations between Ford, Spielberg and Disney could fall through and the whole thing could be rebooted, unless there?s some contractual clause buried somewhere in Disney?s Lucasfilm sale contract stating that a new Indy film can?t be made without ol? Steven?s sign-off? Who knows. It?s all conjecture at this point.

Regardless, bossman Bob Iger wants to make a new Indiana Jones movie, it?s on the docket, and he probably will ? one way or another.

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Imagine a world where films about utopian futures and jet-packs and robots, or sadomasochistic sex fests or tales of espionage and intrigue would end up being among some of the most stunted releases of the year? Yeah, welcome to 2015.

For all of the tightly written, wonderfully exciting projects like Carol, Mad Max and Brooklyn that were rich and diverse and never compromised on thrill factor, some of the year?s films so badly fudged their potential that their lack of follow through is almost comical. They were exciting lies sold on the back of enticing premises and misrepresenting trailers that made claims the films simply couldn?t deliver on.

To borrow crude imagery from one of the worst offenders, we?d been warmed up with all manner of clamps and feathers only to be left dangling from the ceiling, trussed up like a turkey, moist but unsatisfied. And there were some pretty big names on the year?s black list of improbable borers?

12. Kill The Messenger

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The Promise

The idea of a movie based on the end of Gary Webb?s notorious and tumultuous career as an investigative journalist who tried to take on the CIA was always a great one. There was potential in there for an All The President?s Men feel but with more toxicity and more pressure on Jeremy Renner?s lead, whose integrity was destroyed by a vicious smear campaign in the wake of allegations of political corruption.

The fact that he died in compellingly suspicious circumstances after his career was left in tatters added to the sales pitch of the movie too.

The Problem

Sadly, the execution is all over the place. There?s not enough tension by half, it?s uneven and the end is unsatisfactory: it?s neither defiant enough nor chilling enough.

Unfortunately for Renner, he?s still not quite sole leading man material. He?s an interesting character actor, but there?s a false swagger in his performance that suggests he thinks he?s in a David O Russell film when the script just isn?t that strong.

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GKIDS proudly presents Only Yesterday, from the legendary Studio Ghibli and Academy Award-nominated director Isao Takahata, never before released in North America. This new English language version stars Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Dev Patel.

It?s 1982, and Taeko (Daisy Ridley) is 27 years old, unmarried, and has lived her whole life in Tokyo. She decides to visit her family in the countryside, and as the train travels through the night, memories flood back of her younger years: the first immature stirrings of romance, the onset of puberty, and the frustrations of math and boys. At the station she is met by young farmer Toshio (Dev Patel), and the encounters with him begin to reconnect her to forgotten longings. In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.

Written and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder and Academy Award nominee Isao Takahata (The Tale of The Princess Kaguya), Only Yesterday is a masterpiece of time and tone, rich with humor and stirring emotion, from one of the world?s most revered animation studios. Critically acclaimed but never before released in North America, the film is receiving a national theatrical release in a new, Studio Ghibli-produced, English-language version in celebration of its 25th anniversary.

The film opens in NYC Jan 1, and starts nationwide Feb 26.

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Based on true events, renowned mountaineer Um Hong-gil set out on a mission to Everest to retrieve his late junior climber?s body and faces the greatest challenge of his life.

Following a grueling climb up Kanchenjunga, Hong-gil and Mu-taek become fast friends and partners in climb. The peak of their professional careers comes when they become the 14th team to scale the Himalayas. But the climb came at a price: both sustained injuries and Hong-gil was compelled to retire. Years later, Hong-gil is a renowned lecturer and Mu-taek takes up an assignment to go up Everest. When Hong-gil learns that Mu-taek has gone missing, he blames himself for encouraging the younger man?s plans. Looking at a photo of Mu-taek?s frozen corpse still trapped on the mountain, he decides to put together a rescue team to retrieve the body. Despite warnings, concerns over his injured leg and treacherous storms, Hong-gil leads the expedition.

Directed by Lee Seok-hoon, the film features Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo, Cho Sung-Ha, Kim In-Kwon, and Ra Mi-Ran.

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Even though 2015 was without question the biggest year ever for Hollywood blockbusters, that didn?t mean big-budget movies just played it totally safe and churned out blandly personality-free CGI-fests.

These 20 movies, whether ludicrously expensive tentpoles or outside-the-system indie flicks, served up the most hilarious, the most depraved and the most flat-out bizarre scenes from cinema this past year, either awesome, outrageously terrible or in an ambiguous measure of quality where we?ll simply call them WTF.

From unexpected plot twists to gratuitous celebrity nudity, mind-blowing scenes in kids? movies and a certain reveal in a certain long-awaited movie everyone can?t stop talking about, it?s been a year of shocks and surprises for both better and for worse.

Here are the 20 biggest WTF movie moments of 2015?

20. Margarita Guy ? Jurassic World

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When all hell breaks loose on Jurassic World as the dinosaurs run riot on the park?s guests, there?s a blink-and-you?ll-miss-it glimpse of a man running away from the chaos while holding two margaritas, because when you?re spending $10 on a damn cocktail, you?re not gonna let some mere dinosaurs ruin it for you.

Trivia: the man in question is in fact the owner of the Margaritaville chain spotted in the movie, Jimmy Buffett. The guy?s actions don?t really make any sense at all, but it sure is hilarious.

News in Focus

As 2015 draws to a close here?s a look back on the articles which got you talking the most during the last 12 months.

Your favourites

New superlicence rules would have barred ten drivers in last five years

The FIA introduced a complicated new regime to prevent drivers like Max Verstappen from getting into F1 in future. But the original version of its superlicence plan would have prevented many others from reaching F1 when they did.

Alonso and McLaren differed over his testing crashAlonso?s crash not caused by car fault ? McLaren

Alonso to miss first race of 2015 on medical grounds

Steering problem, not wind, caused crash ? Alonso

One of the most surprising stories of the build-up to the season was Fernando Alonso?s absence from the first race of the year following a crash during testing. He and McLaren gave differing explanations for its likely cause.

Cruising Mercedes still 0.5s quicker than anyone

Mercedes dominated the first race of the year, setting the tone for the rest of the season.

Hamilton first to fall foul of new FIA helmet rule

Showing little regard for F1?s many more serious problems, the FIA decided to clamp down on drivers changing the design of their helmets.

Red Bull to blame for F1?s cost crisis ? Fernley

Force India?s deputy team principal Bob Fernley gave a frank assessment of how F1 has found itself in its current state.

Could Ferrari have won without the Safety Car?

Sebastian Vettel took a surprise victory in Malaysia which raised questions whether Ferrari had unlocked their true potential or merely seized an opportunistic victory.

Could a new rule stop another Monaco qualifying row?

F1 returned to the scene of one of its biggest controversies of 2014.

Hamilton was stung by his Monaco defeatMercedes answers fans on Hamilton?s Monaco strategy error and rubbishes conspiracy claims

?Are you sure it?s best to stay out?? Radio call which cost Hamilton victory revealed

Mercedes urged Hamilton not to skip Monaco podium after losing race

In the aftermath of Lewis Hamilton?s surprise defeat in Monaco it wasn?t immediately clear how he had lost the race. Subsequent team radio messages revealed the role he had played in the strategic error ? and how Mercedes had to cajole him into taking part in the podium ceremony.

Hulkenberg wins on Le Mans debut

One of the season?s best feel-good stories: widely overlooked talent Nico Hulkenberg won on his debut at Le Mans with Porsche alongside Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber. Sadly next year?s running of the endurance classic is on the same date as the European Grand Prix, so there won?t be any current F1 drivers in action.

Maldonado, Hamilton and others get penalty points

An action-packed Hungarian Grand Prix led to several drivers picking up penalties.

F1 2015 by Codemasters reviewed

The official Formula One game arrived for next-generation machines.

Team radio ?should be private? says Alonso after ?GP2? remarks

Alonso complained after his rants about Honda?s ?GP2 engine? during the Japanese Grand Prix were broadcast on the worldwide television feed.

Alonso close to fastest lap with ?full deployment?

Some consolation for McLaren at the end of a difficult season?

Biggest discussions

No more grid girls for WECWhy F1 should adopt the WEC?s ban on grid girls

The World Endurance Championship took a stand against one of motor racing?s most enduring anachronisms. Encouragingly, some F1 race organisers have begun employing male as well as female brolly-wielders.

Sauber loses appeal against van der Garde judgement

Three into two didn?t go at Sauber.

Should engine performance in F1 be equalised?

Preserve the sport or improve the show? This debate cut right to the heart of what F1 is supposed to be.

Strategy Group plans return of refuelling, free tyre choice and cars ?five seconds quicker?

The wide-ranging plans announced by the Strategy Group in May were gradually diluted as the year went on.

Vettel matches Senna?s win tally with nine fewer starts

First Vettel, then Hamilton drew level with Ayrton Senna?s tally of 41 race victories.

Forget surveys, here?s what F1 can learn from Monaco

Two major surveys of F1 fans were conducted during the year, but did they tell us anything we don?t already know?

Vettel and Rosberg suffered tyre blow-outs at SpaVettel furious over ?unacceptable? tyre blow-out

Don?t try to silence drivers on tyre safety

Pirelli tyre failures during the Belgian Grand Prix incensed Vettel and provoked one of the biggest debates of the year.

Hamilton confirmed winner after tyre investigation

Hamilton?s Italian Grand Prix victory was briefly in doubt.

Did FOM give Mercedes its ?invisible treatment? in Japan?

Little was seen of the race-leading Mercedes pair during the Japanese Grand Prix.

Why Hamilton deserves to be a three-times champion

Hamilton dominated the 2015 championship.

Picture perfect

Pierluigi Martini was reunited with his race-leading Minardi M189

First pictures: Red Bull RB11 appears in camouflage

Red Bull surprised by using a camouflage livery in testing.

Minardi M189: Heroic minnows? only race-leading car

Mercedes designer Aldo Costa cut his teeth on this landmark Minardi which reappeared at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Lotus 43: F1?s only 16-cylinder race-winner

The raucous 16-cylinder BRM engine in this Lotus couldn?t be further away from today?s refined six-cylinder hybrid turbos.

50 years of Honda F1 cars in pictures

Honda?s history of F1 success was a heavy burden for it to shoulder during its conspicuously unsuccessful return.

The future of F1? McLaren?s MP4-X conceptFerrari unveils its vision of future F1 car design

McLaren is latest team to reveal an ?F1 car of the future? design

Has Formula One lost its way? Two of its top teams appear to think so.

F1?s dwindling grid: Ten years of drivers? class photos

A look back over the years shows how F1?s field has shrunk.

Prost, Lauda, Piquet and more join F1 Legends Parade

A joyous celebration of retro F1 turbo machinery and other classic cars during the Austrian Grand Prix.

Let?s get quizzical

How good is your F1 knowledge? Try these six F1 quizzes from 2015:

Every race

Hamilton was shuffled back at the start in Spain

Take a look back on the 19 rounds of the 2015 season with F1 Fanatic?s in-depth reviews.

Statistics

Super Formula: the fastest cars outside F1?How fast is F1? Top championships compared

The data on how close series like Super Formula and GP2 are to F1 performance levels.

Jerez data: Ferrari impress, Honda have much to do

It was clear from the first test Ferrari had made credible gains.

Ferrari?s 900 F1 races in stats

After 900 races Ferrari had won 223 times ? almost one-third of which came thanks to Michael Schumacher.

Silver-wash: Visualising Mercedes? F1 dominance

A graphic indication of Mercedes? stranglehold on Formula One (the data has since been updated to the end of 2015).

Why Alonso was right about Ferrari?s modest gains in 2015

Did Ferrari make progress in 2015 or did Mercedes? closest rivals of last year lose their way? It seems it was more the latter.

Ten of the best

If only more championships could be as close as 1986 wasTop ten: Worst world championship title defences

Vettel had failed to defend his title for the first time in 2014, but Hamilton successfully retained his for the first time this year.

Top ten: Longest Formula One grand prix circuits

F1?s monster tracks ? including one that was even bigger than the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife.

Top ten: Ridiculous rules F1 doesn?t have (yet)

F1 got rid of its crazy double points rule ? but there are many more oddball regulations out there.

Top ten: Most competitive F1 championships

Down-to-the-wire championship contests between more than two drivers. We all like to see them, but that isn?t what we got in 2015.

Watch the top ten races of 2015 outside F1

Watch more of the racing highlights of the last 12 months.

Flashback favourites

The last sighting of a full F1 grid: Monaco 199520 years ago: The last F1 race with a full grid

Formula One last had a full grid of 26 cars at the Monaco Grand Prix, now over two decades ago.

1985 German Grand Prix: Alboreto wins ? but Ferrari decline begins

There was no German Grand Prix this year but 30 years ago the revised Nurburgring held the race for the first time.

1990 Mexican Grand Prix: Prost wins from 13th, Mansell stuns Berger and Senna hits 100

With the Mexican Grand Prix returning in 2015, a look back at one of its greatest races.

Here today, back tomorrow? Renault?s F1 dalliances

Renault took a long time to confirm their latest full factory return to F1.

That famous Senna quote isn?t quite what it seems?If you no longer go for a gap which exists you are no longer a racing driver?

Why Ayrton Senna?s most famous quote is widely misunderstood.

Top Sauber drivers name their favourite races ahead of team?s 400th appearance

Sauber reached a milestone 400th race participation.

Glock answers fans on Hamilton and Brazil 2008

Timo Glock shot down those silly Brazil 2008 conspiracy theories.

Formula 3000 series

A five-part look back on the highlights of Formula 3000, F1?s former feeder series which began 30 years ago.

Have your say

Ferrari used its veto to halt a cut-price engine dealThe following polls from 2015 won?t be open much longer so add your votes here now:

Over to you

What were your favourite features on F1 Fanatic during 2015? What would you like to see more of next year? Have your say in the comments.

2015 F1 season review

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In the round-up: A man accused of being a supporter of Islamic State is charged with terrorism offences including a bomb plot which targeted the Yas Marina circuit.

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Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth) is directing the film adaptation of the video game series. It stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard (Macbeth, The Dark Knight Rises), Michael Kenneth Williams (12 Years a Slave), Ariane Labed (Before Midnight), Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson.

Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.

Empire had the new images and had this to say about them:

Assassin?s Creed is out in UK cinemas in December 2016.

Could this be the first decent film based on a video game?

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Hello and welcome to the all new Blogging tips Round-up!  I?m hoping you?ve had a great Christmas and managed to take a least a mini blogging break over the festive period ? I know that can be scary for some but it really does refresh your thoughts somewhat and helps to refocus if you are having bloggers block which happens to us all at some point in time.

For my first round-up I wanted to bring it back to the basics, the questions you may want answered when you first start blogging, the ones you wish you had known before you started and a few in between.  You may have decided the New Year is your year to start a blog of your own and it really doesn?t have to be daunting. 

So without further ado here are a few of my favourite posts for this month.

You?ll want to decide on your platform for your blog ? the main two being WordPress or Blogger, Cass brings you a guide to setting up a blog in 7 simple steps which talks through subjects from platforms, domains, host providers making it look pretty to social medial channels for your blog. 

With a new year brings around new starts so you may be wanting to start your own linky from January or to join in with others.  A linky is a lovely way of sharing your post and collecting posts from other bloggers on the same theme/subject so you can all find new blogs and read others.  Kaye has a post on how to start a linky which is helpful for those of you wanting to start up your own or even for those of you who want to join in with other linkys. 

This post is a great one to read which will explain Domain Authority, Do Follow and No Follow links ? these are the most asked questions in the bloggers groups and forums and something you really should know about.

Here is a post which helps explain Blogging Tribes, what they are and how they can be beneficial to sharing your posts once you?ve hit publish.

Lastly for this month is a post by Kerry on how to be an organised blogger ? this may be a new years resolution of yours and definitely something I personally need to work harder on.

Hopefully these have been helpful, if you have a question you would like answered or a topic you want to see covered within the Blogging Tips Round-up posts then do let me know and I will do my best to cover those next month.  You can leave a comment here or tweet me @emmys_mummy.

About Clare Nicholas

Clare is a former NNEB trained Nanny and former Nanny/Babysitting Agency owner, she has now slowed down a little to spend as much time with her own family as possible, a WAHM with two whirlwinds Emmy & Harry. When they aren’t climbing the walls and trashing the house they like to spend as much time outdoors as possible filling their time with adventure, dog walks, days out and always finding the biggest and muddiest of puddles – when exhaustion finally hits the kids Clare shares those adventures over on her blog.

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Well, I do hope that you have all had a peaceful Happy Christmas, and are ready to raise your glass to a new year of home decorating projects!

This month on the Home and Design Round-up I wanted to look back on some of the amazing December posts that I spotted, and also look at some of my favourite Home and Design makeovers of the year.

First up is Kat with three table displays all for under £50, I was absolutely blown away with how beautiful, simple and elegant it all looked. In complete contrast is a equally beautiful but very colourful Christmas table from LittleBIGBELL. Pops of colour and lots of sparkle your thing? Well this will be perfect inspiration?adore!

I fell in love with these DIY origami fan wheels from Owl and Accordion, a great activity to make with children and decorate their room with I think.  They look so great on the hooks, as well as to decorate gifts.  Another DIY decoration but this time using fabric from the talented Curate & Display, I want those garlands festooned EVERYWHERE!

If you are a fan of Instagram you will have seen lots of people (especially bloggers) using cinema lightboxes, I must admit I love mine, its my new favourite thing.  How about making your own though? Karen from Making Spaces cleverly shows you how. 

These upcycled tree decorations using a empty tomato puree tube are such a sweet idea from Truly Madly Kids, why don?t you make some to put away for next year?

Wreaths and making guest welcome from the moment they see your home from Antonia and Tidy Away Today, left me feeling inspired about making an impression with my front door.  As did this post from Old Fashioned Susie, oh her newly painted door looks absolutely amazing, I am so envious!

One of my favourite makeover projects I have been following this year, has been Jen from Love Chic Living and her loft conversion. Well Jen has been revealing all of the changes, including her youngest daughters new, much larger bedroom with a quirky goose feather light. Whilst Nadine from JuggleMum has been showcasing her teenage daughters bedroom makeover, especially a really innovative Day/Night blind that I?d not hear about before, very nifty!

I?ve been busy too, both of my daughters have had complete room makeovers and last month I got sent a sofabed for 48 hours, and had to take photographs of it styled up for guests this Christmas which was great fun.

So all that remains is to wish you all a very Happy New Year, and see you very soon, paintbrushes at the ready!

About Amanda Cottingham

Amanda is a Lifestyle blogger at The Ana Mum Diary. She has a passion for Homes and Interiors, travel, make-up and fashion, and a zest for keeping a stylish and happy family home.

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