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The Guardian - UK
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Entertainment
The Guide

Populist: Items of interest this week

Batman Begins
Batman Begins

Batman and throbbin’

Yep, Fifty Shades Of Wayne is exactly what you expect it to be: a Batman/Fifty Shades mash-up. But a very well-observed and funny mash-up at that. Watch here.

The Rock and a hard plate

Brad Peyton’s new disaster movie San Andreas finally answers the question: who would win in a fight between The Rock and some tectonic plates? See the trailer here.

Title fight

Preventing a deluge of indie lawsuits is website Is This Band Name Taken, which conclusively provides a yes/no answer to whether your uninspired moniker is already a thing.

Premature extrapolation

Addressing the shortage of zombies on TV, AMC have renewed their forthcoming Walking Dead prequel for a second series, before an episode of its first has even aired.

Bette’s off!

A Guide thumbs-up to Bette Midler singing Kim Kardashian’s tweets in a showtuney manner. Do Cher’s next please! Watch here.

Room and bored

Funny Or Die series Seven Minutes In Purgatory denies comedians the oxygen of laughter, forcing them to perform to an empty room while wearing soundproof headphones, while the audience looks on via video link. Check it out here.

Wu review

Want more Raekwon advice on top of what he imparted in the Guide this week? For a $200 donation to their new documentary, he and Ghostface will provide an honest assessment of your mixtape.

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