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Here's a little round-up of some of the best photographs from the tournament, as chosen by the Guardian website. /monthly_07_2014/post-20523-0-1593839769-12093_thumb.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt="Argentina-v-Belgium-Quart-033.jpg">
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So that's Ultron on the Entertainment cover? Wow! Great to see a relatively faithful adaptation of the character's design, I like that he's seemingly mimicking Stark's pose. As we know, James Spader isn't just the voice of Ultron, he's also been doing motion capture work for the role, so either his robot mug opens up and reveals something similar to his real face or this is just one of a few different suit transformations. Can't wait to find out. Respectfully disagree on Scarlett's hair, I think it's an improvement on the longer, straightened-out style she had in 'Winter Soldier'. They shouldn't have messed with the perfection that was her 'Avengers' look, though. :persuazn: I also like how Hulk's costume is just a pair of purple trousers.
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Here's a new one from Bat For Lashes. It's a one-off track taken from a compilation album called 'Body Of Songs', which is due for release next year.
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I don't see why not.
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Sad times, but their music and legacy will always live on.
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I don't usually mind that, but on this occasion it seemed a bit excessive, the main problem being that the trophy presentation took an age to get off the ground. I felt bad for Argentina, who were forced to wait on the pitch for an absurd length of time. Good to see Sepp Blatter met with a stadium full of boos, though.
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Ah, that explains it. I assumed Gisele would be a part of the presentation at the end instead. In fear of accidentally catching a glimpse of the closing ceremony, I did my best to avoid most of the TV coverage beforehand.
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Megan Charlie Bryden Britt
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First full Doctor Who trailer revealed ahead of series eight premiere...
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What a tense game that was. Great opportunities missed by both sides, great goal to decide it. If there's one thing the World Cup has really highlighted this year, it's the importance of having that extra bit of quality in the final third. Ghana, Algeria, France and Argentina all failed to convert excellent chances against Germany, and all were made to pay for it. Still, there can be little doubt that they were good value for the victory, both on their display in the final and overall. Such a lovely team to watch, always playing their own game instead of adjusting to that of their opponents. Messi's Golden Ball win, while not exactly grand larceny, was ill-deserved. Thomas Muller and James Rodriguez would have been better candidates, the former having five goals and three assists and the latter having six goals and two assists, in comparison to Messi's four and one. Although to be fair to him, he did carry Argentina on his back at times, particularly in the group stages. Lavezzi looked their biggest threat last night, carrying the ball into the German box and supporting little Leo. A really strange decision to replace him with an unfit Aguero. Did I miss Gisele?
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Poor Christoph Kramer. Fascinating first 45 minutes, a really tight encounter. No goals yet, but I've no idea how.
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Superb movie. Seu Jorge can pretty much do no wrong in my eyes.
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Slightly leaning towards Germany again for tonight. I would say they've been the most potent attacking force at the tournament, while Argentina have perhaps become the most resolute defensive unit. If Germany can successfully break them down, then they'll fully deserve to win the final. If Argentina can contain, and be resilient against the Germans, then they'll deserve it. Promises to be a true clash of styles.
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It was a very comfortable, controlled 3-0 win for Holland. The final score could perhaps have been a bit closer as a couple of refereeing decisions went against Brazil, but overall, it was the right outcome. Once again, the Brazilians looked disorganised at the back and were completely bereft of ideas going forward. Respect to their supporters though, after losing heavily twice in a week, the majority stayed in the stadium to congratulate the Dutch players.
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Comprehensive victory for the Dutch tonight, with Van Gaal signing off in style. Not exactly the improvement Brazil would have hoped for in the wake of Tuesday night’s capitulation, as once again, they looked slow and rather shapeless. Highly uncertain futures for many of them, no doubt.
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The criteria for picking the midfielders looks to be heavily weighted in favour of attack-minded play, because Javier Mascherano would almost certainly be in there otherwise. Still, it's not a bad looking team.
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According to WhoScored.com, who utilise statistical data (saves per game, goal assists, key passes, clearances and suchlike) to determine the highest performing players, this is the strongest individual XI of the tournament so far. Not sure who's going to be doing the spade work in the middle though...
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RIP Tommy Ramone. http://youtu.be/O7PEzQQYWag
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I quite liked it. It seem to lose its way a bit when the 'mystery' was over and Kick-Ass (who didn't make for a particularly compelling lead) was expected to pick up the slack, but it was full of visual and audio brilliance and had a nice slow burning setup, something that seems to be lacking in a lot of modern blockbusters. My advice would be to judge it on what it sets out to achieve and see it on the noisiest IMAX screen you can find.
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"I have an army" "We have a Hulk" It had some impact when Robert Downey said it. Big Phil Scolari, less so.
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Third place play-offs have never generated excitement, but you'd be surprised at how often they can deliver it. Past losing semi-finalists like Sweden, Croatia, Turkey and Uruguay have played it with joy and passion, and it's another chance for those trying for the Golden Boot. Four years ago, the game decided who top scored between Thomas Müller and Diego Forlan. This year, Brazil will aim to restore some pride, and Holland could become the only Dutch squad to end a World Cup undefeated. So while it is a mostly pointless exercise, it should be one worth watching.
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Should be exciting to see Sanchez line up alongside Ozzle (© Jamie Carragher). He always looks at his best when he's able to thread delicate through balls behind the defence for others to run onto, and now with Sanchez he has someone other than the slower Giroud and the erratic Walcott to provide for.
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Comeback tune from Interpol. As someone who is a huge fan of the debut and 'Antics', but wasn't crazy about the last album, I don't think this is half bad.
