By Ray Bennett
HMV has launched a national poll on Facebook that asks fans to choose the best British movie and record album from the past 60 years to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
The Best of British campaign lists 60 titles in both categories with votes open to Facebook users until May 20. The retailer’s digital and social media agency MMK Media has developed a new application for the purpose: hmv.com/jubilee.
Fans may select five films and five albums released since 1952 from HMV’s suggested long-lists and nominate their own titles. Results of the survey will be published just ahead of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in the first week of June. Entrants have the chance to win a complete set of all 60 albums on CD and the 60 films on DVD. Continue reading








Best Film in 2011: The Artist, plus more of the year’s best
Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo in Michael Hazanavicius' 'The Artist'
By Ray Bennett
Here are my choices for the best in film in 2011. Some of these films will be released in the UK over the next couple of months but they are all eligible for the major awards. Continue reading →