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Closing the Ring
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Sob-story: slushy wartime romance directed by Richard Attenborough but worthy of little praise.
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I Am Legend
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28 Days in Manhattan: As the last survivor on Earth, Will Smith must save humanity from a plague that has turned the population into zombies.
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Don't Touch the Axe
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Witty, frustrating and extremely long French Napoleonic romance.
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Paranoid Park
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A teenager finds himself embroiled in a crime in this strange and disconnected tale of not coming-of-age.
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St Trinian's
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Rupert Everett heads the all-star cast in this 'reimagining'
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Enchanted
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Disney's latest is a mix of animation and live action about a fairy-tale princess.
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Les Chansons d'Amour
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Unusual French musical exploring sexuality and gender. Politics a-plenty, shame about the songs…
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We Own the Night
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Joaquin Phoenix and Eva Mendes star in an uneven police thriller set on the dirty streets of 1980s New York.
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Southland Tales
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Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly returns with a follow-up, long in the making, confusing in the watching, and slippery in the understanding. A cult classic or a mashed-up mess - or worse still, possibly both…
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Hotel Harabati
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French oddity: a couple find a suitcase of money and things begin to fall apart
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He Was A Quiet Man
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A rather unimaginative comedy-drama about an office worker who shoots his colleague, saved by a superb turn by Elisha Cuthbert.
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Chromophobia
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Director Martha Fiennes with a strong cast and a weak script full of stereotypes
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The Nines
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Writer-director of Go returns with a mind-bending triple-bill of interconnected short films. Dizzyingly complicated.
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Hitman
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Adapted from the popular videogame, Hitman fails to impress despite locking down on it's target audience with uncanny accuracy…
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Blade Runner: The Final Cut
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A version for the 21st century: Ridley Scott has recut his 1982 masterpiece yet again, to produce the most visually arresting sci-fi film of all time.
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Wristcutters: A Love Story
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A road-trip through limbo: an unconventional oddity that's neither here nor there…
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The Darjeeling Ltd
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Three very strange brothers embark on a spiritual journey. Anderson's distinctive style is all over this, but is there any substance below?
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Sleuth
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Caine returns to remake his 1972 classic Sleuth, now playing the old Olivier role, in a darker, edgier and shorter version of a jealous duel of wits.
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Beowulf
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The epic saga of Beowulf and Grendel meets the latest CGI technology to produce a sumptuous film. Shame about the story…
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Weirdsville
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Director Allan Moyle plays it fast-and-weird in this screw-ball black comedy.
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Brick Lane
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Monica Ali's best-selling novel adapted into film. Can it retain the flavours of the original?
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Lions for Lambs
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Robert Redford's latest is an intelligent, discursive look at modern America, the politicians, the media and the masses. Riveting, fascinated, and excellently conceived. A masterpiece.
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Into the Wild
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A young man denies his well-off upbringing and sets off alone into the wilderness, determined to live a life of frugality. If only director Sean Penn had followed his example.
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In Memory of Me
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It's a monk's life…
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Planet Terror
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Robert Rodriguez presents his half of the sliced-up Grindhouse double-bill. Zombies, medical students and a machine-gun for a leg: it's as stupid as it is fun.
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Shrooms
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Low-budget Irish horror. A teen ingests a powerful psychotropic mushroom, and soon all hell is breaking loose.
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Death at a Funeral
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Director Frank Oz returns to our screens with a comedy about families, death and midgets.
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The Lookout
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Memento reimagined as a fun crime-heist thriller. Chris has memory problems and a job in a bank. Things are quickly bound to go pear-shaped.
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Eastern Promises
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David Cronenberg reunites with A History of Violence star Viggo Mortensen, for a tough and suspenseful drama set on British soil.
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Eastern Promises |
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Sicko
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Michael Moore turns his lens on the American health-care system, and finds injustice galore. Unsettling, both in its portrayal of truth and its use of untruth.
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Once
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Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova star in a beautifully judged, unassuming film of genuine passion. One of the finest films of the year.
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Stardust
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Can young Tristan cross the Wall and rescue a fallen star? Or will witches, evil princes, and pirates stand in his way? Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake) directs from the popular Neil Gaiman story.
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Stardust |
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Princess
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Animation set in the bleak and impersonal world of the pornography industry. An inside-out fairy-tale strictly for adults.
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Princess |
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The Counterfeiters
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Walking a fine line between thriller and documentary, director Ruzowitsky creates an accessible film full of moral uncertainties. Excellent.
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The Counterfeiters |
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Black Sheep
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New Zealand splatter-horror-comedy about mutant sheep. If that sounds good, you'll love it. If not, don't say we didn't warn you…
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Black Sheep |
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Ratatouille
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Pixar returns triumphant with a tale of talent, cooking and rats. Visually stunning, original and heartwarming, it's a genuine return to form.
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TRAILER:
Ratatouille |
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Resident Evil: Extinction
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The Resident Evil franchise has the dubious honour of being the longest game-to-film series ever made. But at least part 3 has some zip.
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Resident Evil: Extinction |
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Daywatch
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Jaw-dropping Russian fantasy-horror mixing inventive special effects and a Russian sensibility.
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Daywatch |
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Control
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The life of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, rendered in loving black and white.
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Control |
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Kenny
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Australian mockumentary following the fortunes of a portaloo installer. Can it pull its head out of the U-bend?
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The Brave One
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Dark vigilante thriller or failed superhero movie? Can Jodie Foster make The Brave One more than an love-letter to gun-culture?
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The Brave One |
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Yella
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Superb German film, taking up the themes of capitalism and past regrets without putting a shot wrong.
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A Mighty Heart
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Based on the disappearance of journalist Daniel Pearlman, A Mighty Heart shows the true power of true-life storytelling.
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A Mighty Heart |
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Tough Enough
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A tale of a young mother's hardship: Tough Enough has certainly got grit, but surprisingly, it's got wit and verve too.
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Death Proof
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Tarantino's much delayed return with Kurt Russell in tow - has it been worth the wait?
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Superbad
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Teenage weirdos hatch a plan to celebrate graduation with ladies and booze in a new comedy by Knocked Up star Seth Rogen.
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Superbad |
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Disturbia
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Neat Hollywood teen-thriller that knows its place.
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The Serpent
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French thriller with real venom and bite.
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TRAILER:
The Serpent |
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Atonement
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Much hype surrounds this adaptation of Ian McEwan's popular novel, but can Pride and Prejudice director Joe Wright pull it off?
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Breach
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Chris Cooper gives the performance of a lifetime in US spy drama Breach, playing devout Catholic and super-traitor Robert Hanssen.
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TRAILER:
Breach |
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Hallam Foe
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Tight and mysterious Edinburgh-set drama, starring Billy Elliot's Jamie Bell as spying loner, Hallam Foe.
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Hallam Foe |
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Knocked Up
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The writer-director of The 40-Year-Old Virgin returns with the comedy film of the year.
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TRAILER:
Knocked Up |
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Seraphim Falls
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Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson star alongside some stunning scenery in a Wild West chase.
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TRAILER:
Seraphim Falls |
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Sugarhouse
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Tense London-based thriller about a drugs deal gone horribly wrong, based on the successful stage-play Collision.
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TRAILER:
Sugarhouse |
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Lady Chatterley
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Beautiful and beguiling French adaptation of DH Lawrence's classic novel of love, lust and class.
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The Bourne Ultimatum
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Matt Damon returns as icy amnesiac Jason Bourne in the summer's best three-quel by far. But can the Ultimatum match the spectacular thrills of Supremacy?
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TRAILER:
The Bourne Ultimatum |
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The Walker
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Woody Harrelson and Lauren Bacall star in a tale of riches and murder, set in the world of DC high society.
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Surf's Up
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Penguins, surfers and CGI: Surf's Up has certainly got style, but can it stay upright?
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TRAILER:
Surf's Up |
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Waitress
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A lonely waitress with a talent for pie-making finds love. Is this the perfect recipe for romance?
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Tales from Earthsea
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Studio Ghibli return with a beguiling and enchanting new animation, based on the works of Ursula K Le Guin. Prepare to be spirited away...
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TRAILER:
Tales from Earthsea |
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The Hoax
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Lasse Hallstrom directs this tale of journalistic fabrication centred on a fake biography of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes.
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Transformers
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Warring robots are already on Earth, in disguise. Armageddon director Michael Bay returns with another sci-fi concept. Get ready for things to blow up...
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TRAILER:
Transformers |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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The boy wizard returns to tackle the evil Lord Voldemort and smash all box-office records along the way. But does he still have the magic, or is it all getting a little old?
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Die Hard 4.0
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A decade since John McClane found himself in a hijacked building, Bruce Willis reprises the have-a-go hero for a fourth instalment of mayhem. And it's actually rather good...
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Paris, je t'aime
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Juliette Binoche and Natalie Portman are amongst the all-star cast in an anthology of 18 short films centred on Paris. Walter Salles and the Coen Brothers are amongst the directors.
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Les Petites Vacances
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French New Wave actress Bernadette Lafont stars as an ex-teacher who takes her two grandchildren on holiday but neglects to tell their parents of her itinerary.
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Shutter
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Vengeful apparitions abound in this T-Horror tale of accidental death and unforseen consequences.
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La Vie en Rose
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Marion Coutillard plays Edith Piaf, in a biopic that plays all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order...
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
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The Fantastic Four return to battle the Silver Surfer - but is there any place in today's world for such a light hearted gang of superheroes?
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Exiled
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Johnnie To directs another Hong Kong thriller about four hitmen sent to kill one of their former friends in pre-handover Macau.
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Ocean's 13
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A third instalment of Las Vegas casino heisting reunites George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon et al with director Steven Soderbergh. Can we have too much of a good thing, or does Al Pacino make it worthwhile?
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Black Gold
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Hard hitting documentary focussing on the exploitative nature of the global coffee industry. Will it make you think twice about that ice latte?
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Wedding Daze
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Jason Biggs stars in yet another gross-out romantic comedy, directed by Michael Ian Black.
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Ten Canoes
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An Aboriginal morality tale, featuring forbidden love, sorcery, stunning landscapes and those titular canoes...
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Klimt
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John Malkovich stars in this surreal biopic of the Austrian artist, directed by Raul Ruiz.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
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Johnny Depp's Cockney Sparrow is back, and it's even longer this time as director Gore Verbinski throws maelstroms, goddesses, boggling effects and Chow Yun Fat at the third instalment of the Disney franchise.
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Jindabyne
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Gabriel Byrne and Laura Linney star in this emotionally charged drama about murder and suspicion in a small, remote community.
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Zodiac
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David Fincher returns to the serial killer genre which helped him breakthrough in the first place. But those expecting another Se7en might be in for a surprise...
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28 Weeks Later
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With Danny Boyle and Cillian Murphy busy with Sunshine, can more money make the sequel to their 28 Days Later rise above expectations despite their notable absences? Robert Carlyle is amongst the zombies this time...
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My Best Friend
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Daniel Auteuil stars in a French comedy about friends who part and come together again.
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Spider-Man 3
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With Sam Raimi directing the third film and Tobey Maguire again hanging about in his superhero outfit of red and blue, is Spider-Man 3 another winner or a film too far?
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Fast Food Nation
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Large ensemble drama taking a sweeping looking at the various lives affected by the US fast food industry. Richard Linklater directs.
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The Upside of Anger
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Yet another US indie about a dysfunctional family dealing with a crisis - can it find anything new to add to the formula?
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Straightheads
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Brutal revenge horror movie starring Gillian Anderson. Definitely not for the faint hearted.
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This Is England
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Shane Meadows directs this tough yet sympathetic look at British racism in the 1980s - is he the next Ken Loach, or something else entirely?
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Typhoon
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Big budget Korean action thriller that may not be as dumb as it seems. Kwak Kyung-taek directs.
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Away From Her
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Touching drama about a husband slowly losing his wife to alzheimer's disease. Sarah Polley's directorial debut.
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Curse of the Golden Flower
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Zhang Yimou returns with another balletic, colourful kung-fu epic. Chown Yun Fat stars in this tale of secrecy and betrayal.
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The Lives of Others
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Thriller depicting the intrigue and espionage of the surveillance society that was 1980s East Berlin, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.
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Unknown
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Five men wake up locked in an abandoned warehouse, with no memory of how they got there. It quickly becomes clear they are involved in a kidnapping plot - but who are the criminals, and who are the victims?
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Sunshine
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Danny Boyle directs this Alex Garland scripted sci-fi thriller about a team of scientists sent on a mission to revive a dying sun.
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Lights in the Dusk
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Third and final part of Aki Kaurismaki's Helsinki based trilogy, following a lonely nightwatchman's doomed attempts at romance.
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The Caiman
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Italian director Nanni Moretti directs this wry send up of former president Silvio Berlusconi and his divisive effects on Italian society.
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Days of Glory
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Four men are summoned from their Algerian homeland to defend a French motherland they've never before set eyes on. Rachid Bouchareb directs this mix of politics and action.
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The Namesake
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Mira Nair directed adaptation of the succesful book of the same name, following thirty years in the history of a family caught between India and America.
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300
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Three hundred Spartans defy a Persian army of more than a million at Thermopylae. Adaptation of Frank Miller's comic tale of male machismo.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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The classic 80s kids cartoon gets the full 21st century CGI treatment. Patrick Stewart and Ziyi Zhang add voice talent.
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Factory Girl
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Sienna Miller stars as heiress and artist Edie Sedgwick, the original it-girl and sometime dalliance of Andy Warhol, here played complete with wig by Guy Pearce. Hayden Christensen also stars.
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Sleeping Dogs
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Billed as a black comedy, this low-budget number centres on an all-American elementary school teacher's secret. Desperate Housewives' Melinda Page stars.
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INLAND EMPIRE
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Master of the impenetrable David Lynch returns with another surreal masterpiece. Can you watch it without hurting your brain?
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Becoming Jane
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James McAvoy and Anne Hathaway star in this dramatization of the early years of Jane Austen's life.
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TRAILER:
Becoming Jane |
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The Good German
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Steven Soderbergh directs this noirish spy thriller, starring George Clooney.
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Duelist
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An incredible twist on the bog standard cop movie: balletic swordfights abound. Directed by Lee Myung-se.
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The Illusionist
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Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti star in this tale of magic and science in late 19th Century Austria.
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TRAILER:
The Illusionist |
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The Good Shepherd
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Matt Damon stars in this slow burning psychological spy drama, directed by Robert De Niro.
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TRAILER:
The Good Shepherd |
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Letters from Iwo Jima
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The second installment of Clint Eastwood's two part epic covering one of the bloodiest battles of the pacific war.
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TRAILER:
Letters from Iwo Jima |
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Orchestra Seats
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A young girl takes a job in a popular Parisian restaurant, and becomes the confidant of many of the fading and troubled stars that dine there.
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TRAILER:
Orchestra Seats |
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Bamako
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The World Bank is put on trial in this Malian protest drama about those left behind by the international economy.
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Hot Fuzz
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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost return as two cops in a village where everything is not as peaceful as it seems. From the team behind Shaun of the Dead.
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TRAILER:
Hot Fuzz |
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9th Company
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Russia's box office record breaker lands in England. Will this gritty tale of Russian troops bogged down in Afghanistan play as well here as it did there?
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For Your Consideration
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Christopher Guest (This is Spinal Tap) directs this ensemble spoof about an indie flick that starts to generate Oscar season hype.
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TRAILER:
For Your Consideration |
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Goal! 2
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Santiago Munez earns a transfer from Newcastle United to Real Madrid and a shot at the champions league. Can he keep his mind on the game? Will anyone be interested?
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TRAILER:
Goal! 2 |
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My Name is Albert Ayler
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Kasper Collin's documentary about the legendary Free Jazz musician charts his life, his music, and his strange spiritual beliefs.
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Climates
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Turkish tale of broken hearts and broken lives, directed by and starring Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
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Dreamgirls
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Jamie Foxx, Edie Murphy and Beyoncé Knowles star in this Oscar nominated adaptation of a 1980s smash hit musical - does it live up to the billing?
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TRAILER:
Dreamgirls |
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Notes on a Scandal
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Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench star in this British movie about friendship, loneliness, and forbidden love in the classroom.
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TRAILER:
Notes on a Scandal |
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Welcome to Dongmakgol
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Korean war movie about three soldiers from three different factions ending up in a remote mountain village, from first time director Park Kwang-hyun.
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Bobby
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Emilio Estevez returns, directing this huge ensemble piece about the assassination of Bobby Kennedy.
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TRAILER:
Bobby |
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Blood Diamond
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou play African men caught up in a chase for a diamond during the civil war in Sierra Leone.
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Venus
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Peter O'Toole and Jodie Whittaker star in this unusual drama about age and lust. Roger Michell directs.
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The Lives of the Saints
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Chris Cottam and Rankin direct this biblical take on the British gangster flick. Can it inject new life into a very stale genre?
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TRAILER:
The Lives of the Saints |
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Babel
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Hotly anticipated ensemble drama from Alejandro González Iñárritu. Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael García Bernal lead a talented cast - does it live up to the hype?
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Babel |
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Rocky Balboa
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The Italian Stallion is back for the sixth and last time. Over thrity years after the original, does Sly still have enough gas in the tank for one last fight?
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TRAILER:
Rocky Balboa |
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Black Book
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Legendary celebrator of the female form Paul Verhoeven directs this tale of double dealing and deception set in occupied Holland at the end of World War II - the biggest budget Dutch movie ever made.
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TRAILER:
Black Book |
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The Return
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Sarah Michelle Gellar continues her one woman mission to star in every horror movie produced with this spooky tale of a woman beset by strange hallucinations.
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TRAILER:
The Return |
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The Last King of Scotland
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Thriller about a young Scottish doctor who is drawn into the close cirlce of former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Forest Whitaker and James McAvoy star.
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TRAILER:
Last King of Scotland |
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Smokin' Aces
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A gang of hitmen (and women) converge on a Las Vegas hotel to try and claim a $1 million bounty. Jeremy Piven, Ray Liotta and Andy Garcia lead a huge ensemble cast.
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TRAILER:
Smokin' Aces |
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Ghosts
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Nick Broomfield directs this dramatisation of the plight of Chinese immigrant workers in the UK following the 2004 Morecambe Bay tragedy.
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TRAILER:
Ghosts |
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Apocalypto
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Comeback time: Mel Gibson's Yucatec Mayan language epic starring a cast of native Americans and lots of gore.
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TRAILER:
Apocalypto |
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Miss Potter
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Child's play: Romantic drama about Beatrix Potter's affair with her agent. Renée Zellweger stars as the bestselling creator of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck.
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TRAILER:
Miss Potter |
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A Prairie Home Companion
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Talk radio: Ensemble drama from the late, great, Robert Altman. Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones and Lindsay Lohan star.
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