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I Love You Phillip Morris
Seldom has a Jim Carrey movie been released to such little fanfare. An incredible actor, his varied performances have earned him the affections of Hollywood and the respect of critics. In short, he’s a bonafide A-lister. So it’s genuinely surprising to come across a movie Read more...
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Largo Winch - Deadly Revenge
Based on the comic book series and novels by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme, Largo Winch kicks off like a regular action flick, but gets more complex and ambitious as the story progresses. Read more...
Secret Cinema info
SECRET CINEMA, the pioneer of Live Cinema, announce their most ambitious event to date. Be part of the revolution, which will take place 3rd-5th September 2010 (in partnership with Windows® Phone). Read more...
The Girl Who Played With Fire
So the boss sent me down to the next instalment of the Millenium Trilogy film adaptations. If you didn’t read my review of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo here is the update. The three films of which this is the second are set in Sweden and the lead Heroine is Called Read more...
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The Secret In Their Eyes
The Secret In Their Eyes won Best Foreign Language Film at the American Academy Awards 2010 and hopefully it doesn’t mean that a Hollywood remake is planned, for it would be blasphemy to Americanize this Argentinean masterpiece. Read more...
Toy Story 3
Woody (Tom Hanks, voice), Buzz (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the usual suspects return in a coming of age tale. When Andy (John Morris) packs up his belongings and leaves for college, the toys are mistakenly donated to Sunnyside Daycare Centre, instead of being stored safely in the attic, leaving them distraught at the possibility of being 'unwanted'. Read more...
Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry (plus interview)
Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry is a feature length documentary by Philadelphia-based Erich Weiss, who devoted four years of his life to research and complete this fascinating insight into the life of Norman ‘Sailor Jerry’ Collins (1911-1973) – the ‘father’ of modern day tattooing and the foremost tattoo artist in Western culture. Read more...
Heartbreaker
The title might sound like a saccharine-drenched cliché, but trust me, Heartbreaker is one of the funniest and wittiest romantic comedies you will see in a long time! Read more...
Ray Harryhausen tribute event
To mark his 90th birthday; BAFTA and BFI paid a special tribute to legendary cinematic pioneer, producer and visual effects creator Ray Harryhausen on Saturday, 26th of June. The event was hosted by director John Landis; with tributes from key industry figures whose work Ray has influenced. Read more...
Villa Amalia
Captivating French screen actress Isabelle Huppert stars alongside Jean-Hugues Anglade in her fifth collaboration with director Benoît Jacquot: a passionate and arresting story of a woman who abandons everything to find Read more...
Secret Cinema: Blade Runner
From 15th to 20th of June, SECRET CINEMA in partnership with Windows Phone staged another spectacular extravaganza in Canary Wharf that catapulted over 800 guests into the futuristic world of Blade Runner! Read more...
The Collector
Fan of Saw films? Then take yourself on the twisted, psychological maze that is The Collector. Unleashed in cinemas; the blend of copious gore and psychological insights could plunge you into a disturbing abyss with this latest captivating summer horror….. Read more...
Shrek Forever After
This is the latest offering from Dreamworks and I’m glad to say Shrek is back on form after the disappointing last film. This film has all the fun of the first two films and is enjoyable from start to finish. I laughed out loud more than once and the two six year olds and eight year old with me absolutely loved it. Read more...
Sex and the City 2
You should know before you read this that I’m a die hard Sex and the City fan. I loved the series and thought the first film was fantastic so when I sat down to watch this film I was thinking to myself however bad it is I’ll love it! Truth is (and it pains me to say this) I didn’t. Read more...
Pimp
Pimp is a full-on stare into the seedy face of London’s sex industry through the eyes of Woody (Robert Cavanah) as the Soho pimp in the title and a Documentary crew that is following and recording his life for a week. This gritty first venture Read more...
Pandora And The Flying Dutchman
Originally released in 1951 in sumptuous Technicolor, Pandora And The Flying Dutchman is a romantic interpretation of the legend of the cursed Dutch captain doomed to sail the oceans for all eternity – only the true love of a woman can lift the curse. Read more...
Robin Hood
Here we are again with another remake of one of our most loved legends, Robin Hood, as we know him, champion of the downtrodden and lovable rouge sticking one in the eye of a corrupt government (King John) who is Read more...
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A Nightmare On Elm Street
So I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s and Freddy Kruger was huge throughout my childhood. I can remember watching the original Elm Street Films, the first being the scariest, as a kid and not being able to sleep properly for a month. Read more...
Iron Man 2
So, as part of my birthday celebrations I was taken out to see one of the sequels I have really been looking forward to. Who wouldn’t want to be Tony Stark, an international playboy with a stable of supercars and beautiful women just throwing Read more...
Centurion
I must confess I thought this would be a 300 clone in both style and content. How wonderfully wrong I was. Don’t get me wrong, I loved 300 (I really loved 300) for its story, but not its accuracy. However, I wanted something different from Centurion and Read more...
Kick Ass
So you may have guessed by now that I love childish comic book style movies. When I went to see Kick ass I was in awe about how much I enjoyed it an it is easily one of the best films of the genre that I have seen hands down. It tells the story of Dave (Kickass) who is a regular teenage boy Read more...
The Infidel
Being a huge Omid Djalili fan, I was very excited by the prospect of him headlining a movie. All those ‘Arab scum-bag’ parts (in his own words) in Gladiator, The Mummy and Pirates of the Caribbean never quite gave him a chance to showcase his incredible comedic presence. Read more...
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
“I am going to explain to you the way I work. When you need me but do not want me… then I must stay. When you want me but no longer need me… then I have to go.” The well-known phrase was uttered by Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) during her first outing and gets of course repeated in the follow-up Read more...
How to Train Your Dragon
In this age of computer-animated films ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ offers up another stunning visual feast. Based on the 2003 book of the same title the storyline centres around a boy named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) Read more...
Birds Eye View Film Festival
Birds Eye View was founded as a Short film event back in 2002 and has since advanced to UK’s major women’s film festival, counting luminaries such as Joanna Lumley amongst its patrons. In addition, Birds Eye View is currently developing year-round activities with its First Weekenders Club, BEV Labs, touring program and online community to help celebrate, promote and develop the work of outstanding creative women from around the world. Read more...
Shutter Island
Based on the best-selling novel by Dennis Lehane and brought to the big screen by Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese, ‘Shutter Island’ is an eerie psychological chiller comprised of various genres. From gothic suspense to pulp fiction and conspiracy thriller, it’s all there - interspersed with sudden shock-moments of graphic violence we have come to expect from Mr. Scorsese. Read more...
Legion
Here’s the latest instalment in ‘The apocalypse has cometh upon mankind’ movies – this time the apocalypse comes in the shape of an avenging angel. Well, there are two, in fact What am I saying, a whole legion. Read more...
MICMACS
I used to have a French mate when I was around fourteen years of age. My other English friend called Greeny (no reference to bogies) pushed him in to a wet bush while we were walking back from school. Now Frederick Read more...
My Name Is Khan
Seldom has a film been as hotly anticipated as My Name Is Khan. The first on-screen pairing of Shahrukh Khan and Kajol since 2001. Karan Johar’s first directorial venture since 2006. The biggest release (number of prints) in Read more...
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
It’s a film that’s based on the first book of the famous Trilogy by Steige Larsson. For all those who have been living under a rock he is Swedish and that is where the action takes place. This is a dramatic thriller with Read more...