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It was a foregone conclusion that Quentin Tarantino would one day produce his take on the spaghetti western. There are glimpses of this distinctive genre’s style in many of his… Read More
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The creative siblings behind The Matrix trilogy, Lana and Andy Wachowski, team up with German filmmaker Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) for a bold cinematic adaptation of David Mitchell’s equally… Read More
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After the phenomenal success of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy it was a foregone conclusion that sooner or later we would see The Hobbit adapted for the big… Read More
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The Spanish crew behind supernatural thriller The Orphanage turns its attentions to the real-life horrors of the 2004 Asian Tsunami disaster, but the results prove too exploitative and insensitive to… Read More
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Were we ever going to be prepared for SKYFALL? When Sam Mendes was announced as director of the 23rd official James Bond movie, there were notable rumblings on the possibility… Read More
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I’m not an expert on American history. I’m not even American, and before tonight my knowledge of Abraham Lincoln didn’t stem far beyond acknowledging he was the tall dude with… Read More
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In the year 2089, archeologists Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) discover a series of matching symbols in various unrelated ancient sites around the world. They lead an interstellar… Read More
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First-time feature director Rupert Sanders finds himself at the helm of this ambitious, straight-faced adaptation of the Brothers’ Grimm fairy-tale, with Kristen Stewart cast as the “fairest of them all”,… Read More
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If there was any doubt that Tim Burton and Johnny Depp needed to stop working with each other and go and sit quietly on their own in a blackened room,… Read More
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When it was first announced that David Fincher, hot off the hugely impressive awards contender THE SOCIAL NETWORK, would be directing an English language remake of Niels Arden Oplev’s international… Read More
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For his debut film, director Josh Trank employs two of the most tired and overused themes in mainstream movies today – superheroes and found footage. For many potential viewers, one… Read More
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A secretive and controversial figure throughout his life, J. Edgar Hoover founded the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1935 and remained its director until his death in 1972. During… Read More
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Following the success of 2008’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Warner Bros delivers a second outing based loosely on 19th century science fiction literature. Originally planned to involve… Read More
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For the first time in twelve years, Jim Henson’s iconic puppet characters return to the big screen, but does anybody care? This is the question at the heart of James… Read More
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As if starting the year with a thumping hangover and a list of resolutions destined for failure wasn’t enough, cinemagoers are also faced with enduring Garry Marshall’s risible New Year’s… Read More
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Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle was originally on board to direct Don Ferrarone’s adaptation of the novel of the same name, based on real events that took place in Texas City,… Read More
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Taking its cue from the Harry Potter series, the fourth and final Twilight novel has been split in two for its big screen adaptation, ensuring this vampiric cash cow will… Read More
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A third chipmunks movie was always going to happen based on the staggering success of the original 2007 film and its even more profitable “Squeakuel”. However, the basic premise of… Read More
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