Film
DVD: We Need To Talk About KevinFriday, 24 February 2012
With most horror films the monster gets flushed down the metaphorical toilet - blown up, spat out, switched off. In this one you must live with the monster forever. As most people know, We Need to Talk About Kevin is about a boy who becomes a... Read more... |
Safe HouseWednesday, 22 February 2012
Never mind the stars or the director. These days, it's the unit travel agent who can make the difference between disastrous turkey and opening weekend bliss. Since Safe House just pipped amnesiac romance The Vow to the top of the US box office... Read more... |
The Best Exotic Marigold HotelTuesday, 21 February 2012
Travel, health permitting, knows few age barriers (if it did, there would be no Elderhostel), nor does charm, so there are two reasons up front why The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel fully deserves to win over the so-called "grey pound" market and much... Read more... |
RampartTuesday, 21 February 2012
A bent cop movie with style, swagger and a sometimes questionable approach to characterisation, Oren Moverman’s latest at least gifts Woody Harrelson one of his best roles in years. Set against a backdrop of the Rampart police scandals of the late... Read more... |
DVD: Une Femme MariéeTuesday, 21 February 2012
Une Femme Mariée has been all but lost. Made in 1964 and barely seen since, it lurked silently in Godard's filmography between Bande à Part and Alphaville. Its availability on Dual Format DVD/Blu-ray plugs a gap and also offers the chance to find a... Read more... |
We Bought a ZooMonday, 20 February 2012True story about a single father who takes his family to live in a zoo, which they proceed to restore. Director: Cameron Crowe. Starring: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Peter Riegert, Elle Fanning, Angus Macfadyen. Trailer: Read more... |
In DarknessMonday, 20 February 2012In Nazi-occupied Lvov, a thief hides Jews in the sewer for money, only for their relationship to deepen. Polish. Dir: Agnieszka Holland. Cast: Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Furmann, Agnieszka Grochowska. Trailer: Read more... |
How To Re-Establish A Vodka EmpireMonday, 20 February 2012Filmmaker looks into his grandmother's past in Ukraine and tries to launch his his family’s vodka business. Dir: Dan Edelstyn. Cast: Dan Edelsthn, Hilary Powell. Trailer on film website Read more... |
The Devil InsideMonday, 20 February 2012Woman murders three people in exorcism. Daughter investigates. No good can come of this. Dir: William Brent Ball. Cast: Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman. Trailer: Read more... |
21 Jump StreetMonday, 20 February 2012Two cops go undercover in school. "Comedy." Dir: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. Cast: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum. Trailer: Read more... |
Four HorsemenMonday, 20 February 2012Dir: Ross Ashcroft. Cast: Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, John Perkins, Prof. Noam Chomsky, Satish Kumar, Gillain Tett Read more... |
Booked OutMonday, 20 February 2012Low-budget teen drama. Dir. Bryan O'Neil. Cast: Sylvia Syms, Rollo Weeks, Mirren Burke, Claire Garvey. Trailer: Read more... |
