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Alan Partridge.
Have I Got a Second Series?

The first mega-budget effects movie of the year hits multiplexes this week, in the shape of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Playing Hades, god of the underworld, in that movie is Steve Coogan, and during publicity for the film the British actor has indicated a decision is imminent on whether his most best-known TV role will finally be receiving the big-screen treatment.

Mon, 08/02/2010 @ 17:41

Michael Mann.
Relatively Speaking

As inevitably as the first icy blast heralding another winter, so too the hour eventually arrives when the current generation of film-making bigwigs need to step aside and allow a (theoretically) fresher, hungrier crop of directors their turn. Just one such passing of the baton appears to be already afoot, with Michael Mann apparently all set to hoist daughter Ami into the cinematic top flight with The Fields.

Mon, 08/02/2010 @ 14:02

Clash of the Titans Kraken
Post weekend catch up

It's Monday, you're tired, so to kick-start your week we have a fantasy round up: Posters of Titans, news on Daredevil, and Superbowl goodies from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Alice in Wonderland.

Mon, 08/02/2010 @ 11:48

Reviews

From Paris With Love
From Paris With Love

Is there any fire power left in the buddy cop genre? Shooting the breeze, Kimberly Gadette wonders if this latest "gun play" will trigger a brand new round of interest.

Fri, 05/02/2010 @ 10:12

Dear John
Dear John

Lasse Hallström taking on Nicholas Sparks? What next, wonders Kimberly Gadette: Scorsese dipping into the oeuvre of Danielle Steele?

Fri, 05/02/2010 @ 09:00

Lourdes.
Lourdes

By setting her new movie in the eponymous religious miracle-ville, director Jessica Hausner permits non-believers a glimpse of a strange new world where faith and commodity co-exist. But even if God is working in decidedly mysterious ways, Paul Martin can find nothing amiss with Hausner's methods.

Thu, 04/02/2010 @ 09:42

Features

Apocalypse.
Awards predictions of a different kind

Just how ill-advised is the Academy Awards' decision to increase the Best Picture field from five nominees to ten? Not like she's exaggerating or anything, but Kimberly Gadette channels a post-apocalyptic warning that is, um, beyond belief.

Thu, 04/02/2010 @ 18:54

Julie and Julia
Based on a true story

With the recent glut of films based on books that are based on newspaper columns, blogs and bizarre personal goals - like the just-nominated Julie & Julia - it seems that any subject is fair game for the big screen. But, Cara Frost-Sharratt asks, does ‘true story’ mean ‘good story’?

Thu, 21/01/2010 @ 15:46

The Pearce Sisters (2007), directed by Luis Cook.
Aardman arsenal explodes on Indie Movies Online

Indie Movies Online are offering our users the opportunity to view 13 short films from the renowned Aardman Animations stable, with an Oscar winner and multiple nominees amongst those available to view. To celebrate this event Paul Martin takes a look at the movies themselves, as well as their parent company.

Fri, 15/01/2010 @ 15:27

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