June 2008 Archives
This week's big movie trailers: Wanted; The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian; The Wild Bunch
Posted by KMatthews on June 27, 2008 2:20 PM
This week's hot movie trailer action includes 'Foxy' Angelina Jolie, a fantasy prince and a really wild classic.
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Quadrophenia - The greatest teen movie of them all
Posted by Terry Owen on June 27, 2008 9:17 AM
THERE has always been a justifiable case that rock operas should be treated with a fair amount of suspicion. As prog rock went into overdrive in the mid 1970s, self indulgence on a physical and musical level threatened to squeeze the life out of genuine rock music as the concept album became the norm.
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What's on at the cinema this week - 27/06/08
Posted by KMatthews on June 27, 2008 9:00 AM
THIS week, film fans will be on the edge of their seats as Wanted bursts onto our screens, starring Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman and Brit favourite, James McAvoy.
Also packing in the punters is the The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, and the giant green adventures of The Incredible Hulk.
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Charlie Wilson's War
Posted by Kevin Matthews on June 23, 2008 6:12 PM
I approached Charlie Wilson's War with some trepidation.
I had read American journalist and author George Crile's book about the American and Russian face-off in Afghanistan a couple of years back and couldn't quite work out how Hollywood would take the story of the enigmatic, misogynistic US senator from page to screen.
But then I heard that one of the finest writers of his generation was writing the screenplay and I knew I was in for a treat.
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What's on at cinemas this week ...
Posted by KMatthews on June 20, 2008 9:00 AM
THIS week, film fans can enjoy a sneak preview of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, and find out what happens when the children return to Narnia a year later.
Also packing in the punters is the hilarious Superhero Movie, and the giant green adventures of The Incredible Hulk.
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Rebecca: my first Hitchcock experience
Posted by Jo Kelly on June 15, 2008 9:04 PM
Curled up on the sofa with my two Spaniels, I had my first Hitchcock experience this weekend.
There's something naughty about watching a film on a sunny, Saturday afternoon with the blinds down and your pyjamas on.
It was the perfect way to delve in to a wealth of classic film I've so far missed.
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The Golden Compass - a surprisingly good film
Posted by Kevin Matthews on June 14, 2008 2:00 PM
A few years back I picked up Philip Pullman's fantasy children's novel Northern Lights (yes I am a little old), and in no time at all I had polished off the entire 'His Dark Materials' trilogy.
It's an interesting yarn, which tips its hat in the direction of Tolkien and Pratchett, but which by the end of the final book (The Amber Spyglass) fails to live up to its full potential.
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What's on at cinemas this week ...
Posted by KMatthews on June 13, 2008 9:12 AM
THIS week, movie screens are turning green as The Incredible Hulk bursts into cinemas.
Also packing in the punters is terrifying thriller The Happening, and the long-awaited return of Dr Jones in the first Indiana Jones film in nearly 20 years.
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This week's big movie trailers: The Happening, The Incredible Hulk, In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Posted by KMatthews on June 12, 2008 9:14 PM
The weekend is almost here and if you are planning a trip to the flicks, then cast your eyes over these latest trailers before making your decision on what to see.
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SEX and THE CITY: The Movie
Posted by Gemma Jaleel on June 11, 2008 11:34 AM
Finally what all women have been waiting for - SATC is back!
I fell in love with Carrie and the gang from the very beginning. Having read the book by Candace Bushnell, I indulged myself in the TV show.
So, after watching seasons one to six of my special shoebox edition and re-living every detail, I set off to the cinema.
I chose the Vue in Southport to wave farewell to my four girlfriends Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda, in this final chapter of friendship and sisterhood.
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Letters from Iwo Jima - another Eastwood masterpiece
Posted by Kevin Matthews on June 11, 2008 9:00 AM
I spent last night watching a film which I thought I wouldnât enjoy, but which I thought was a must see movie all the same.
As it turns out, Letters from Iwo Jima puts a firm stamp on Clint Eastwoodâs credentials as one of the finest film makers of his generation.
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The Big Lebowski - ten years on and the Coens are still kings of cool
Posted by Terry Owen on June 10, 2008 12:08 PM
EVERYBODY wants to be Jeffrey Lebowski. No, not the stuffy, miserable multi-millionaire Jeffrey Lebowski with the trophy wife.
We're talking about the bummed out, White Russian swigging Credence Clearwater loving Jeffrey Lebowski.
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The Constant Gardener - 129 minutes of mind numbing boredom
Posted by Terry Owen on June 9, 2008 11:58 AM
It would appear that somewhere along the line i've completely missed the point. Fernando Meirelles' 2005 drama based on the novel by John Le Carre was met with rave reviews upon its release, largely thanks to the powerful performance of lead actor Ralph (or is it Raif these days?) Fiennes.
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This week's big movie trailers: Gone Baby Gone, Superhero Movie, Prom Night
Posted by KMatthews on June 6, 2008 3:57 PM
Planning a trip to the flicks?
Before you go, see the latest trailers.
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What's on at cinemas this week ...
Posted by KMatthews on June 6, 2008 3:19 PM
THIS week, the brains behind the outrageous hit Scary Movie have used their own special powers to spoof superhero movies, and the result is the new release, Superhero Movie.
Also packing in the punters is the truly petrifying Prom Night and the comeback of Manhattan madams Carrie and co in Sex and the City.
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Tobe Hooper's 'The Mangler' - a lesson in mangling a great short story
Posted by Kevin Matthews on June 6, 2008 9:20 AM
Not wanting to dwell on the classics I've seen some turkeys in my time, but none as bad as Tobe Hooper's horrifyingly awful 'The Mangler'.
Released in 1995 I spent a hard earned £4.50 to see this film in the cinema. I wuz robbed.
From start to finish The Mangler is bad.
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Lawrence of Arabia - an unequalled masterpiece
Posted by Terry Owen on June 5, 2008 2:47 PM
Thank the lord for glorious technicolor.
Had it not been developed, David Lean's classic 1962 epic wouldn't have been half the film it turned out to be.
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