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Killer Instinct

Stylish, French thriller, heavily indebted to Goodfellas. Expecting Part 2 to ape Casino.


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13th Sep 2011

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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Self-important, pseudo i-told-you-so waffle from an ever-tiring Oliver Stone.


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13th Sep 2011

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Terra Nova

Promising big budget dino romp about time-travelling colonialists. Avatar's grumpy army guy does same role.


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11th Sep 2011

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Promo Promo: Malkmus vs Explosions In The Sky

Not collaborating unfortunately, but they both have new videos out featuring animal/monster type things. Malkmus up top, EITS below.

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Tron Legacy

The rules of the original are ignored, but the boring pace remains. Utterly superficial.


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11th Sep 2011

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The Social Network

Solid direction, tight script and great acting make a Facebook movie as interesting as it can be.


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10th Sep 2011

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Eat Pray Love

Tedious, expensive, offensive plod through world cliches, with a self-absorbed Julia Roberts.


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10th Sep 2011

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The Birdcage

Jamie Jones' excellent short just won Film London's 90 second film competition. It's great. Watch it here.

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New York, I Love You

Uninspired collection of tepid shorts, drearily executed as a series of cliches.


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9th Sep 2011

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The Skin I Live In

Cut me up, cut me down? Antonio Banderas returns to the Almodóvar fold for dark surgical menace.


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9th Sep 2011

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Self-lacing Nikes

Since Back To The Future 2 premiered in 1989, I'm pretty sure every male that saw it has dreamed of one day owning a pair of self-lacing Nikes. Now's your chance, as Nike are producing 1500 pairs of the shoes for a special auction to raise money for Michael J Fox's Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Possibly the single best thing Nike have ever done and a possible reason to break my 20 year hiatus from buying their products.

More info here and here.

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Funny People

Engaging, accomplished comedy, blending fiction with the real world. Until it goes right off the boil.


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7th Sep 2011

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Union Chapel

Remarkable songs and venue, unremarkable performance. Could have been a radio session.


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6th Sep 2011

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Star studded, self-conscious, compelling Cold War remake. Still slow and complicated.


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6th Sep 2011

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Smith

(Paul Smith is taking the Tailor role here then) via Creative Review:

Sir Paul Smith has designed a series of four silk-screen posters to celebrate new movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, released later this month. The posters (which come in editions of 50 and are signed by Smith) will be sold for £100 each, with all profits going to Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres.

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Promo Promo: Van Morrison - Streets Of Arklow

Thanks to Dr Chimp for this excellent live footage of Van Morrison playing Streets Of Arklow from 1974, the year Veedon Fleece was released. Love the loose feel to it all, Van's timing amazing as ever

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Le Carré's mole-hunt played w class. Oldman excels at bringing Smiley's culture to life.


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6th Sep 2011

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Four Lions

Edgy, challenging black comedy from Chris Morris that doesn't quite deliver, but certainly provokes.


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5th Sep 2011

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Days of Heaven

Dated, but still majestic slice of 1970's Terrence Malick. Amazing photography and atmosphere.

Halliwell says: Visually a superb slice of period life, let down by obsessively self-important and symbolic drama; also by imperfect sound recording.**


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2nd Sep 2011

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