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Old School

Extremely watchable, vintage \#stupido antics from Frank the Tank and the gang.


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17th Jul 2011

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Bridesmaids

Dismal, laugh-free attempt to make a Hangover-for-girls. 4 people walked out of my screening.


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14th Jul 2011

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Promo Promo: Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus are as angry as ever, and would like to show you the real New Jersey.

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12th Jul 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Master and Commander

Impeccable period drama, combining a riveting portrayal of life at sea with action and emotion.


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11th Jul 2011

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Fanboys

Well observed LOL-athon geek-out, as 4 losers attempt to steal a Phantom Menace preview from the Lucas Ranch.


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10th Jul 2011

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The Hour

Classy period 1950s detail. McNulty well-cast as bit of an arse. More TV news + conspiracy than "UK Mad Men"


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10th Jul 2011

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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2

Warm, surprisingly muted end to Hogwarts lil orphan wizard saga.


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10th Jul 2011

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The Tree of Life

Ambitious, epic, unique view of life, big and small. Beautifully shot, acted, edited and soundtracked.


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9th Jul 2011

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Steven Spielberg: Game Changer

Fascinating discussion video up at the Director's Guild of America website, with a panel of James Cameron, JJ Abrams and Michael Apted chatting with Steven Spielberg about his career.

It's something of a circle jerk in places, with Cameron coming off as a bit of a know it all, but 's well worth watching. And 1hr 45mins long.

Click the first thumbnail for the full video.

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8th Jul 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Promo Promo: Handsome Furs

Classy and totally NSFW video up for the Handsome Furs track What About Us. Get the album. It's good.

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8th Jul 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Promo Promo: Kurt Vile

Nice, mellow, narrative, skateboards-and-girls video up for Kurt Vile's "In My Baby's Arms" track, from his recent marmot-approved album "Smoke Ring For My Halo".

Shot on a Windows phone, if you give a shit.

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6th Jul 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Falling Skies

80s style alien invasion w Noah Wyle leading human fight. Starts after invasion: less exposition.


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5th Jul 2011

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The A-Team

Erratic attempt to translate nostalgic TV show into an adult blockbuster. This plan didn't come together.


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4th Jul 2011

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4-3-2-1

Diabolical brit-chic-flick caper. Incomprehensible plotting. Poor acting. Awful photography. Shocking.


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3rd Jul 2011

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Maid In Manhattan

Old fashioned romance that's solidly made with few surprises.


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3rd Jul 2011

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A Nightmare on Elm Street

Suspense free, unsurprising remake of an over-rated 80's shocker.


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3rd Jul 2011

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Salt

Thoroughly confusing, convoluted, shapeless spy thriller. Mission Impossible cross-bred with The Fugitive.


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2nd Jul 2011

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Rewind: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

thanks to Dr Chimp for reminding us of the excellent intro to the 1979 TV version; the new one's got a lot to live up to, glad to see they haven't modernised it

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Beautiful Losers

Inspirational film documenting the artists circling NYC's Alleged Gallery in the 90's. Obey.


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1st Jul 2011

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Trailer Park: Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy

Looking forward to this. Inside word is that it's a good one.

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30th Jun 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Newsflash: Harrison Ford not in a coma

Despite his many zombie-esque performances in recent years, this series of interviews show that Harrison Ford is in fact still a functioning human being - even with a sense of humour. If he can just translate that to screen.

Jon Favreau is asking the questions, and the whole thing was done as promotion for the upcoming flick Cowboys and Aliens, which may or may not be OK.

Via AICN

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29th Jun 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Trailer Park: Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol

Trailer up for the new Mission: Impossible movie. As usual, some people have been disavowed and might need to bend the rules to set things straight. Jeremy Renner seems to be lining up to be the next Tom Cruise.

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Scenes From The Suburbs

Ambitious, stylish short from Spike Jonze that's sadly missing the bits between the 'Scenes'.


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28th Jun 2011

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The Crimson Rivers

Gripping French thriller as two cops investigate some mountain murders. Better than Wexford.


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25th Jun 2011

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Promo Promo: Yuck - Shook Down

Promo up for mildly freaky video Shook Down from British retro-indie-scenesters Yuck.

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24th Jun 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Trailer Park: The Killer Elite

A movie about SAS men with Statham, DeNiro and Owen? Yes please..... is what I thought, as I expected that to mean Statham moving up to DeNiro's class, not dragging DeNiro and Owen down with him.

Based on the controversial Ranulph Fiennes book The Feather Men.

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23rd Jun 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Little Fish

Stylish, but miscast, downbeat and painfully slow suburban Aussie drama from Rowan Woods.


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22nd Jun 2011

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RIP: Jackass Ryan Dunn

Jackass' Ryan Dunn has died in a non-stunt related car crash in Philadelphia. Always one of my favourites on the show, and a totem for beard appreciators everywhere.

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21st Jun 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or die: HD

Skateboarding has always been a fertile culture for creative types. My first films were inspired and based around the sport and the art/photo/film output of skateboarders never ceases to amaze me.

Things have come a long way since the VHS-C cameras of the 80's however. Check out Nike SB's (Nike? Skateboarding? Bah!) Debacle film above and check out a slow-mo skate clip shot on the new Scarlet 3K Red Camera below.

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20th Jun 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Trailer Park: The Muppets

Muppets with legs? A new voice for Kermit? Still, hopefully the kids will dig it. And Animal is still around.

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20th Jun 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Philadelphia

Dated and bizarrely directed Jonathan Demme landmark courtroom drama that still packs a punch.


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19th Jun 2011

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My Summer of Love

Accomplished Brit indie flick for the Goldfrapp generation.


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19th Jun 2011

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Shanghai Express

Total class from 1932. The camera loves Marlene Dietrich & Anna May Wong in this trainbound romance.

Halliwell says: Superbly pictorial melodrama which set the pattern for innumerable train movies to come, though none matched its deft quality and few sketched in their own characters so neatly. Plot and dialogue are silent style, but refreshingly so.***


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19th Jun 2011

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The Crimson Rivers

Decent French crime mystery, Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel on grizzly form. Bonus Street Fighter nod.


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19th Jun 2011

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Trailer Park: Moneyball

Trailer up for stats-based baseball movie Moneyball, where number cruncher Jonah Hill helps Brad Pitt objectively pick the most efficient baseball team. Based on a true story. According to the trailer.

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18th Jun 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

The Tree Of Life

Even further out Malick. A giant arthouse home movie for the meaning of life. Douglas Trumball bits: 2001+.


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18th Jun 2011

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The Terminator

Well-paced suspenseful original as Arnie's relentless cyborg hunts its target, spawning a franchise.

Halliwell says: Slick rather nasty but undeniably compelling comic book adventures.*


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17th Jun 2011

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Fincher and Nolan vs Malick

Here's a nice featurette on the Tree of Life, with Christopher Nolan and David Fincher discussing Terence Malick's work.

Via AICN

If you like Malick, you'll like this: He's allegedly already preparing a six hour cut of Tree of Life, as well as a complimentary IMAX movie documenting the evolution of life.

Don't worry if that sounds too much. His next movie is a romantic drama. Which is promised to be "More experimental that Tree of Life".

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Malick has also asked his crew to keep summer and autumn free for another possible feature shoot.

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Super 8

Reliable JJ homage to small-town summers, home movie-making and monster-stomping. Best use of BMX since ET.


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14th Jun 2011

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Trailer Park: Take Shelter

Trailer up for the outstanding Take Shelter - one of the best films I saw at this year's Sundance Festival. Starring Michael Shannon form Boardwalk Empire and Jessica Chastain from Tree of Life - both incredible in this.

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The Secret in Their Eyes

Excellent Argentinian crime thriller about a retired cop haunted by an old case.


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12th Jun 2011

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Winter Kills

A star studded bizarro blip on Jeff Bridges CV. Possibly a black comedy. Definitely inexplicable.

Halliwell says: Heavy-going and confusing melodrama with much flashy editing. Despite its cast, it was never satisfactorily released.


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12th Jun 2011

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Blonde Ambition

Lowest common denominator fish out of water romantic comedy. Secret Of My Success is a distant memory.


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11th Jun 2011

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Predators

Inventive, but hokey, shallow sequel ...bringing Robert Rodriguez's A-Game.


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11th Jun 2011

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Fragments

Ensemble drama following the effect of a shooting. Ambitious but under developed. From \#TheBoys Rowan Woods


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11th Jun 2011

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Clear your calendars: Tree of Life arrives at last

After much legal wrangling, Terrance Mallick's latest movie arrives in the UK on Friday 8th July.

Can't wait.

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10th Jun 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Solitary Man

Tired retread of several previous Michael Douglas films. Made seemingly poignant by his advancing age.


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8th Jun 2011

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Truthful Posters

If movie posters told the truth.

If chimpomatic told the truth: "worth posting just to get that 5 word review of The Fighter out there".

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7th Jun 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet