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Hangover Part II breaks box office record
Tuesday 21 June 2011
'The Hangover Part II' has grossed over $488 million (£301.2 million) to become the most globally successful R-rated comedy ever.
History transformed by monsters and superheroes transformers of history
Friday 17 June 2011
The new Transformers movie includes the Moon landing, while Captain America and the X-Men meet Nazis. Kaleem Aftab says that directors are behaving irresponsibly
Senna, Asif Kapadia, 105 mins (12A)<br/>Donor Unknown, Jerry Rothwell, 78 mins (12A)<br/>X-Men: First Class, Matthew Vaughn, 110 mins (12A)
Sunday 05 June 2011
Strap yourself in for a thrilling high-speed tribute to an F1 racing great
Kevin Bacon doesn't understand 'evil' greed
Wednesday 01 June 2011
Kevin Bacon doesn't understand why people want a lot of money.
Summer blockbusters: Sizzling cinema
Wednesday 01 June 2011
Ben Walsh previews the best reasons to swap the sunscreen for the big screen this summer
Please put the camera away, darling...
Monday 07 March 2011
When couples collaborate on screen the results are usually disastrous, says Ben Walsh. So why do they keep on doing it?
Nicolas Cage: From the sublime to the ridiculous
Wednesday 19 January 2011
It's time Nicolas Cage ditched the duds and focused on the kind of blistering character work he's capable of, says Ben Walsh
Jewish cinema has landed
Wednesday 03 November 2010
This year's UK Jewish Film Festival kicks off tomorrow with The Debt, a Mossad thriller starring Helen Mirren. Elisa Bray looks forward to a bumper fortnight of movies
Let Me In, Toronto Film Festival
Friday 17 September 2010
It's only been two years since Tomas Alfredson adapted John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel Let The Right One In for the big screen, and already the American-set remake is upon us. This is the first film made by the recently resurrected British horror brand Hammer Films, and they have a hit on their hands.
DVD: Kick-Ass, For retail & rental (Universal)
Sunday 05 September 2010
"How come nobody tries to be a superhero?" wonders Dave Lizewski, teen nerd.
DVD: Kick-Ass (15)
Friday 03 September 2010
"A putz in pantyhose," is how Mark Strong's wise-guy crook, Frank D'Amico, describes Kick-Ass, a crime-buster in a green wetsuit (snapped up for $99 on the internet) and yellow rubber gloves.
Cultural Life: David Baddiel, writer
Friday 13 August 2010
Theatre: I don't go much. I never got taken when I was young and it still feels a bit of an alien experience. I did, however, see 'Hair' in the West End recently, which I thought was great, and 'Red' on Broadway, which had some brilliant acting in it but dramatically was simply Rothko's essays put into dialogue.
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