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Lucia reviews Another Earth
Another Earth is one of the year's most impressive debut features, a low-budget sci-fi drama, seemingly plucked from obscurity and destined to delight fans of the 'mumblecore' movement.
Lucia reviews The Awakening
Good old fashioned ghost stories, the place where horror really started, are as hit and miss as they are few and far between. When done well, they can hope to be as good as the original The Haunting
Gorgeous George appears in The Ides of March
The Ides of March Gorgeous George appears both behind and in-front of the camera in The Ides of March, a film about political distrust and mire. Clooney plays popular Democrat Governor Mike Morris,
Lucia looks at Paranormal Activity 3
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 Overtaking Saw as the obligatory Halloween release, the Paranormal Activity franchise has been rolled out across cinemas for a third scare outing. The first installment in 2007
Review - Midnight in Paris
The past decade has seen glimmering instances of greatness from Woody Allen, the native New York filmmaker with a taste for wry romance and Jewish comedy. But between the London of Match Point and the
Lucia looks forward to the London Film Festival
The London Film Festival A two-week takeover of the capital began yesterday (October 12) for the 55th London Film Festival, where the UK will show off their latest in silver-screen talent alongside
Review: The Debt
Tales of war criminals feature sporadically in cinematic history, and often to a laudatory critical response. The Debt takes its lead from films such as The Odessa File and The Boys from Brazil, both
Lucia Hodgson looks at the winner of The London Film Festival
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Lynn Ramsay's last film, Movern Callar, promised great things from the native Glasgow filmmaker. The film starring Samantha Morton, was a heavily stylized but very grown-up
Lucia Hodgson continues her reviews from The London Film Festival
Sarah Palin: You Betcha! From brothels to Eugene Terre'blanche, documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield is pretty used to courting sensitive and controversial topics. Broomfield's last films were
London Film Festival review: Coriolanus
Coriolanus review Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut opens to a protest in modern day Rome, its citizens riled by Caius Martius' (Fiennes) iron-fisted leadership. The flags and banners being waved
Drive review
Anyone who has seen Nicholas Winding-Refn's 2008 film Bronson will have some idea as to what to expect in Drive. His latest film stars man of the moment Ryan Gosling and Brit talent Carey Mulligan, in
Jurassic Park returns to the big screen
Jurassic Park: No Dinosaur Yet This week Spielberg's blockbusting paleontological flick is set to stomp across screens once more, in a limited restored release of Jurassic Park. 1993 was a great year
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Crazy, Stupid, Love When was the last time you saw a decent 12A comedy drama? Larry Crowne certainly couldn't find the balance. It's a hard hybrid to get right without veering into rude territory -
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Support Point Protection Plan
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Nuisance neighbours are given the boot
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Musical instruments stolen in burglary
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