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The Mist (15)

ORIGINALLY published as a novella in 1980, Stephen King’s story was apparently inspired by a supermarket visit with his son when the author imagined a prehistoric bird flapping around inside. Now it’s a full-blown movie. Read

Speed Racer (PG)

HOLLYWOOD returns to the race track again after similar films like Sylvester Stallone’s Driven, Will Ferrell’s Talladega Nights and Pixar’s animated Cars Read

Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (12)

AFTER a decade in relative obscurity, Harrison Ford return in his most famous guise as Indiana Jones, the archaeologist with a James Bond-style love of adventure. Read

Shine A Light (12)

MARTIN Scorsese’s documentary film of the Rolling Stones in concert will be lapped up by fans of the band everywhere. Read

Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (PG)

AS AN entry-level action thriller for eight-year-olds which was best seen in cinemas in 3D, this remake of Henry Levin’s 1959 adaptation of Jules Verne’s 1864 novel is a cut above most children’s movies. Read

The Happening (15)

HAVING gone from launching his career with The Sixth Sense to trying overcome successive duds like The Village and Lady in the Water, this is another nightmare thriller from director M Night Shyamalan. Read

Sleeping Beauty (50 th Anniversary Edition) (U)

OSCAR nominated for ‘Best Read

Iron Man (12)

ROBERT Downey Jr plays a Read

The Edge Of Love (15)

HERE’S a film which proves that not everything media darling Keira Knightley touches turns to box office gold. Read

A Complete History Of My Sexual Failures (18)

“My name’s Chris Waitt. I’m an independent film-maker and I decided to make a film about my personal problems...” Read

Dr Seuss's Horton Hears A Who! (U)

MADE by the producers of Ice Age, Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! puts the spec into spec-tacular. Read

Wanted (18)

RAPIDLY becoming Britain’s finest leading man of his generation, James McAvoy is sensational in his first action role. Read

The Incredible Hulk (12A)

FOR the second time in five years, Hollywood is back with another expensive Hulk movie – and who would have thought that after Ang Lee’s version with Eric Bana flopped in 2003? Read

Adulthood (15)

IN THE current knife-crime climate, Read

Priceless (Hors De Prix) (12A)

PRICELESS (HORS DE PRIX) Read

The Ruins (18)

SET in Mexico, this hammy thriller Read

The Simpsons - The Leventh Season (12)

HOMER, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Read

In Search Of A Midnight Kiss (15)

A ROMANTIC comedy with tinges Read

The Waiting Room (15)

BY VIRTUE of its modern-day romance hinging on a chance meeting in a railway station waiting room, this film of heartfelt yearning will instantly echo memories of Brief Encounter for many. Read

Female Agents (Les Femmes De L'Ombre) (15)

IT WAS rather lost against Wanted and The Chronicles of Narnia II when it was released in cinemas on June 27, but Female Agents remains one of the year’s most watchable foreign films. Read