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Feb 9 2008
NEWCOMER Sam Riley is superb in one of the best British films for years. A biopic charting the demise of Joy Division's frontman Ian Curtis, Control is a mesmerising interpretation of life as well as death. It's also about what makes a band tick and threaten to implode and the impact all of this can have on personal relationships. Also available to buy for £19.99, with extras including extended performance scenes....
Feb 9 2008
DIRECTED by Lasse Hallstrom and featuring Richard Gere at his best, The Hoax is the riveting story of how Clifford Irving claimed he had interviewed reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes for his memoirs - and then secured a lucrative publishing deal. Rich in period touches, Hallstrom shows how we're all suckers for audacious people - and for a good yarn. It's also available to buy for £15.99....
Feb 9 2008
THIS film is so violent it would have fallen apart in less-skilled hands. But, in what is only Jodie Foster's fourth starring role in ten years, her mixture of inner strength and tragic vulnerability as radio journalist Erica Bain keeps us just on the right side of her revenge-seeking character. Also available to buy for £20.99 (Blu-ray £27.99/HD DVD £27.99) with extras including additional scenes....
Feb 9 2008
IN WHAT is something of a classic week, Pixar's new blockbuster is the top family choice. Oscar nominated for both best script and best animation, it's the story of Remy the rat who works in... a hat! Bringing a whole new meaning to the term 'little chef', Remy learns from a book how to cook. But before he can try to impress the toughest critic in Paris (Peter O'Toole's Anton Ego), he has to earn his place in a kitchen belonging to the late, great Gusteau. Great fun for all ages and also available to buy on DVD from £22.99, with extras including deleted scenes and Gusteau's Gourmet game....
