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2008

Articles from 1st Mar 2008

  • Rendition (15)

    | DVD Reviews

    JAKE Gyllenhaal plays North Africa-based CIA analyst Douglas Freeman who is forced to question his principles when Anwar El-Ibrahimi (Omar Metwally) arrives for interrogation. Read

  • Once (15)

    | DVD Reviews

    HAVING raved about this microbudget Irish film's release in October, nobody was more pleased than me that it won the Oscar for best song this week. In beating three classically-crafted Disney nominations from Enchanted along the way, Once illustrates the timeless power of songs to cross all borders. Written and directed by John Carner, it's the story of a Dublin busker who also repairs vacuum cleaners. And of an Eastern European Big Issue seller who plays the violin and piano. Read

  • Death At A Funeral (15)

    | DVD Reviews

    HEREFORD-born actor-director Frank Oz in an old-fashioned farce featuring ensemble cast including Matthew Macfadyen, Rupert Graves, Jane Asher and Keeley Hawes. Read