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Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure (U) ***

THIS 77-minute Disney animation has had a silver screen run out at Cineworld Solihull on Saturday mornings, but in general this is the first of a series of straight-to-DVD releases which Disney boss John Lasseter is immensely proud of in advance of next year’s release of the company’s first hand-drawn animation for some years, The Princess And The Frog. Read

Mamma Mia! (PG) *****

IN THE absence of some major new DVD releases for the second week running, here’s another look at some alternatives. Read

DVD Review: Sunshine Cleaning (15) ***

MADE by the producers of the Oscar-nominated Little Miss Sunshine, this film follows two sisters who turn to cleaning up gruesome crime scenes in order to make a living. Read

DVD Review: Coco Before Chanel (12) ***

THIS film is a little bit dull, but anyone who loves fashion, French movies in general and Audrey Tautou in particular will take considerable delight from watching this biopic about the formative years of the legendary fashion designer. Read

DVD Review: My Sister's Keeper (12) *****

IN THE absence of some new DVDs this week, here’s a first look at three recent offerings which all have strong female leads. Read

DVD Review: The Hangover (15) ****

DESTINED to become a cult classic, Todd Phillips’ comedy has got a clever plot, performances to match and many a splendid shot of Las Vegas... a city where the lack of windows and clocks can play havoc with your concept of time.Read

DVD Review: Inglourious Basterds (18) ****

QUENTIN Tarantino makes a strong return to form with a fictional WWII saga which doesn’t feel anything like as long as the mammoth 152-minute running time. Read

DVD Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (12) ****

HE’LL be 21 next July, but actor Daniel Radcliffe comes of age in his latest Harry Potter adventure.Read

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (U) ****

WINTER is coming, so prepare for the big chill! Deigo, Manny, Ellie, Sid, Scratt and friends are back in the second sequel. Read

Terminator Salvation (12) ***

ORDINARILY, Christian Bale could have got away with starring in an action adventure as mundane as T4. Read

Moon (15) ***

DAVID Bowie’s son Duncan Jones debut-directed Sam Rockwell in this ambitious, thought-provoking science-fiction piece about the loneliness of long distance working. Read

Four Christmases (12) *

VINCE Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon play unmarried San Francisco couple called Brad and Kate. Read

Star Trek (12) *****

ONE brutal bar room fight apart, this reinvention is an old-fashioned boys’ own adventure for the 21st century that will thrill and amaze in equal measure. Read

Monty Python: Almost The Truth (15)

***

THIS mammoth 465-minute mixture of compilation and retrospective interviews called The Lawyer’s Cut is clearly meant for diehard fans. Read

The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee (15)

****

IF YOU like well-crafted human dramas, Rebecca Miller’s adaptation of her own novel is well worth seeking out. Read

District 13: Ultimatum (15)

***

NOT TO be confused with producer Peter Jackson’s current science fiction thriller District 9, this is the sequel to writer Luc Besson’s exciting 2006 hit, District 13. Read

Drag Me To Hell (15)

***

SPIDER-MAN trilogy director Sam Raimi goes back to his horror roots with a film which fails to live up to its ‘Scariest movie of the decade’ billing.Read

Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee (15)

****

AWARD-winning Uttoxeter director Shane Meadows made this improvised mockumentary in just five days for less than the cost of a top-of-the-range sports car. Read

Monsters vs Aliens (PG)

*****

THE latest blockbuster animation has one of the most cinematic openings to any film since the Spielberg-produced animation Monster House (2006).Read

12 Rounds (15) ***

IN WHAT is an enjoyably-silly action thriller, wrestling star John Cena is set a series of ludicrous challenges by a bloke who has kidnapped his missus for revenge. Read