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Kruger born to go undercover Aug 21 2009

GERMAN-born actress Diane Kruger was a natural choice to play the role of Bridget von Hammersmark – because she moved to Paris at the age of 15 where Inglourious Basterds was set and made.Read

Sin Nombre (15) **** (with trailer) Aug 21 2009

CINEMATOGRAPHER Cary Joji Fukunaga has a bright future after winning the best director awards at both Sundance and Edinburgh this year.Read

Shorts (PG) *** (with trailer) Aug 21 2009

WHEN Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez teamed up for their ill-fated, four-hour ‘Grindhouse’ double bill in 2007, we had to wait eight weeks to see the latter’s Planet Terror accompaniment to Death Proof.Read

Inglourious Basterds (18) **** (with trailer) Aug 21 2009

QUENTIN Tarantino is a filmmaking genius who just happens to soak up other movies for inspiration like a sponge can hold water.Read

Comic artist at screening Aug 14 2009

THE co-creator of Watchmen, the most critically acclaimed comic of all time, will be introducing the big screen adaptation at Birmingham’s IMAX Cinema next month.Read

Aliens In The Attic (PG) *** Aug 14 2009

REHASHING Gremlins and Home Alone with a dash of E.T. wouldn’t have required a great deal of imagination.Read

A Perfect Getaway (15) **** Aug 14 2009

ADULT thrillers have tended to become rather brutal affairs in recent years, with studios trying to outdo each other on the gore factor.Read

Mesrine: Killer Instinct (15) **** Aug 14 2009

HORRENDOUSLY violent, brilliantly acted, well shot and cleverly orchestrated, this classy French film shows that you don’t need Michael Mann directing Christian Bale and Johnny Depp to make a top-notch gangster epic.Read

Bandslam (PG) **** Aug 14 2009

WITH A PG-rating and High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens in tow, many parents will see this battle of the bands contest as a movie for children.Read

The Time Traveler's Wife (12A) * Aug 14 2009

BY DEFINITION, Eric Bana has a thing about four letter names.Read

Quentin Tarantino strikes again with Inglourious Basterds Aug 14 2009

THERE is a moment in Inglourious Basterds when Jewish officer Brad Pitt, having left his bloody calling card on a Nazi officer, remarks it might well be his masterpiece.Read

Learning to love Aug 07 2009

IN ROM-com land, a man who can’t say “I love you” never gets the girl.Read

Scrapper Sienna keeps on smiling Aug 07 2009

FROM the on-off engagement to Jude Law, to the rumoured romance with father-of-four Balthazar Getty, via the lovelorn Welsh actor Rhys Ifans who proposed three times, it feels like we know more about Sienna Miller’s relationship credentials than her acting ones.Read

Love Aaj Kal Aug 07 2009

DIRECTOR: Imtiaz AliRead

Adam (12) **** Aug 07 2009

STAFFORDSHIRE actor Hugh Dancy takes the title role in this bittersweet, well-acted human drama which could be summed up as Rain Man gets a girlfriend.Read

The Ugly Truth (15) *** Aug 07 2009

TV PRODUCER Abby (Katherine Heigl) is beautiful but still single, not altogether surprisingly.Read

The Meerkats (PG) **** Aug 07 2009

MEERKATS are everywhere at the moment, whether it’s starring in website comparison adverts or wildlife shows.Read

GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra (12A) ** (with trailer) Aug 07 2009

WHEN Transformers toys produced two hit blockbusters, Hollywood executives naturally started looking round for more playthings to turn into movies.Read

Orphan (15) *** Aug 07 2009

AFTER the death of their unborn child, grieving parents Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard) decide to adopt another.Read

The Taking Of Pelham 123 (15) Jul 31 2009

FOR A GLOSSY, tension-packed, entertainingly silly hi-octane thriller that you might never want to see again, look no further.Read

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