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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

Denzel piles on the beef for new role Jul 31 2009

DENZEL Washington has managed to stay under the radar for more than a year.Read

Luck *** Jul 31 2009

Directors: Soham ShahRead

Coco Before Chanel (12A) *** Jul 31 2009

ANYONE who loves Audrey Tautou, fashion and French films will take considerable delight from watching this 110-minute biopic about the legendary fashion designer who was busy doing it ‘my way’ long before Frank Sinatra had ever heard of the phrase.Read

G-Force (PG) *** Jul 31 2009

JERRY Bruckheimer’s first 3D film is, rather sensibly, a movie which children will love.Read

Land Of The Lost (12A) ** Jul 31 2009

THIS movie opened to poor reviews in America and a bad box office, making it Will Ferrell’s worst summer opening.Read

Antichrist (18) ** Jul 24 2009

SHOWING only at Cineworld Broad Street, this is the most controversial film since The Passion of The Christ five years ago.Read

Modesty in cellophane Jul 24 2009

With roles as comic book characters the Green Lantern and Deadpool lined up, Ryan Reynolds might reasonably be expecting a cinematic future involving clinging lycra costumes.Read

The Proposal (12A) **** Jul 24 2009

FILM stars are like footballers... every now and then they’ve got to pull a performance out of the bag to keep their place on the A-list.Read

35 Shots (12A) **** Jul 24 2009

SO YOU don’t fancy the special effects in Harry Potter, or the Hollywood cheese in The Proposal, or even the grimness of Antichrist.Read

Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince: The IMAX Experience (12A) **** Jul 17 2009

IZZY, WIZZY, feeling dizzy... Harry Potter’s very busy!Read

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