THE title of James Wan's horror thriller refers not only to the eerie calm which descends every time the vengeful ventriloquist and her demonic dummy attack an unsuspecting victim, but also the likely reaction of audiences to this old-fashioned hocus pocus.
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THE 124-minute running time of this Joe Strummer biopic might test the patience of non-Clash fans despite contributions from Bono, John Cusack and even Martin Scorsese.
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STILL photography's 'rule of thirds' moves the subject off centre to winning effect. In cinemas, third helpings merely prove the law of diminishing returns.
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NEITHER a film about air travel nor a railway, this is the amazing story of depressive Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree who tried to break the world record for the greatest distance travelled in one hour - using a home-made bicycle constructed partly from washing machine components.
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WHEN Coventry's giant new Isle Casino launches next month, you can imagine that George Clooney will be there in the spirit of Danny Ocean... trying to rob the joint!
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HANDS up if you enjoyed Bringing Down the House? Didn't fall asleep during Black Night and National Security? Grinned all the way through Big Momma's House I & 2 and then thought Norbit was a masterpiece?
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DIRECTOR John Boorman is back in harness with The General star Brendan Gleeson, but this is a somewhat schizophrenic study of modern Ireland's search for identity.
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COMPLETE with some 'Allo, 'Allo moments, this underpowered action thriller tells the true story of the young men of the Lafayette Escadrille, the first American fighter-pilot squadron to see action in the First World War.
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FRACTURE star Ryan Gosling won a best actor Oscar nomination for this movie - but this exploration of an addictive stranglehold is only getting a brief run out at the MAC from today till Sunday, and at Warwick Arts Centre on Wednesday and Thursday.
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