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Quantum of Solace

(12A)

At the movies - Daniel Craig as James Bond in Quantum of SolaceQuantum of Solace? You what? Worst Bond title ever, no question. After announcing the title a few months you couldn't help thinking that since James had got a bit shaken and stirred over ... (31/10/2008) Read More [Read More]


Taken

(15)

At the movies - TakenYou might think it's a glamorous and easy life living in Paris and being an Albanian kidnapper, but let me tell you that is far from the truth ... (28/10/2008) Read More [Read More]


Brideshead Revisited

(12A)

At the movies - Brideshead RevisitedSome said it couldn't be done. Some said it should never have been attempted. I say 'oooh, it looks so sumptuous, I can forgive it anything' ... (07/10/2008) Read More [Read More]


Righteous Kill

(15)

At the movies - Righteous KillIn 1974, two exciting young actors named Al Pacino and Robert De Niro were placed in lead roles in Francis Ford Coppola's epic The Godfather Part II. While both were ... (04/10/2008) Read More [Read more]


Death Race

(15)

At the movies - Deat RaceRoll up, roll up ladies and gents... and be ready to suspend your disbelief because Death Race is not a spoof - though it should be ... (30/09/2008) Read More [Read More]


Tropic Thunder

(15)

At the movies - Tropic ThunderTropic Thunder is a spoof, about the movie business. The premise behind the film which was directed and co-written by the star of the movie Ben Stiller, is promising. A ... (26/09/2008) Read More [Read more]


RockNRolla

(15)

At the movies - RocknrollaWell stone me, if I ain't a well famous mockney director and I've 'ad a few right flops darn the old box office lately and I thunk to meself 'mate, ... (19/09/2008) Read More [Read More]


Step Brothers

(15A)

At the movies - Step BrothersBrennan Huff (Will Ferrell) is a thirty-nine-year-old who still lives with his divorced mother. Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) is a forty-year-old who lives with his widower father ... (09/09/2008) Read More [Read More]


Hellboy II: The Golden Army

(12A)

At the movies - HellboyHellboy is a giant red spawn of the underworld monster good-guy who due to the odd quirk of fate now helps out the US Government in tackling bad guy monsters, ... (03/09/2008) Read More [Read More]


Star Wars: The Clone Wars

(12A)

At the movies - Star Wars: The Clone WarsNow I'm not much of a cook, but in my younger years I used to be quite proud of my spaghetti Bolognese. I made it simply for many years until I ... (03/09/2008) Read More [Read More]


The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

(12A)

At the movies - The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon EmperorThe Mummy series continues as floppy-haired adventurer Rick battles resurrected Chinese Emperor (Jet Li) taking him on a journey with his son Alex, wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and brother-in-law Jonathan ... (19/08/2008) Read More [Read More]


X Files: I Want To Believe

(15)

At the movies - X FilesThings are getting strange I'm starting to worry - this could be a mediocre film about Mulder and Scully ... (19/08/2008) Read More [Read More]


Batmans returns... better than ever

THE DARK KNIGHT (12A)

At the movies - Heath Ledger as Joker in The Dark KnightHoly-summer-blockbuster-Batman! not another superhero movie. The six weeks from mid-July to August are what are commonly known in newspaper land as silly season. But let's face it cinemas get a tad ... (06/08/2008) Read More [Read full review]


WALL.E

At the movies - Wall-EMany years ago in the dark years of the early 1980s I went to the Electra cinema in Newport Pagnell with my younger brother. The Electra cinema (alas now no longer ... (23/07/2008) Read More [Read More]


Flawed superhero fails to soar

HANCOCK (12A)

At the movies - Will Smith in HancockWhat a brilliant movie idea. A super hero who doesn't really know how to be a superhero. How relatable, how 'real'. The film opens with a dishevelled-looking Hancock ... (11/07/2008) Read More [Read More]


Kung Fu Panda

Cert PG

At the movies - Kung Fu PandaPo the Panda, a waiter in a noodle restaurant, is fanatic about kung fu but also somewhat fanatical about food so is seriously lacking in the Bruce Lee department ... (09/07/2008) Read More [Read More]


Remember this name

SPOTLIGHT ON...DAVID MAHMOUDIEH, FILM-MAKER

At the movies - David MahmoudiehWe've all seen them. Those favoured, talented people who have won an award.Mouths open in astonishment, eyes shining with pleasure, struggling to their feet,making their way graciously through the cheering ... (09/07/2008) Read More [Read More]


The Bank Job

Cert: 15

At the movies - Jason Statham in the Bank JobThis had a lot of hype beforehand and, I suspect like many people, I was half expecting something along the lines of Lock Stock but..., right from the start, there was always a bit more to this film than a dodgey East End gangster thug-fest ... (04/04/2008) Read More [Read more]


Old farts' film has a nasty smell

FILM REVIEW: THE BUCKET LIST

At the movies - The Bucket ListIn 1986 director Rob Reiner gave us one of the outstanding films of the decade in Stand By Me, the perennial tale of youthful enthusiasm budding out to explore this ... (17/11/2008) Read More [Read more]


Juno

12A

At the movies - JunoIf I had a quid for every time someone said: "School days they're the best days of your life," I'd be quite the wealthy man about town ... (06/03/2008) Read More [Read more]


National Treasure: Book of Secrets

PG

At the movies - National Treasure: Book of SecretsShock! Horror! According to reports, Nicholas Cage has grown so tired of acting in blockbuster movies he's threatening to quit the industry! Go for it Nicholas. Preferably the sooner the ... (17/11/2008) Read More [Read more]


Sweeney Todd - a cut above the rest

At the movies - Sweeney ToddNever mind who ate all the pies, it's what's in them that counts. Forget those various Z-list post- Christmas yoga yourself thin videos. (08/02/2008) Read More [Read more]


Family Guy strikes back with Star Wars spoof

DVD REVIEW

At the movies - Family GuyNow I am not a big Star Wars fan but I do love Family Guy so when the two merged I was a little sceptical ... (18/01/2008) Read More [Read More]


Bedford College student's success at awards ceremony

At the movies - Phil FeeneyPhil Feeney from Bedford College was celebrating last week, as he was formally recognised for success in a national competition at an awards ceremony held in London ... (18/12/2007) Read More [Read More]


It all points to a Xmas blockbuster

FILM REVIEW: THE GOLDEN COMPASS

At the movies - The Golden CompassBears have been hitting the headlines this week. There was that tricky moment in Sudan when a six year old's teddy called Mohammed caused outrage among Muslim fundamentalists ... (25/01/2008) Read More [Read More]


Disney pokes fun at itself - and it's enchanting

FILM REVIEW: ENCHANTED

At the movies - EnchantedOnce upon a time there lived a giant corporation called Disney. This business was soooo big that today it warrants 155,000,000 hits on Google! The man who founded the company ... (07/12/2007) Read More [Read More]


Here's to those little differences

REVIEW: FILMSTOCK 8

At the movies - Planet TerrorDo you know what the funniest thing about Filmstock is? It's the little differences. Example. You can walk into the movie theatre and buy a beer. And I don't mean just ... (07/12/2007) Read More [Read More]


Eight years on, still going strong ... but for how long?

FILMSTOCK FEATURE

At the movies - Filmstock creators Neil Fox, left with Justin Doherty.  Picture by Mark WooldridgeLuton's international film festival Filmstock gets underway on Thursday with its directors revealing they plan to go out at the top ... (28/10/2007) Read More [Read More]


Big screen debut for filmmakers

At the movies - Revenge of the DeadThe first screening of Troubled a feature film written, produced, directed and filmed by Jason Impey and Natalie Pledger, former students of Bedford College, hit the big screen at Milton ... (26/09/2007) Read More [Read More]


Film about Bedfordshire gets a premiere

At the movies - At the MoviesA local film got its debut at Luton's Library Theatre yesterday. Made by Five Feet Films and sponsored by Pictons solicitors 'The Bedfordshire Clanger' tells the story of a charity cyclist ... (26/09/2007) Read More [Read more...]


Young film-maker looks set to scoop third award of the year


At the movies - Looking For MarilynA budding film producer is well on his way to a hat-trick of awards in 2008. Michael Berliner, 22, of Ickwell Road, Northill, has had his latest film 'Looking For Marilyn' ... (24/10/2008) Read More [Read More]

Going underground

THE UNDERGROUND CINEMA
At the movies - Filmstock creators Neil Fox, left with Justin Doherty.  Picture by Mark WooldridgeThe future of film in Luton is here. From Monday September 29 a new film club will bring you the very best in world, rare and independent cinema in the highest ... (17/11/2008) Read More [Read More]

Film scoops award

BY LUI STRACCIA
At the movies - Richard Angol as 'Clyde' being tortured by a gangster's wifeA gangster film which starred two Luton actors has won a prestigious award. Cash and Curry received the Special Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Portobello Film Festival 2008 ... (23/09/2008) Read More [Read More]

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