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George Lucas’ Red Tails prepares for take-off The latest George Lucas production focuses on a group of African American pilots during World War II facing facing segregation and racism while serving in… 18/01/2012
Soderbergh goes Tarantino with “Haywire” Director Steven Soderbergh does not like to be labelled, and the oscar-winning maker of “Traffic,” the “Ocean’s” franchise and lately “Contagion” steps into… 17/01/2012
French thriller Dans la Tourmente on general release Dans la Tourmente – In Torment – is a French thriller which explores many of the social issues – cutbacks, poverty, brutal job outsourcing – facing France… 11/01/2012
Oscar buzz for Fiennes’ contemporary Coriolanus Shakespeare’s tragedy Coriolanus has been given a contemporary look by British actor Ralph Fiennes, in what is his directorial debut. He co-stars, alongside… 06/01/2012
The photographer, the nude model and pots and pots of paint Peruvian painter Piero Pereira has an unusual way of working; he covers his model in paint and then puts the music on. 05/01/2012
Eastwood uncovers enigmatic Hoover J. Edgar Hoover was at the helm of America’s law enforcement for almost 50 years. As the FBI’s first director he was both feared and admired. But behind… 02/01/2012
New freedoms revealed at Marrakech Film Festival The Marrakech Film Festival is an important event for the Moroccan cinema industry, which nowadays produces around 25 films a year. The government now… 09/12/2011
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows The new Sherlock Holmes movie is an action-packed thriller – which is no surprise as it is directed by Guy Ritchie, best known for excessively violent… 08/12/2011
With “Hugo” Martin Scorsese goes 3D Martin Scorsese’s new film Hugo, is in 3D. It is about an orphan boy called Hugo Cabret is a boy who has ended up as an orphan living secretly in a Paris… 24/11/2011
Doha celebrates successful festival The Doha-Tribeca film festival ends this weekend and the third edition has been a great occasion to see some of the best of what’s new in world cinema, like… 28/10/2011
Levy directs robot action flick Real Steel Australian actor Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Kenton in Real Steel, an out of work boxer – out of work because his sport has been taken over by 900 kilo robots. 13/10/2011
All for one: Three Musketeers fight in 3D The Three Musketeers are back on the big screen – this time in 3D – in a swashbuckling adventure based on Alexandre Dumas’ historical novel. 06/10/2011
Gosling says “Drive” is the film he always wanted to make Nicholas Winding Refn, the Danish director of Drive says he wanted his latest film to feel like a Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale. But his leading man, Ryan… 26/09/2011
Abduction likely to capture teen fans’ imagination The pitch for new movie Abduction reads like a recipe for teen success, with hearthrob actor Taylor Lautner playing a young man who discovers a photo of… 19/09/2011
Conan flops at US Box Office The highly anticipated action flick “Conan the Barbarian” is on its way to becoming one of this summers box office flops. Released in August, the film’s… 30/08/2011
The Devil’s Double: Iraq’s dark heart The Devil’s Double is a new film about Iraq. But instead of dealing with the American invasion like so many other recent films, it deals with Baghdad in its… 05/08/2011
Seventh Apes movie morals in action Cute chimp, willing to evolve, seeks scientific breakthrough. Result: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” Frieda Pinto and James Franco star in the story of how… 02/08/2011
Cowboys & Aliens, 1873 sci-fi Cowboys battle no-good extraterrestrials in 1873. “Cowboys & Aliens”, first a comic book, stars Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde. Jon Favreau… 28/07/2011
Superhero “Captain America” film released The latest potential box-office smash to hit the screens has had its premiere in Los Angeles. Chris Evans takes stars in “Captain America” Directed by Joe… 22/07/2011
Peter Chan does martial arts in ‘Wu Xia’ The latest movie from Hong Kong director Peter Chan takes him into the world of martial arts action. The film ‘Wu Xia’ revolves around a simple man who… 20/07/2011
Spanish drama heads for Hollywood remake Riding high on its success at home, award-winning Spanish drama “Cell 211” is about to inspire a Hollywood remake. The story of a young prison guard who… 14/07/2011
Final Potter film premieres in London Thousands of fans flocked to London’s Trafalgar Square, desperate to catch a glimpse of the stars of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – the final… 08/07/2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon opens in Moscow The third installment of the Transformers saga has just premiered at the Moscow film festival. 24/06/2011
Green Lantern hits silver screen Another superhero hits the silverscreen in “Green Lantern”, an adaptation of the comic book character of the same name. Ryan Reynolds stars as Hal Jordan… 16/06/2011
Super 8 harks back to Spielberg’s ET “Super 8” may not be by Steven Spielberg, but director JJ Abrams – of “Lost” fame – wanted it to feel like his icon’s early work nonetheless. 10/06/2011
X-Men: First Class goes back to beginning Set in the 1960s at the height of the Cold War, the prequel to the X-Men series, ‘X-Men: First Class’ is about to go on worldwide general release. 27/05/2011
Pirates 4 premieres at Cannes The latest installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this week. 10/05/2011
Winstone gets tough in ‘Tracker’ ‘Tracker’ is set in 1903 against the backdrop of New Zealand’s remote and rugged South Island. British actor Ray Winstone plays a Boer War veteran who is… 29/04/2011
Hammer time for Branagh The latest comic-book superhero to take to the silver screen is Thor – the hammer-wielding Norse god of thunder and lightning who is exiled to Earth. The… 25/04/2011
POTC: Porn as you’ve (probably) never seen it before"Pick of the Clicks looks at the most clicked story of the week on our website and how it is being treated elsewhere on the net. This week: 3D porn Adult… 22/04/2011
Detective Dee dominates HK Film Awards ‘Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame’ has swept the floor at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards, taking six prizes, including Best Director and… 20/04/2011
Young actress wows as teenage assassin The young Irish actress Saoirse Ronan gives a gritty performance as a teenage assassin in the action thriller Hanna. She stars alongside Hollywood… 07/04/2011
Director Duncan Jones’ latest sci fi expedition In his new film “Source Code” director Duncan Jones, steps out of his father David Bowie’s shadow, to cast an ensemble of A-list talent for the sci-fi… 06/04/2011
Sucker Punch fails to stun the critics Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch is about a group of young women trying to escape from a psychiatric hospital via a series of elaborate fantasies involving Nazi… 29/03/2011
Drive Angry: action movie from hell Drive Angry is an over-the-top horror movie that brings together satan, action and a 1969 Dodge Charger. Nicolas Cage plays a dead ne’er-do-well who escapes… 03/03/2011
The Fighter wins two Golden Globes Mark Wahlberg plays welterweight boxer Irish Mickey Ward in The Fighter, a tale of fighting and family. Ward wants to follow in the footsteps of his older… 18/01/2011
Shakespeare’s Tempest hits cinemas From the director of “Frida” and “Across the Universe” comes “The Tempest” which is out now. Julie Taymor has recruited the talents of an A-list cast… 12/01/2011
Season of the WitchNicholas Cage, Ron Perlman and Claire Foy star in “Season of the Witch” a supernatural action adventure yarn. The film is set in Europe but the entire… 06/01/2011
Weir’s latest tells tall escape taleSet in 1940 “The Way Back” is an epic story of survival against the odds directed by Peter Weir. The story revolves around a small group of prisoners who… 04/01/2011
“London Boulevard”Mitch, played by Colin Farrell, has just got out of jail. He lands a job as a handyman-cum-bodyguard for a reclusive film star, played by Keira Knightly… 02/12/2010
Washington and Pine “Unstoppable” box office successUS director Tony Scott has paired up with Denzel Washington once again for his latest film “Unstoppable”. Co-starring up-and-coming talent Chris Pine, it… 22/11/2010
‘RED’ alert for retired spiesBased on a cult comic book series of the same name, RED is the story of a retired CIA agent who realises his ex-employer has hired an assassin to kill him and… 15/10/2010
New US thrillers to soon hit screens in Europe“Hell is others” goes the saying – and there is nothing more true in M. Night Shyamalan’s latest production, “Devil”, in which a group of people stuck in an… 17/09/2010
Affleck’s The Town shows at VeniceBen Affleck’s latest film The Town has just premiered out of competition at Venice. Jeremy Renner of the Hurt Locker, Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall star in the… 09/09/2010
“Takers”: turning bad guys goodWhen are the bad guys really the good guys? In this post financial crisis world of ours, robbing banks helps and that’s what the band of merry men do in… 31/08/2010
Sly’s take on ‘Dogs of War’Sylvester Stallone has assembled a who’s who of action heroes – including Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren, Jason Statham and Jet Li – for “The Expendables.”… 06/08/2010
The Sorcerer’s ApprenticeNicholas Cage has joined the race to replace Harry Potter with a tale about – guess what? Yup, a teenage wizard. The film has the usual stellar cast, … 09/07/2010
The last AirbenderThe Last Airbender is the latest CGI-powered avatar yarn to hit the silver screen. Action-packed with glorious scenery, breath-taking SFXs and lots of wham… 08/07/2010
Karate Kid remake gets new punchThe modern remake of the Karate Kid chronicles the life of a youngster who moves to China with his family and outwits the neighbourhood bullies by learning… 23/06/2010
Knight and DayTom Cruise and Cameron Diaz re-unite in this non-stop spy-action-comedy-action-slightly-romantic-action… er adventure. Critics have been on the sniffy side… 22/06/2010
Robin Hood goes back to basicsRidley Scott’s contribution to this summer’s blockbuster season is Robin Hood, which was shown out of competition as a curtain raiser at the Cannes Film… 13/05/2010
Prince of Persia, The Sands of TimeGiving the Leicester Square Odeon the cold shoulder, summer blockbuster “Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time” was premiered at the Westfield shopping centre… 10/05/2010
Travolta back on the big screenJohn Travolta returns to the big screen in action movie From Paris With Love, by French film maker Pierre Morel, from a story by Luc Besson. 09/02/2010
Gamer on screensWritten and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, Gamer is an action-packed thriller starring Gerard Butler. Loud explosions, plenty of special… 16/09/2009
12 Rounds hits the screenDirector Renny Harlin’s new film “12 Rounds” stars wrestler John Cena. The film is a feast of boom bang-a-bang action, special effects and stunts, loosely… 02/06/2009
