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Movie Review: Shutter Island

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SHUTTER Island sees legendary director Martin Scorsese team up with Leonardo DiCaprio for a fourth time.

Movie Review: Alice in Wonderland

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ALICE in Wonderland is director Tim Burton’s take on Lewis Carroll’s classic tale of Alice (Mia Wasikowska) and her trip to a magical world full of fantastic characters.

Movie Review: Leap Year

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LEAP Year is a romantic comedy starring Amy Adams as Anna, a woman with a plan to propose to her boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott) on the Irish tradition Leap Day, held on February 29.

Airdrie singer aims to impress

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIRDRIE singer/songwriter Derek Craney is set to play the biggest music event of his life.

Movie Review: The Lovely Bones

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE Lovely Bones is based on the best-selling book by Alice Sebold and tells the story of 14-year-old Susie Salmon (played by Saoirse Ronan).

Movie Review: The Wolfman

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE Wolf Man is a remake of the 1941 Lon Chaney Jr-starring original horror about a man bitten and cursed by a werewolf, with the furry role filled this time around by Benicio Del Toro.

Movie Review: Invictus

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

INVICTUS tells the true story of Nelson Mandela (played by Morgan Freeman) and his attempts to bring the racially-divided people of South Africa together.

Movie Review: Brothers

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BROTHERS is a drama focussing on a love triangle affected by the Afghan War.

Movie Review: Up in the Air

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

UP in the Air stars George Clooney as corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham, who is determined to reach his ‘Holy Grail’ of 10 million frequent flyer miles.

Movie Review: It’s Complicated

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IT’S Complicated is a romantic comedy with an older theme starring Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin as Jane and Jake, a divorced couple who reignite their passion for each other.

Movie Review: The Road

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE Road is based on the critically-acclaimed novel by Cormac McCarthy and tells the story of Man (Viggo Mortensen) and Boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a father and son travelling through the ruins of post-apocalyptic America.

Movie Review: Top 10 movies of 2009

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ANOTHER year has bitten the dust quicker than Robert Pattinson whips his shirt off... And so now I bring to you, in no particular order, my top 10 films of 2009:

Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SHERLOCK Holmes is Brit director Guy Ritchie’s take on the popular detective, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the titular character.

Movie Review: Avatar

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

AVATAR is the first movie from renowned director James Cameron since Titanic and stars Sam Worthington as paraplegic marine Jake Sully.

Movie Review: Where the Wild Things Are

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

WHERE the Wild Things Are is the big-screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak's popular children's book.

Movie Review: Law Abiding Citizen

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

LAW Abiding Citizen stars Gerard Butler as Clyde Shelton, a man seeking revenge against the American justice system after the murder of his wife and daughter 10 years earlier.

Movie review: New Moon

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

THE Twilight Saga: New Moon is the second installment in Stephenie Meyer’s popular series of books about lovers Bella Swan (Kirsten Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson).

Movie review: Saw VI

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SAW VI is the latest yearly instalment of horror provided by the gore-filled Saw franchise. This one picks up from where the fifth film ended, with Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) as the successor to the evil Jigsaw’s (Tobin Bell) legacy.

Movie review: Up

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

UP is the latest animation from Pixar and Disney and tells the story of 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen, who attaches thousands of balloons to his house so he can fly away and visit the wilds of South America.

Movie review: The Soloist

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

THE Soloist is based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers (played by Jamie Foxx), a mentally ill, homeless street musician who possesses a great musical gift, despite having to use broken instruments.