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5 live Review: Captain America

Can Captain America marvel Dr Mark, or will the comic book hero need his shield to defend himself from Kermode's wrath?

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Smells Like Smurf Spirit

With The Smurfs about to invade our screens in 3D, me and my band The Dodge Brothers perform our annual musical movie tribute with a skiffle rendition of the truly unforgettable Smurf Song.

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Little White Lars

I'm about to go and interview the controversial and mischevious Danish director He most recently caused outrage with the tasteless remarks he made at the Cannes Film Festival - but is anything that Von Trier says ever genuine or meant to be taken seriously?

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Twisting My Words

There was a story in The Irish Times recently about a DVD cover that misused a review by me to sell a film as hilarious when I had actually found it pretty unfunny.

It's happened to lots of critics and here I give you a few other examples of cheeky selective quotation.

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Recycling or Transforming?

 

There's been a lot of kerfuffle recently about the fact that Michael Bay has reused shots from his film The Island in Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon. There's nothing new about this, filmmakers have been recycling footage and sound effects for decades - but is that a good thing?

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Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon

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Wild About Harry

It's ten years since the Harry Potter films started and now we have reached the very last movie Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2. Here I review this final installment and lament the passing of a brilliant British franchise.

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Amazing Grace

I'm curating a film club at the Larmer Tree Festival this weekend and one of the movies I've programmed is Grace of My Heart - Alison Anders' brilliant fictional biopic based on the life of singer songwriter Carole King. It's a lost gem and I aim to change that...

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Short Stories and Which Blair is Best

In recent posts I've asked you which short stories have made great films (and lousy ones) also which Linda Blair films are best. Here I give some of your best responses an airing.

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Transformers 3 and the Truth About Blockbusters

Transformers: Dark of the Moon has opened to record breaking box office figures - but does this mean it's any good? Here I tell you the truth about blockbuster economics - but can you handle the truth?

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The Which Blair Project

I'm rarely star struck but one actress who has had that effect on me is

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