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November 5, 2013
An Announcement
It is with a heavy heart that I make this weighty announcement about a new film.
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November 1, 2013
Surfing Safari
I recently contributed to a ’Surfposium’ in Cornwall and it set me thinking about the best surfing scenes in non-surfing movies. Here are my top five - some a bit controversial. But what are yours?
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October 29, 2013
The Perfect Trilogy
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I’ve just watched Before Midnight again on DVD - the follow-up to Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. I reckon it could complete the perfect trilogy - can you think of a better one?
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October 25, 2013
Ender’s Defenders
The big new release this week is Ender’s Game - a smart, thoughtful sci-fi movie. It’s courted controversy because of the opinions of the writer whose novel it is based on. But why should his views have any bearing on what we think of the film?
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October 22, 2013
True Stories?
There was a news story at the weekend about a history professor being hired to check that certain films stuck to the facts. Why the sudden interest in historical accuracy in Hollywood?
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October 18, 2013
Gothic
There's a fantastic season starting at the BFI Southbank celebrating the Gothic in cinema. Here I pick out some of my favourites from a rich programme.
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October 15, 2013
Hijacking Stories
The big movie this week is Captain Phillips starring Tom Hanks as the captain of a ship overrun by Somali pirates. A Hijacking - a nailbiting Danish thriller with the same theme - is out on DVD. The two films are very different but each is brilliant in its own way.
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October 11, 2013
Cineworld and Competition
Last December multiplex giant Cineworld acquired the Picturehouse arthouse chain. Now it has been ruled anti-competitive in certain places and they are being forced to sell some of the cinemas. What do you think of this development?
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October 8, 2013
Well Done U
We've launched a U certificate short film competition on Kermode and Mayo's Film Review - what are your favourite Us and what is the most unlikely one you can think of?
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October 4, 2013
And The Winner Will Be...
As the awards season rolls around the challenge is to predict the Academy Awards winners a whole five months before the Oscars ceremony.
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