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How to Train Your Dragon 2
Bigger and even richer than the terrific 2010 hit animation, this sequel is also quite possibly the best action-adventure movie of the year. Not only are its big set-pieces thrillingly rendered with first-rate special effects,...
Movie Review posted on 11th July 2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction
With each film in the Transformer saga, Michael Bay makes it clear that all he's interested in are massive metallic special effects bashing into each other and usually exploding. Because otherwise this is a vacuous...
Movie Review posted on 11th July 2014
BOYHOOD is a once-in-a-lifetime classic
Shot over 12 years, Richard Linklater's new film Boyhood is being called the best movie of the decade. Its cast members have been out talking about the experience.Co-stars Ellar Coltrane and Lorelei Linklater in 'Boyhood'Ethan...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th July 2014
A Week In Movies: Stars Stage Photo-Calls As Apes, Greek Gods And Musicians, While Will Ferrell Films In Los Angeles
It was a week for photo-calls, as the cast of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes gathered in San Francisco. Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Keri Russell and director Matt Reeves were all...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th July 2014
Chef is the Summer's First Sleeper Hit
Every summer has its sleepers. Last year the surprise box office hits included the heist thriller Now You See Me, the comedy We're the Millers and Woody Allen's drama Blue Jasmine. In 2012 the unexpected...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th July 2014
'Tammy' Sees McCarthy in a Familiar Role
After a career playing bubbly, enthusiastic characters in small roles, Melissa McCarthy hit the big time with her Oscar-nominated turn in 2011's Bridesmaids. But she has played essentially the same character in her last three...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th July 2014
'Begin Again' Builds on the Magic of 'Once'
Dublin-born filmmaker John Carney is clearly obsessed with music, and especially its power to heal the human soul. His 2006 debut film Once is a low-key romantic odyssey set on the streets of Dublin starring...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th July 2014
Tammy
Melissa McCarthy is clearly in a rut: the title character in this film isn't very far removed from her previous roles in The Heat and Identity Thief. Yes, Tammy is another chubby slob who is...
Movie Review posted on 4th July 2014
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
Complex emotions and a gentle exploration of interpersonal connections make this Paris-set drama worth a look, especially since it's so nicely played by the eclectic cast. German filmmaker Sandra Nettlelbeck (Mostly Martha) lets the story...
Movie Review posted on 4th July 2014
Goddess
Simplistic and sometimes painfully goofy, this Australian musical comedy only holds the attention by occasionally touching on some real relational issues. Otherwise, filmmaker Mark Lamprell lets the tone veer so wildly from colourful wackiness to...
Movie Review posted on 4th July 2014
Begin Again
Fans of the Oscar-winning 2006 Irish film Once (and its more recent stage-musical adaptation) may find this American drama a little derivative, but it's a strong story in its own right. This time writer-director John...
Movie Review posted on 4th July 2014
The Man Whose Mind Exploded
With sensitivity and a strong sense of humour, this documentary profiles both a strikingly eccentric man and an unusual mental-health issue. Filmmaker Toby Amies infuses his work with the cheeky personality of the central subject,...
Movie Review posted on 3rd July 2014
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
With echoes of Forrest Gump and Zelig, this jaggedly funny Swedish adventure traces the life of a centenarian who interacts with key figures throughout the 20th century. But this isn't a heartwarming slice of sentimentality;...
Movie Review posted on 3rd July 2014
The Golden Dream
Despite a tough and rather bleak story, this Central American drama is bolstered by strikingly beautiful cinematography and involving characters. As a result, the film is funny, scary and sometimes darkly unnerving simply because it...
Movie Review posted on 27th June 2014
Secret Sharer
This adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1909 short story ambitiously twists the premise to add a bit of sexual tension, although the plot can't quite sustain itself right to the end. Despite some vivid characters, sensual...
Movie Review posted on 27th June 2014
Chef
Like comfort food, this movie has very little nutritional value, but it sure goes down smoothly. This is one of those shamelessly delicious-looking films that makes our mouths water at the tasty dishes that are...
Movie Review posted on 27th June 2014
Keeping Rosy
Sleek and tightly constructed, this low-key British horror thriller worms its way under the skin to put us in what feels like an impossible situation. We may not be able to identify with everything the...
Movie Review posted on 27th June 2014
Camille Claudel 1915
With a stripped-down, bare-faced performance, Juliette Binoche is utterly wonderful in this tense French drama. Based on the real story of artist Camille Claudel, who was locked in an asylum by her family, the film...
Movie Review posted on 27th June 2014
Mistaken for Strangers
With a loose, rambling style, this documentary starts as a backstage glimpse of a rock tour before shifting into an exploration of brotherhood and finally into something much more self-reflective. It's a hybrid of comedy...
Movie Review posted on 27th June 2014
A Week In Movies: The Fault In Our Stars Hits London, Transformers Bows In Hong Kong, New Trailers For Washington, Daniels, Carrey And More
Fans lined the streets outside London's May Fair Hotel to glimpse the cast of the teen hit The Fault in Our Stars as they attended a special gala screening in advance of the film's opening...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th June 2014
'The Fault In Our Stars' Reaches Out To Its Fans
Adapting a much-beloved novel to the big screen is tricky business, but it always helps if the book's fanbase is made up of teen girls. They're the most loyal fans on earth, able to turn...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th June 2014
'Jersey Boys' Continues Flow From Stage to Screen
Movie producers are again turning to Broadway for source material for blockbusters, thanks to the mega-success of film adaptations like Mamma Mia and Les Miserables. And now the Tony and Olivier-winning Jersey Boys has been...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th June 2014
The Fault in Our Stars
Based on the beloved novel by John Green, this film is so squarely slanted toward teen girls that it is likely to annoy everyone else. Written and directed in a way that never allows even...
Movie Review posted on 20th June 2014
Jersey Boys
Music-lover Clint Eastwood adapts the long-running stage musical for the big screen with mixed results: it recounts a terrific true story but has an uneven pace. It also fails to put the events into any...
Movie Review posted on 20th June 2014
Chinese Puzzle
French filmmaker Cedric Klapisch keeps the tone light and the serious themes just under the surface as he revisits the lively characters from The Spanish Apartment (2002) and Russian Dolls (2005). Despite its comical plotting,...
Movie Review posted on 20th June 2014
Leave to Remain
With improv-style performances, using stories based on real-life experiences, this film has a strong blast of authenticity to shine light on a big issue. So it's frustrating that the narratives aren't more carefully developed to...
Movie Review posted on 19th June 2014
Miss Violence
Even fans of chillingly oblique new Greek cinema (see Dogtooth and Alps) will find this pitch-black drama utterly terrifying simply because it doesn't look like a horror movie. But it is. With subtle observation and...
Movie Review posted on 19th June 2014
3 Days to Kill
French filmmaker Luc Besson continues to combine family themes with intense violence (see Taken), but at least this film has a wry sense of humour about it. Director McG refuses to take the story seriously...
Movie Review posted on 19th June 2014
A Week In Movies: Snowpiercer Premieres In L.A., Dustin Hoffman Films In London, New Trailers Promise Sci-Fi, Black Comedy And Comic-Book Action
Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, Alison Pill and John Cho were among the celebrities who turned out this week for the opening night of the Los Angeles Film Festival, which kicked off with the premiere of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th June 2014
Ti West's 'The Sacrament' Plays With A Truth Story
While Ti West's latest horror movie The Sacrament is careful to declare that it's a work of fiction, anyone familiar with recent history will notice the strong similarities with real events...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th June 2014
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Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
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![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
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