A-Z FILM GUIDE; TAKE THAT.Byline: DAVID EDWARDS David Edwards may refer to one of the following persons.
9 Cert 12A, 79mins *** Voices: Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, John C Reilly Good-looking but dramatically flat animation about a group of mechanical dolls eking eke 1 tr.v. eked, ek·ing, ekes 1. To supplement with great effort. Used with out: eked out an income by working two jobs. 2. out an existence in a postapocalyptic world. AN EDUCATION Cert 12A, 100mins **** Starring: Carey Mulligan mul·li·gan n. A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. [Probably from the name Mulligan.] Noun 1. , Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper Enjoyable drama about a schoolgirl in the 1960s who forsakes her education to embark on an affair with an older man. Mulligan is truly a name to watch. CIRQUE DU FREAK  This article or section reads like a and may need a .Please help [ to improve this article] to make it in tone and meet Wikipedia's . : THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT Cert 12A, 109mins ** Starring: John C Reilly, Josh Hutcherson Dull teen horror about two pals thrown into a supernatural world after visiting a travelling freak show. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Cert U, 90mins ***** Voices: Bill Hader, James Caan, Anna Faris, Bruce Campbell Terrific animation about a young scientist whose latest invention, which converts water to food, brings fame then disaster to his home town. COFFIN ROCK Cert 15, 92mins ** Starring: Lisa Chapell, Sam Parsonson Cape Fear meets Fatal Attraction in a predictable stalker thriller. A woman is terrorised by a young drifter she sleeps with. COLIN Cert 18, 97mins ** Starring: Alastair Kirton, Daisy Aitkens Brit zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. movie - supposedly shot for pounds 45 - follows a newly-bitten member of the living dead. COUPLES RETREAT Cert 15, 113mins * Starring: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Malin Akerman Plain unfunny comedy about four couples who go on holiday together to a personal development resort. Avoid. DEAD MAN RUNNING Cert 15, 92mins ** Starring: Tamer Hassan, Danny Dyer, 50 Cent Yet another larky lark·y adj. lark·i·er, lark·i·est 1. High-spirited; zestful: "It's a very larky Nureyev whom we see  a buoyant imp who . . . British crime flick, this time about an East End naughty boy who's
given 24 hours to repay a pounds 100,000 debt to a mobster.
FANTASTIC MR FOX Cert PG, 87mins **** Voices: Bill Murray, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Owen Wilson King of kook Wes Anderson delivers a witty animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's much-loved novella novella: see novel. novella Story with a compact and pointed plot, often realistic and satiric in tone. Originating in Italy during the Middle Ages, it was often based on local events; individual tales often were gathered into collections. about a fox whose habit of rustling chickens causes all manner of bother. FAME Cert PG, 107mins *** Starring: Debbie Allen, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne Average 'reinvention' of the 1980 original as a cast of good-looking teens enrol at the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. High School Of Performing Arts The High School of Performing Arts, more formally known as The School of Performing Arts: A Division of the Fiorello H La Guardia High School of Music and the Arts, informally known as "PA", was a public alternative high school in New York, New York, USA that existed from 1948 to pursue their dreams. It has a dearth of memorable tunes, but teens should lap it up. THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS Cert 12A 123mins ** Starring: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp Terry Gilliam's trademark wackiness is on full display in this tale of a travelling showman who's made a deal with the devil A deal with the Devil, pact with the Devil, or Faustian bargain is a cultural motif widespread wherever the Devil is vividly present, most familiar in the legend of Faust and the figure of Mephistopheles, but elemental to many Christian folktales. . It features Heath Ledger's last screen role. THE INVENTION OF LYING Cert 12A, 100mins ** Starring: Ricky Gervais, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner Poor comedy about a man who discovers how to fib in a world where everyone tells the truth. JOHNNY MAD DOG Cert 15, 98mins **** Starring: Christophe Minie, Daisy Victoria Vandy Ferocious drama looking at the child soldiers forced to fight in Liberia's bloody civil war. Rather hard to watch but impossible to forget. MANAGEMENT Cert 15 93mins ** Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn Forgettable for·get·ta·ble adj. Fit or apt to be forgotten: a movie with very forgettable characters. Adj. 1. forgettable - easily forgotten unforgettable - impossible to forget romantic comedy about a motel manager who falls for one of his residents. Aniston does her Friends thing again. MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT Cert PG, 111mins * Starring: Michael Jackson Nothing more than a sad exercise in wringing every last penny from Jackson's legacy. This isn't it. PANDORUM Cert 15, 108mins ** Starring: Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster Disappointing sci-fi horror in which two astronauts awaken from their deepsleep pods to discover they are not alone. PAPER HEART Cert PG, 88mins **** Starring: Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera Charming mock-doc that follows US comedian Yi around the world as she attempts to find out what love is. Twee but heartwarming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing adj. 1. Causing gladness and pleasure. 2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale. Adj. 1. stuff. THE PROPOSAL Cert 12A, 108mins ** Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds Utterly predictable rom-com concerning a ball-busting female boss who blackmails her PA into marrying her to prevent deportation. THE SOLOIST Cert 12A, 117mins ** Starring: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr Decent performances are the only things to recommend about this mostly uninvolving drama about a homeless but talented musician. TRIANGLE Cert 15, 99mins * Starring: Melissa George, Liam Hemsworth Unbelievably bad chiller chill·er n. 1. One that chills. 2. A frightening story, especially one involving violence, evil, or the supernatural; a thriller. chiller Noun 1. in which a shipwrecked yacht crew make the mistake of hitching a ride on a passing liner. UP Cert U, 102mins ***** Voices: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer Pixar's 10th film is one of their finest yet. A touching and great-looking tale of a grumpy old man who attaches balloons to his house and heads to South America for adventure. VINYAN Cert 18, 92mins ** Starring: Rufus Sewell, Emanuelle Bart Pretentious psychological horror as a couple hire pirates to take them into Burma in search of their missing son. WHITE LIGHTNIN' Cert 18, 92mins **** Starring: Edward Hogg, Carrie Fisher Searing sear 1 v. seared, sear·ing, sears v.tr. 1. To char, scorch, or burn the surface of with or as if with a hot instrument. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. biopic bi·o·pic n. A film or television biography, often with fictionalized episodes. biopic Noun Informal a film based on the life of a famous person [bio(graphical) + pic(ture)] of a West Virginian no-gooder who's saved from drugs by his love of dance. Very dark. ZOMBIELAND Cert 15, 88mins **** Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson Wonderfully good comedy about four survivors of a zombie apocalypse on a US cross-country trip. |
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