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Jim Carrey's wackiest role yet
JIM Carrey may be well known for his wacky roles and never conforming to type but I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS is his wackiest big screen role to date and - incredibly - it’s a true story.
Kenneth Anger's memories of life on the wild side of film
SCORSESE and Warhol cited him as an influence. DAVID WHETSTONE meets maverick film-maker Kenneth Anger.
Surreal story suits Alice in Wonderland cast
ASSEMBLED in a grand ballroom, sitting beneath a picture of themselves having afternoon tea, the cast of Alice In Wonderland look suitably surreal.
Pixar speaker booked for Animex festival
AN animator from an Oscar nominated film will be among the speakers at Teesside University’s ANIMEX INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL next week.
Film Reviews & Previews
Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (18)
FOR the second time in as many years, Scandinavian cinema comes up trumps with a stylish and invigorating thriller guaranteed to have audiences teetering excitedly on the edge of their seats.
Review: Green Zone (15)
WHEN American and British forces withdraw completely from Iraq – a military strategy which seems unthinkable seven years into the campaign – the lasting legacy won’t be peace and democracy.
Review: Shutter Island (15)
THE lunatics are taking over the asylum, or that’s what Martin Scorsese’s impeccably crafted psychological thriller would have us believe.
Review: Alice in Wonderland (PG)
COMBINING a unique aesthetic, conjured from his twisted imagination, with dark humour and heartfelt emotion, Tim Burton has remained a visionary in a sea of profit- driven conformity.
Cinema Listings
Shutter Island
An explosive cutting edge drama starring Leonard DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo.
Shutter Island
An explosive cutting edge drama starring Leonard DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo.
Shutter Island
An explosive cutting edge drama starring Leonard DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo.
The Princess and the Frog
A young princess meets a frog with a desperate urge to be kissed.
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Review: Alice in Wonderland (PG)
COMBINING a unique aesthetic, conjured from his twisted imagination, with dark humour and heartfelt emotion, Tim Burton has remained a visionary in a sea of profit- driven conformity.
Review: Chloe (15)
DIRECTOR Atom Egoyan probes the destructive power of obsession in this English language adaptation of Anne Fontaine’s 2003 film, Nathalie.
Review: Case 39 (15)
SOME people are just too good to be true. That’s certainly the case in horror films– the person least likely to wield an axe with murderous intent invariably turns out to be the raging psychopath with evil in their heart.
