When did "late-period: Woody Allen start? Was it with Match Point (when he finally left New York for some new scenery)? Or should we consider these last ten, globe-trotting, years…
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It may be playing in cinemas but I’m not entirely convinced that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - and, by extension, the forthcoming Desolation of Smaug and There and Back…
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Despite my positive review for TT3D last week, I’m not a huge motorsport fan. In 1996 I worked on the last Nissan Mobil 500 race around the waterfront and couldn’t…
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When my usual movie-going partner was offered the chance to see the new Robin Hood her first question was “Who is playing Robin?” When I told her that it was…
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The two universes of Steven Spielberg's biggest films of the 70's and 80's collide in Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as Harrison Ford's ageing Indie and…
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My normal, equable, approach to Hollywood blockbuster product has been upset this week by the news that, in a decision of quite breathtaking cynicism, Warner Bros. are going to split…
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