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Dus ( l2.-\I I.-\nuhha\ Smha. lnIha. 2(lII5I Santa} Dull. Snnil Shell). .I\thxhel\ liaehehan. ISZmIn. Indian thrIller ahnut an anti-terrnrixt xquad lighting IIIIlItaIIIx. But Ix there a traitnr in their mIdxt .’ (‘I/II'II nr/I/ RI'Il/l't'ti SHIT]. (i/Ilwun. (i/leg'rrti.
ET (l'l.... ISIe\ en Spielberg. l'S.-\. IUXZIStm en Spielherg'x elaxxie .Ihnut a grnup nl' liat'th ehtldt'en \\ hn help a xlranded alien hntanixt tetIIIn hnme (~ I'II'I'II‘iI'. I'II/IIIIIIII‘e/I.
Fantastic FourIl’( il .. t l'InI Stnr). l'S/(Ierman). ZIHISI lnan (II'IIIIIIII. Jexxiea Alba. ('hrix li\anx. Michael ('lnklIx. Julian .\le.\lahnn. ltlhmin. Braxh. empt). tirexnine and alarmingl) dull \eI'xInn nl‘ a elaxxie eninie hnnk xeriex. (iI'III'rIIl H'IUIIH' * Festival I IS) .... I.-\nnie (Iril'lin IR. 3005) Daniela .\'ardInI. Stephen Mangan. Amelia BulmnIe, Bill} ('aIteI. 1.}ndxe)‘ Marxhal. lll7inin lidinhurgh III Auguxt i.x ltell l‘nr xnme hut nirxana t'nI' ntherx. Annie (Iritlin'x darkl} ltlllll}. lilllt} enxemhle drama ahnut the l‘ringe l‘extnal ma)‘ juxt he the \aeeine )ntt need agamxt the Auguxt madnexx. .S'I'II'I H'tl I'(']('ll\t'. Fight Club ( 18).... (l).t\ III l'iitteher. l‘S. I‘NUI Brad Pitt. lad .\'nt'lnn llelena Iinnham ('arter. ISSmIn. Maxeulinit} Ix III a Inexx and enanIInI-I IxIII Ix to blame \lL‘lt lt;t\e heenme dnetle xpeetatnrx nl lil'e aeenrding In lie/II (‘lII/I. l‘ineher‘x enntrm eeral adaptatinn nt (‘huek l’alahntuk'x nn\el. ln reeklexx I'expnnxe tn thix late 20th eentur} malaIxe. \nrtnn‘x enmpliant xpeetatnr teamx up \\ Ith l’Itt'x mixehie\nux l) ler Durden In lnrnI an aIeIIa I'nr tnen tn heat eaeh ntheI In a pulp and thux reennneet \\ Ith the maid lt'x llll and mex. but ennIIgh III the punehex ennneet In xtartle e\ en the IIIan meelx nl \ IC\\('I\. (‘ I'II'I‘II'II‘. I'JI/III/mre/I.
Four Weddings and a Funeral I 1%. ... (Mike Nt'xxell.l R. l‘)‘) it llIIgh (Irant. Andie .\lael)n\\ ell. KIIxtIII Sentt ‘l'hnmax. ll7mm. Sweet hut xtIIIl_\ linglithan (‘harlie I( IrantI Ix ennx IIIeI-Il
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Fresh Fruit (Boys’ Shorts) I IHI IVaI'InIIxI TSIIIIII. .\ enlleettnn nl' xhnrt talex nl _\nung ga} lnxe: tirxt ga} experieneex. gender enntuxinn. tannl} relatInIIthpx and the pIexxurex and hardxlnpx nt‘ heing ga_\. 'l‘lIIx xet nl xhnrtx e\plnrex e\eI'_\ axpeet nl' the tnnlitmatinn nl male xe\ualat_\ and gender ennluxinn. l’aIt nl the l.nnIlnn liexlnan and (I.I_\ l'lllll l'extnal nn 'l‘nIII'. (i/legnn l'l/nt I'III’IIII'I'. (i/uwmi. GoodFellas I lIS’l ..... (Martin Senrxexe. l‘S. l‘)‘)(lI Rnhert De .\'irn. Ray lintla. Jne l’exei. l.nrraine lit'aen. l’attl
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The Goonies I l’( it .. IRIehard l)nIIneI. l'S. I‘lIS'SI Sean :\xtm. Jnxh Brnlin. .lell' ('nhen. llZInin. Rather dire teenlltek. III \thieh xe\ en lndx gn III xeat'eh nl huried tIeaque and ate lnllnu ed ltnll) h} \ Ieinux
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Dan Harris’ galvanising debut film details a year in the lives of an upper middle- class suburban family as they fall into a pit of tragedy. Reminiscent of both The Ice
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PU) ... ((‘hrix ('nlumhIIx. l‘S/I'K. 2002) Daniel Radcliffe. Kenneth liranagh. RIihhie ('nltrane. l()()llllll. lt'x the hn) -\\'i/ard'.x xeennd war at llttg\\;tl‘lx Sehnnl nl~ \Viteheratt and Wi/ardr} \\ here L'\ ll l'ItI‘L‘ex have l'L'lCélSCtl It \‘ieinttx \L‘t'peltl Intn tlte enrridnrx. In line with JK
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I('hri.x (’nlumhux. l'S/l'lx', 2()()l ) Daniel Radcliffe. Rnhhie ('nltrane. Maggie Smith. Jnhn ('leexe. Richard llarrix. Julie \Valtetx. l52min. l‘eehle. hidenttx hig xereen \erxinn III a JK Rn“ ling _\a\\n-inxpiring dehut ehildren'x lantaxy ahnut a puhlie xehnnl \x'I/ard and hix repellent l‘riendx. (' I'II'rIrII'. Iz'IliII/mrgh.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (I’m 000 IAII‘IIanI ('uarnn. l'S. 3004) Daniel Radcliffe. Richard (iril'lithx. l’am l-‘errix. l‘Inna Sha“. (Iar) ()ldnian. lJlInIn. lt Ix the xIImmer helinre llarry'x third year at llnguartx. and he hax heard that It ix SIrqu Blaek ((ittl') ()ldmanl. a renegade u i/ard. ix the l’rixnner ntflszahan. What llarr} dnexn‘t xuxpeet ix that Black hax exeaped and ix enming alter him. lixpeetatinnx are riding high tnr Ila/Tr l’UHt'I' .I’. with a next direetnr in ('uarnn I l' 'III .llImIIi 'IIun/ut‘n I. and a darker. mnre enmplex hnnk tn adapt. 'l‘here Ix ennugh darlx humnur. xpeetaeular et'l'eetx and appealing perl‘nrmaneex tn keep _\nu trapped in the t‘ranehixe. But llarr_\ 'x llk‘“ ad\enture ix alxn pnndernIIx and merlnng. regular I’IIHI'r xereetm riter Sim en Klnxex' ennt'uxIng. rambling. xtrueturall} inenlierent xeripl. In \\ hieh eharaeterx appear and dixappear and plnt turnx are ne\ er realixed. keepx the dnnr I'nml} elnxed nn thix prixate L‘ltllt. (IF/(’(ll‘lt'. I‘.'(/lIl/}lll'_L'/l.
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Storm and American Beauty, it also boasts one of Sigourney Weaver’s finest performances to date.
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Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings I ISI 00.. IIiIthIr Rein. (Ierman). JIM—ll llenr} :\rnnld. Salnme lx'ammer. .lnrg .-\ltme} er. .\liehael l'x'auxeh. \latthiax lx'nIexlteek. (‘hI'ixtian lennard. (Nlnnn. ReIt/x enlnxxal ehrnniele nl lilth eentur) (Ierman lile enntinuex in thix mImenxel) x.ItIxI_\Ing tlnrd inxtallment ulneh xpanx the tall nt~ the Berlin Wall m WIS“) tn the mtllemum e\ e eelehratinnx \xlnle I'ex IxItIng the llunxruek regtnn III the lit'xt llt'lIHII/ xeriex. (i/mguu I'i/nI 'I'III’IIII‘I’. (i/menn.
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy I l’( il ... I(Iarth JennIngx. l‘S/l’lx'. 2005i .\lartin l‘reeman. .\lnx Del". Sam Ruck“ ell. /.nne_\ Dexehanel. liill Nigh}. l lllmin. l'iirxt time I'eature direetnr .lenningx liax mnulded Adam‘x xereenpla} Iuritten xhnrtl} helnre hIx premature death in Zillll l Intn an meredihl} gnnd lnnkmg lilm. Arthur Dent IlireemanI exeapex liarth'x detnnlitinn \\ Ith hix alien l'riend l‘nrd l’rel'eet (Det'l h} hItehing a ride \\ Ith the \'ngnnx. nnl} tn he rexeued h} in}rIdIng (Ialaetie l’rexIdent Zaphnd lieehlehrm IRnelnxellI nn dream xltlp the Heart Ill~ ( inld. [lillc'V head (In m_\tliieal planet \lagrathea. .\linnr nigglex Imnxtl) ahnut eharaeterixatInnx and next eharaeterxt Ilnn't detraet l'rnm the laet that thix lilttI Ix \tell unrtlt the nail. (il'lHl't'IllH'. (i/menn.
Imaginary Heroes I I.\’I .00 llarrix. l'S/(Ierman}I’lielgium. ZIIIIJI Signurne} \Veawr. litmle llii'xeh. .lel'l Danielx. \liehelle \Villiamx. Kip l’ardue. lllnun. .\latt Il’arduel. a _\nung ()1) triple x“ mnmng prnxpeet. enmmttx quI‘Ide. 'l‘lte \lttl'} Ix lllL‘ll lUltl l't'tttll lltL‘ [tL‘I'xpet‘lh e (\l ltl\ hrnther 'lim Illirxhl and u e are Intrndueed In hIx I_\pIeal xuhurhan lllIt\ ie lamil}.
n\ erhearing lather IDanIelxI. ennl enllege xtudent xIxter I\\'IllIamxI and knnk} Innther I\\e:I\erI. lnterextmg Ianuhal dexeetinn III [S middle elaxx tttnt'ex. (‘HII'iIIt/‘ltl Rt’Il/I't’lt .SII'I'I'I. (i/Irxeun. (i/Irxgmi .' l’l/HI/lt’ll'fl’. III/III/tmg/I.
The Incredibles I l’( i l .00. Bird. l'S.I\. ZIIII-II \"nieex nt‘ ('raig 'l‘ .\'elxnn. llnll} Hunter. Samuel 1. .laelxxnn. .laxnn l.ee. llllmin. linh l’arI' I.v\lx';\ .\lr lnet‘edihlel Ix an n\ er\\ eight inxuranee elerk li\ Ing III xuhurhia. hut thix uaxn‘t :Il\\a_\ x the eaxe. ()nee upnn a time he \Iax a pnpular dn gnnder xttperhern. ax \\;t\ hix \\ile llelen I:\l\’.v\ lilaxtigirll. But nne night xnmething \\ ent “mug and all xuperhernex had In he reaxximilated intn xneiet) thrnugh a kind nl \\ Itnexx prnteetinn xeheme. ’l'he l’arrx nIm ha\ e an a\erage littitil) lil'e \xith xnnte \er} nna\erage lxidx. hut xnmenne Ix altnut tn text thix l'amil) 'x unIt_\ tn the ma\. .'\\lt\l|lltllllg_'. \xitt} and limit) l’I\ar animated ad\enture Iilm that puxhex all the tight huttnnx and ret'ereneex all the ltext lilmx and elaxxte 'l'\' xeriex. l.el'x laee it. Iltix Ix ittxt lie Inn gnItIl lot there lxldx. (i/Iixgun l'iim I'III’IIII'I'. (i/I/xgun',‘ (' I'lI'I'II'II'. l'fI/I'II/mrg/I.
ITV50: Made in Britain I 1.x» 0... t:\l;llt (‘larlxe. l'lx'. 10821 'l‘im Rnth. ‘l’err'\ Riehardx. lzrie Riehard. l‘rankie ('nxgrm e. l(l()mIn. Seminal drama ahnut the rixe and tall nt‘ a raxeixt llritixh xkinhead. ()ne nt the matnt' unrkx tn emerge trnIn ('larlx‘x prnlilie «\llx pet'tnd. I'i/m/IIIIIII‘. lit/III/Hll'g'll.
ITV50: Surreal Comedy I l’( it (Varintix. l'lx'I |ll(lmm. .\ enlleetinn nl “end and \xnnIlerlul xhnux lrnm l'l'\'x \aultx. ineludex \xnrlI (mm the (Innnx and (‘ImI/II/ (tune/II. (iI’mgInI l'l/III l‘lII'IIII‘I', (i/IIIQIIII. ITV50: The Naked Civil Servant IlSI .... Ilaek (Inuld. l'lx'. I‘VSI .lnhn llurt. SSmm, Welenme xereentng nI tlux xuperh [TV drama haxed nn \\ titer and hnII \ neur ()uentm ('rixp‘x .Intnlnngraph). I’ll/n/quu. IxI/I/I/mrg/I.
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