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AMERICAN HUSTLE (David O. Russell, 2013)

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  Starring: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams Genre: Crime/ Drama/ Comedy (apparently) Con man Irving Rosenfeld (Bale) meets and falls in love with stripper and fellow jazz lover Sydney Prosser (Adams), despite being married and having a child with … Continue reading

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POIGNANT CHRISTMAS SCENES FROM RECENT NON-CHRISTMAS FILMS

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Christmas is a time of extreme cliché and even more extreme cheesiness, especially when it comes to films. Well here are three examples of recent films that are not Christmas films, but at certain points in the narrative we have … Continue reading

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THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (Peter Jackson, 2013)

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Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage Genre: Adventure/ Fantasy After surviving their trek beneath the misty mountains Bilbo (Freeman), Gandalf (McKellen), Thorin (Armitage) and the company of dwarves continue on their quest towards their homeland of Erebor and claiming … Continue reading

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2 GUNS (Baltasar Kormákur, 2013)

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  Starring: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton Genre: Action/ Comedy/ Denzel being Denzel Undercover DEA agent Robert ‘Bobby’ Trench (Washington) and also undercover naval intelligence officer Michael ‘Stig’ Stigman (Wahlberg) are on a mission to bring justice down on … Continue reading

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KILL YOUR DARLINGS (John Krokidas, 2013)

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  Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall Genre: Drama/ Biopic A young and seemingly impressionable Alan Ginsberg (Radcliffe) enters Columbia University to study a major in English. There he finds that they put full emphasis on the usual … Continue reading

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STAND UP GUYS (Fisher Stevens, 2012)

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  Starring: Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin Genre: Comedy/ Drama/ Crime After serving 28 years and keeping his mouth firmly shut, Val (Pacino) is finally out of prison to be met by his lifelong best friend Doc (Walken). There … Continue reading

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LOOKING FOR HORTENSE (Pascal Bonitzer, 2012)

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Starring: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Kristin Scott Thomas, Isabelle Carré Genre: Drama/ Comedy/ World Cinema University lecturer Damien (Bacri) and stage director Iva (Scott Thomas) are a seemingly happy French bourgeois couple. When, as a favour for the sister of her friend’s … Continue reading

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GET LUCKY (Sacha Bennett, 2013)

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  Starring: Luke Treadaway, Craig Fairbrass, Emily Atack Genre: Cockney Crime Drama/ Comedy When Lucky (Treadaway) returns to London, due to his driving skills he is immediately and unwittingly involved in a heist with his best friend to steal a … Continue reading

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BURFORD BACK IN TIME: A CHRISTMAS TALE (Arnaud Desplechin, 2008)

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Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Mathieu Amalric, Jaen-Paul Roussillon Genre: Drama/Comedy/Festive French Frolics The Vuillard family is no stranger to tragedy, mental illness and indifference, but when the matriarch of the family Junon (Deneuve) learns she has cancer and needs a bone … Continue reading

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THE SELFISH GIANT (Clio Barnard, 2013)

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Starring: Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas, Sean Gilder Genre: Drama Loosely inspired by the Oscar Wilde story of the same name, The Selfish Giant tells the story of two teenage best friends; the hyperactive Arbor (Chapman) and gentle giant Swifty (Thomas) … Continue reading

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