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Category Archives: Previews
PREVIEW: Q1 movies to engage and entertain
By Ray Bennett The barrage of outdoor summer entertainment did not have the negative impact on moviegoing the industry feared and with awards season under way prospects for Q1 look good. The directors of Warner Bros.’ upcoming “Cloud Atlas”, an … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Cloud Atlas', 'Lincoln', 'The Master', CEA, FDA, Halle Berry, Tom Hanks, Toronto International Film Festival
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FILM PREVIEW: ‘The Oranges’ / ‘Mental’ / ‘Parental Guidance’
By Ray Bennett No longer the highest paid actor on television, Hugh Laurie can afford to pick and choose his projects after “House” and one of them is the Paramount Pictures comedy “The Oranges” due in UK theatres on Dec. … Continue reading
FILM PREVIEW: ‘Life of Pi 3D’ / The Odd Life of Timothy Green’
By Ray Bennett Walt Disney has a winsome fantasy feature for Christmas this year in Peter Hedges’s “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” and 20th Century Fox has Ang Lee’s 3D screen adaption of the prize-winning novel “Life of Pi”. … Continue reading
FILM PREVIEW: Seven Psychopaths / So Undercover
By Ray Bennett Two British filmmakers in their 40s – English-born Martin McDonagh and Scotsman Tom Vaughan – take a comic look at crime in America in their latest films due for theatrical release in December. Ireland-based playwright McDonagh’s “Seven … Continue reading
FILM PREVIEW: ‘The Hobbit’ / ‘Jack Reacher’
By Ray Bennett Literary works are well represented in screen adaptions in Q4 with Ang Lee’s treatment of Yan Martell’s “Life of Pi” due on Dec. 1 and Universal’s musical version of Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables” rumoured to be moved … Continue reading
PREVIEW: George Clooney in ‘The Descendants’
By Ray Bennett When Kaui Hart Hemmings’ novel “The Descendants”, about a family in Hawaii troubled by modern anguish and ancient concerns, was published in the UK, the Daily Mail’s response was typical. Her assured touch and fine grasp of … Continue reading
PREVIEW: Spies go back into the cold in ‘Tinker, Tailor’
By Ray Bennett When John Le Carré created his master spy George Smiley – who is about to be revisited in Optimum Releasing’s Working Title Pictures production of “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” – he made him a fat man.
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Tagged 'Tinker, Alec Guinness, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, John Hurt, John Le Carre, Mark Strong, Optimum Releasing, Soldier, Spy', Tailor, Tom Hardy
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PREVIEW: Fanning the flames for ‘Friends With Benefits’
By Ray Bennett Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis each had breakout hit films in 2010 that boosted them from being pretty second bananas to headliners and “Friends With Benefits”, which Sony will release in the UK on Sept. 9, is … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Friends With Benefits', Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Sony
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PREVIEW: a look back at the rave scene of the ’90s
By Ray Bennett Karl Golden’s last picture, “Pelican Blood”, is a strange but intelligent and sympathetic film about young people who are drawn toward suicide. His new film “Weekender” is about young people who just want to have a blast.
Posted in Film, Music, Previews
Tagged 'Weekender', Chris Coghill, Henry Lloyd-Huges, Ian Brady, Jack O'Connell, Karl Golden, Momentum Pictures, Raves, Stephen Salter
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