Edith (2016) Director: Christian Cooke Screenwriter: Ray Robinson Starring: Peter Mullan, Michelle Fairley Christian Cooke’s sombre short film about an ageing man’s confrontation with great personal loss is a terrifically well orchestrated collection of talented people hitting the ball out of the park with their contributions across the board, and is an emotionally stirring 15 […]
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The Fate of the Furious (2017) Director: F. Gary Gray Screenwriter: Chris Morgan Starring: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron, Scott Eastwood, Nathalie Emmanuel, Luke Evans, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Helen Mirren, Michelle Rodriguez, Kurt Russell, Jason Statham. Warning: Minor Spoilers The family is back, and with 7 movies under their belt and nearly $4billion in
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INDOOR AIR (2014) Director: Ron Purtee Screenwriter: Ron Purtee Starring: Deann Baker, Brandon Nichols As is the case with any thriller worth its salt, INDOOR AIR opens with a question. In this case: why does this young woman have a gun? The answer is slowly unveiled across 4 minutes and 36 seconds through a combination
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The Simpsons Movie (2007) Director: David Silverman Screenwriters: James L Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Albert Brooks, Russi Taylor Plot: Following an
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The Great Gatsby (2013) Director: Baz Luhrmann Cast: Leonardo di Caprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Emily Foreman, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher Plot: In the Roaring Twenties, the golden life of the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and the hope of a promising future as a writer attract the young and naive Nick Carraway, who
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Fate (2016) Director: Chris Hallas Screenwriter: Chris Hallas Starring: Tom Loone, Claire Marlein Fate (2016), directed by Chris Hallas, is an interesting take on modern society’s affliction with technology and our culture of sharing, which aims to blend the potentially romantic aspects of our modernity with the ultimately dangerous aspects, creating a well constructed cautionary tale
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Director: Michael Radford Screenwriter: Michael Radford Starring: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Gregor Fisher, Cyril Cusack Plot: An adaption of George Orwell’s terrifying vision of a totalitarian future, in which even falling in love is illegal. After Donald Trump’s Inauguration in January, George Orwell’s novel found itself at the top of Amazon’s US bestseller
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Sing (2016/17) Director: Garth Jennings Starring: Taron Egerton, Reese Witherspoon, Tori Kelly, Jennifer Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Hudson, Peter Serafinowicz, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Saunders, Garth Jennings, Nick Kroll & Nick Offerman. Plot: Theatre owner Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) initiates a city-wide singing competition to rescue his beloved theatre from inevitable bankruptcy.
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Spirit of ’45 (2013) Director: Ken Loach Screenwriter: Ken Loach Summary: A look back on Labour’s landslide election victory in 1945, and how it’s fulfilment of its socialist manifesto irrevocably changed the live’s of the ordinary working people on the UK: as told by those who witnessed it. Never again. Never again shall we let
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Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen Cast: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell Plot: Actor Don Lockwood and musician Cosmo Brown befriend young actress Kathy Selden – the three of them come up with an idea to save the upcoming production of a talkie that threatens to be
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