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The Heat
Humour aside, the main component in the success of 2011’s Bridesmaids was the relationship between its central characters. One of the first female led box office hits in years not to focus on romance, it’s the fading friendship...
Film
Monsters University
Monsters Inc is possibly the only Pixar story that leaves room for indulgence. Be that to the original’s advantage or not, Michael Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) find themselves recast as a younge...
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Now You See Me Review
Louis Leterrier’s latest, Now You See Me, is a contemporary look at illusion and revenge, where magic is used as a diversion to outwit corporate greed and give back to the American people. Our Robin Hood quartet are a bunch of ...
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The Internship
Referencing Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson’s latest on screen partnership as the Google film is a level assumption. Those familiar primary colours are flexed heavily throughout Shawn Levy’s latest, which follows salesmen Billy an...
Features
London Indian Film Festival
This July London Indian Film Festival returns to the capital for its fourth edition. With a growing following building year by year, the 2013 programme will be bringing some of the best independent Indian cinema across some of ...
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Disney Comes to Hyde Park
As the school year begins to wind down and the parks begin to fill up for a (hopefully) sunny summer holiday, London’s Hyde Park in association with Sky Movies will be screening a week of family favourites as part of its Britis...
Film
Stuck in Love
Josh Boone’s directorial debut about a family of writers damaged by the consequence of love is obviously no light affair. The opening monologue, delivered deadpan by a seemingly uncaring Lily Collins (spoiler, she cares really)...
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Pop Up Screens’ 2013 Big Summer Line Up
Building a steady following over the last few summers, Pop Up Screens returns with its biggest programme to date, playing more areas and a bigger variation of films than ever. The perfect way to ease a film lover’s guilt of wat...
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East End Film Festival
With the release of its 2013 programme this week, London’s East End Film Festival cements itself as an established and thoughtful international film festival based in one of the most colourful turfs of the city. Known for its s...
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A Night At The Oscars
Even if you’re not able to walk down the red carpet yourself, this special evening of live music presented by renowned broadcaster Barry Norman will make you feel like walking through some of Hollywood’s best loved award winner...
