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Les Misérables is a masterpiece. It is a beautiful, swirling vision brought stunningly to life by director Tom Hooper and producer Cameron Mackintosh. I have always been a fan of the musical, even before I saw the show in London. The haunting melodies of Claude-Michel Schonberg have enthralled and enchanted me all my life, and […]
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This is a rather quaint and warm-hearted tale about a community who decide to privatise their local railway line to keep it open after the British Railway Service announce plans to close it. Instead of allowing to die out, a group of them band together to run it themselves; a plan which is greatly helped […]
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Nowhere to Go may not be considered as the best Ealing effort, but it’s a pretty good one. It’s directed by Seth Holt, who went on to direct Hammer horrors The Nanny and Blood From The Mummy’s Tomb, and is a pretty fine noir thriller considering Ealing is a studio famous for its comedies. Based […]
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The Oscar nominations have been revealed. They were announced in Hollywood by actors Seth McFarlane and Emma Stone. As with the BAFTA nominations, Steven Spielberg’s historical drama Lincoln has received the most mentions, earning 12 nominations including Best Picture. Films Life of Pi, Silver Lining Playbook and Amour have also received notable nods. The Oscars will take […]
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Little White Lies, a deliciously addictive movie magazine, gave this film a rating of one out of five and argued that it’s offensive. I couldn’t disagree more. Cinema is a powerful medium, and it has been used to catalogue upsetting or devastating moments in history for over a hundred years. The latest terrible event to […]
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This is a rather nice, sweet film. It’s unlikely to change anyone’s world, but may well provide a nice night out at the cinema if you like this sort of thing. Funnily enough, Quartet, based on Ronal Harwood’s stage play, is the directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman. It’s a bit of a safe bet – […]
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“Mickey Cohen adored violence” says the voice-over towards the tail-end of Gangster Squad. The LA drug-dealing gangster, who is here played by Sean Penn, did apparently adore violence, but so does this movie. With competent special effects and sudden slow-motion moments, Gangster Squad piles on the gore and corpses like there’s no tomorrow. It may […]
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It’s time now to take a look at the films Edge writers thought were the best of the year. The Best Films of the Year – The Official Edge List 1. THE DARK KNIGHT RISES | 2. SKYFALL | 3. AVENGERS ASSEMBLE | 4. LOOPER | 5. = THE HUNGER GAMES | = THE HOBBIT: AN […]
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It’s hard to say what makes a vintage year. I don’t think 2012 was one (2011 offered more gems, in my opinion), but we did get some nuggets of gold. Michael Haneke once again proved he is the master of deep, emotional cinema. Leos Carax succeeded in stunning crowds and puzzling critics. And Bond returned […]
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This is a movie about a talking teddy bear. But it isn’t the new Disney family movie. It’s an unfunny vulgar comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis. Mark pays a thirty-something stoner whose best friend is a teddy bear who came to life one Christmas. Mila is Mark’s long-suffering girlfriend who is getting tired […]
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Ang Lee isn’t a stranger to challenging literary adaptations. He captured Austen’s comedy brilliantly with Sense and Sensibility, working from Emma Thompson’s glittering script. He masterfully brought Annie Proloux’s novella Brokeback Mountain to the big screen. And now he has injected a dose of cinematic life into Yan Martel’s Man Booker winner Life of Pi. […]
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This dazzling collection of the works of Belgian siblings Jean-Pierre and Luc is one of the best home entertainment releases of the year. Collating together six of their pictures, beautifully presented by distributors Artificial Eye, the box set features some of the most beautiful and honest filmmaking Europe has seen in recent times. There is […]
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For film lovers of my generation, the genius of Hitchcock is something we appreciate as late-comers to a wonderful party. The host has left, but the fun lives on. We earnestly immerse ourselves in his work, but we cannot recreate the sense of excitement and fascination that must have surrounded his projects when he first […]
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It isn’t the best film ever made, but may well be the most Christmassy. The Polar Express has been part of my Christmas tradition for years, and anyone wanting to get into the festive spirit need only put the disc into their machine and be transported to a the North Pole. The story is a […]