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Following an impressive string of feel-good racial divide entertainment offerings, “Blind Side” carries the burden of immediate derision. It turns out the film isn’t the total embarrassment. Instead, the picture is a friendly, tender audience please
To the average cynic, “The Blind Side” might appear to be infested with cooties. Following an impressive string of feel-good racial divide entertainment offerings, “Blind Side” carries the burden of immediate derision. It turns



Precious
Unlike the MPAA we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest, depending on quantity and context. [more ] Tyler Perry's and Oprah

Lost Boys 3" />Exclusive : Phoenix joins Lost Boys 3 Now filming in South Africa with Corey Feldman
I've been holding onto this bit of news for a week or so now - apologies. Let me explain, a Gremlin - one I'll gladly place in Frances Lee McCain's microwave if I get the opportunity, and if she's not using it to warm Profiteroles - got into my computer

Notably more polished but less engaging than its more honest rough-hewed predecessor, "New Moon" is a morbid and awkward middle child entry in the "Twilight" film series. Lighter in look but darker in tone, 'Moon' gives us glimpses of a wide-appealing lar
Notably more polished but less engaging than its more honest and rough-hewed predecessor, 'New Moon' is a morbid and awkward middle child entry in the already highly successful 'Twilight' film series. Lighter in look but darker in tone, 'Moon' gives us

The Blind Side
Tell Others About This Page By Using This Button QUICK TAKE: Drama: A confident woman and her Southern family take in a poor and undereducated teen, give him the home life he never had, and help him hone his football skills that make him a top college


Planet 51
Tell Others About This Page By Using This Button QUICK TAKE: Computer Animated Sci-fi/Comedy: Residents of an alien planet, that resembles a futuristic version of 1950s America, must contend with their world being upended with the arrival of a human

Abstinence Makes the Heart ... Oh, You Know
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Opening Wide His (Repaired) Heart
IT was nearly midnight in an upscale Atlanta hotel room, and Robin Williams was decompressing after a show at the nearby Fox Theater. Reclining in his dimly lighted suite, he was weary but in good spirits; the mechanical key hidden in his back was

Tooth Fairy The new family comedy starring Dwayne Johnson
Title: Tooth Fairy Year : 2010 Director: Michael Lembeck Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews, Stephen Merchant, Ryan Sheckler Synopsis: Johnson plays 'The Tooth Fairy,' also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey

Rememeber Me The next film for "Twilight" & "New Moon" fave Robert Pattinson
Title: Remember Me Year : 2010 Director: Allen Coulter Stars: Robert Pattinson, Pierce Brosnan, Emilie de Ravin, Chris Cooper, Martha Plimpton Synopsis: Robert Pattinson ('Twilight') stars as Tyler, a rebellious young man in New York City who has a

A Serious Man
Details: 2009, USA, Cert 15, 105 mins, Comedy / Drama, Dir: Ethan & Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen With: Aaron Wolf, Fred Melamed, Jessica McManus, Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Sari Lennick Summary: A midwestern professor watches his life unravel

The Informant!
Details: 2009, USA, Cert 15, 108 mins, Comedy / Crime / Thriller, Dir: Steven Soderbergh With: Clancy Brown, Frank Welker, Joel McHale, Matt Damon, Melanie Lynskey, Patton Oswalt, Scott Bakula Summary: Based on the true story of agribusiness executive

John Billingsley The "Enterprise" doc now aboard the "2012" ship
If you own a TV, or have visited a theatre in the past twelve months, chances are you'll recognize John Billingsley's face (he's the dashing looking gent to the left). Probably best known for his role as the Denobulan Dr. Phlox on the short-lived but

Examined Life
What an exasperating film, writes Peter Bradshaw The disconsolations of philosophy ... Examined Life Taking its title from Socrates's famous maxim about the unexamined life not being worth living - though without discussing it in any way - Astra

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
Peter Bradshaw finds Rémi Bezançon's French box-office hit closer to a moderate TV drama than a feature film 'Reasonable enough, but underpowered' ... The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Rémi Bezançon's family movie has been a huge box office hit

Machan
'Chirpy with a squeeze of suicidal' ... It's no coincidence this waggy-tailed underdog yarn from Sri Lanka puts you in mind of The Full Monty: it's the directorial debut of that film's producer, Uberto Pasolini. And not only does it share the skeleton of

The Sea Wall
This glossy, soapy tale will inevitably trigger fond memories of the once controversial 1992 film The Lover, says Peter Bradshaw 'Robust and enjoyable storytelling' ... The Sea Wall This glossy, soapy tale will inevitably trigger fond memories of the

Glorious 39
Bill Nighy and Romola Garai in Stephen Poliakoff's Stephen Poliakoff returns to the cinema after a 10-year absence and, by jingo, he appears to have secured the ghost of John Buchan to be his chaperone. Glorious 39 is a ripping, old-school conspiracy

The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Predictable second part of the all-conquering teen vampire franchise Developing as an actor … Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: New Moon In the first Twilight film, lovely, young Bella Swan couldn't have sex with her vampire beau in case he got

'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' review
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'The Blind Side' review
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Lesbian Pic" />Exclusive : Helliar's Lesbian Pic Former ROVE regular has written another film
Things happen for a reason, they say. One door opens, another closes; one beau splits, another enters; one house burns, termites buried below it shriek in agony. In the long run, it sounds like Aussie comic Peter Helliars going to appreciate having

The Twilight Saga : New Moon "... a better film than Twilight"
By Clint Morris Like it or not, the vampire movie has forever changed as we know it. No longer are the undead all about preying on humans, raiding blood banks, sharpening their teeth on neck cartilage, sleeping in closed coffins, dodging garlic, and

A Serious Man The Coens' latest is an effortless comic masterpiece
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The Informant! Soderbergh's breezy corporate satire with Matt Damon
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