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Inspired by a true story of almost unbelievable magnitude, The Way Back (2010) marks Peter Weir’s return cinema after a seven year hiatus following his 2003’s historical romp, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.Taking place in 1940, The Way Back sees a group of men escape from Continue Reading
Whatever accusations one may be justified in throwing towards the massively successful franchises of Harry Potter and Twilight, it’s difficult to argue that they aren’t carried off with hefty lashings of convincing magical clout that firmly situate us, however we may feel about them, in their fantasy worlds.Disappointingly however, this Continue Reading
★☆☆☆☆ Well, first let me explain that True Justice: Deadly Crossing (2010) is not a ‘movie’ in any traditional sense of the term, more the left over footage from a failed television show created by action movie legend-come-self-parody, Steven Seagal. Essentially the first and second episodes from the shelved TV Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ Following the honest carnage and thrills of Switchblade Romance (2003) and the enjoyably nasty but thematically over-explicit remake of The Hills Have Eyes (2006) (much lacking the relative subtlety of the original), Alexandre Aja – much like Rob Zombie did with his 2007 Halloween remake – proves himself more of Continue Reading
Over the past few years, hand-held horror movies seem to have become a fairly frequent occurrence, often achieving varying degrees of success. On one hand we’ve seen such superb and wonderfully terrifying examples as Rec (2008) and Paranormal Activity (2007). Equally, however, some haven’t quite delivered in the same way; Continue Reading
As the director of Channel 4’s cult comedy Spaced, Edgar Wright put a surreal, hyperactive slant on the story of a bunch of twenty-something slackers. Then, with Shaun of the Dead (2004), he showed that he could wrench a heartfelt emotional payoff from even the most unlikely of scenarios. And finally, Continue Reading
The New Year is nearly upon us, so to celebrate the timely end of 2010 (and another decade) CineVue’s editorial team have provided a near-definitive rundown of their own personal Top Five films of the year, as well as the most exceptional director and actor of the last twelve months in Continue Reading
My French Film Festival.com have just released the first posters and trailer for their upcoming online film festival, which is due to take place between the 14th to 29th January 2011. Blending humour with some endearing self-deprecation, the ads poke fun at French culture, but also aim to promote the festival as an Continue Reading
It’s that time of year again…The 2011 Total Film Movie Blog Awards are just around the corner, and this year the movie news giants are asking the public to nominate the sites that they think should be vying for one of the highly prestigious awards up for grabs. The CineVue Continue Reading
On Tuesday (21st December 2010) we’ll be presenting our rundown of the best films released over the last 12 months according to some of our top writers. In the meantime, we’d like to know which film you deem to be the ‘best of 2010’. We’ve managed to cut the short-list down to Continue Reading
Kagemusha (1980) is an exemplary piece of film that stands out as a testament to the extraordinary career of the late great Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. As a young man Kurosawa was keenly involved with the arts and in particular painting. At the age of 26 he made his first Continue Reading
Catfish (2010) is unlike anything I’ve ever seen; even defining its genre proves problematic. I’d like to settle on docu-thriller, but its ever-changing tone means you don’t really know what you’re watching until the film’s conclusion. The problem with reviewing it also is, the less you know, the more you’ll enjoy it.Henry Continue Reading
★★★★☆ “I’ve been waiting a long time for this” mutters Clu, the digital reincarnation of Jeff Bridges’ Kevin Flynn, echoing the thoughts of thousands of Tron fans worldwide. 28 years ago the original Tron was wowing 80′s audiences with its ground breaking use of visual technology. Nearly three decades on, Continue Reading
Rarely does a documentary manage to encapsulate its subject matter with the kind of beauty and non-judgemental insight as Jason Massot’s latest film, Road to Las Vegas (2010).Spanning four years, it follows the lives of African American couple Vanessa and Maurice Melton and their five children as they leave home Continue Reading
From his opening shots of a bride striding through the Italian countryside before turning a gun on herself, Italo-Turkish director Ferzan Ozpetek plays with our expectations. Drama, melodrama, domestic tragedy, family comedy: Loose Cannons (2010) has it all.Set in Lecce, in the south of Italy, the Cantone clan gather for a Continue Reading