2011
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Special Feature: The Best Films of 2011
The New Year is nearly upon us, and so to celebrate the denouement of what has been a fantastic 2011, CineVue’s top staff writers have provided a rundown of their unique personal Top 5 films of the year, as well as the most exceptional director and actor of the last twelve months of new releases. 2011…
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Special Feature: Vote for CineVue in the RAFAs
We’re extremely happy to announce that CineVue has been nominated for Best UK Film Blog Site 2011 at this year’s Richard Attenborough Film Awards. Voting will begin at 12pm GMT (noon) on 12 December 2011 via the awards official site filmoftheyear.co.uk/public-vote and will close on 20 January 2012, with the winners in all categories announced by…
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Film Review: ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ (2011)
★★★★☆ The idea of a second film adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo so soon after Neils Arden Oplev’s 2009 movie is a problem for some. But while it may be mistakenly lumped with other American remakes of foreign films, David Fincher’s finished piece is proof that (like Matt Reeves’ Let Me…
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Film Review: ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’
★★☆☆☆ Director Brad Bird is perhaps best known for Pixar efforts The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007), but has now turned his hand to live action filmmaking as he directs Tom Cruise (who recently announced the possibility of a sequel to the 1980s classic Top Gun) and home grown comic talent Simon Pegg (soon to reprise…
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Film Review: ‘War Horse’
★★★★☆ Starting its life as a successful children’s book by British writer Michael Morpurgo before consequent adaptations as a hugely successful international theatrical hit and now a Hollywood epic from legendary director Steven Spielberg, War Horse (2011) has captured the imagination of young and old the world over and seems destined be a strong contender in…
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See Film Differently: ‘The Iron Lady’
The majestic surroundings of Manchester Town Hall played host to the final See Film Differently event of 2011, an exclusive preview screening of Phyllida Lloyd’s highly anticipated The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep. The series of events (sponsored by Volkswagen) has seen both cult classics and new releases screened at the films’ original locations, offering…
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DVD Review: ‘Kill List’
★★★☆☆ Over three months on from its theatrical release – and as we approach its DVD/Blu-ray release on 26 December – it’s still difficult to really get a grasp of Ben Wheatley’s Kill List (2011). Despite two fantastically underplayed performances from Neil Maskell and Harry Simpson (who recently won a BIFA for his role), plus…
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DVD Review: ‘Final Destination 5’
★★★☆☆ The Final Destination franchise, which began its life over a decade ago with the release of the 2000 original, holds a special place in many horror fans’ hearts due to its winning central premise – a group of attractive American teens miraculously survive a near-fatal disaster and for the rest of the film are…
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Film Review: ‘Wreckers’
★★★☆☆ Wreckers (2011), written and directed by first time filmmaker D.R. Hood, is a technically accomplished drama starring the ever popular Benedict Cumberbatch – best known for his role in BBC drama Sherlock and soon to be the voice of Smaug in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit films – and Claire Foy, star of numerous TV…
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Film Review: ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’
★★★★★ Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) – Vincente Minnelli’s timeless classic now rereleased by the BFI – is like an old friend you only see occasionally. Within five minutes of meeting again you remember why you love them so much, as they take you back nostalgically to a time when everything seemed so much…