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DVD Releases: ‘The Last Exorcism’
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; 2008’s Cloverfield and 2010’s Rec…
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DVD Releases: ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’
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, with Hot Fuzz (2007), he…
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Special Feature: The Best Films of 2010
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 cinema. Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet,…
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My French Film Festival.com: Official Trailer Released
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 identity-altering cultural event. In further…
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The Total Film Movie Blog Awards 2011: Please nominate CineVue for ‘Best Overall Blog’
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 team feels that the site…
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Special Feature: What is your film of 2010?
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 8 films which between them…
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Barbican Film: ‘Kagemusha’
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 steps into the world of…
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Theatrical Releases: ‘Catfish’
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 Joost and Ariel ‘Rel’ Schulman…
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Film Review: Tron: Legacy
★★★★☆ “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, Joseph Kosinski’s Tron: Legacy (2010) is…
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Theatrical Releases: ‘Road to Las Vegas’
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 and set off on an…
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