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Senna (2011) Documentary charting the rise and tragic demise of Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Formula 1 racing superstar and "the best driver who ever lived". Rating: MMMM Director: Asif Kapadia Starring: Ayrton Senna,...

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Whip It (2010) Coming of age sports movie Whip It is the directorial debut of actress turned producer Drew Barrymore. Rating: MMMM Director: Drew Barrymore Starring: Ellen Page, Kristen Wiig, Marcia Gay Harden,...

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Invictus (2010) Rating: MMMMM Clint Eastwood’s latest film, Invictus tells the story of the true events that followed the 1994 election of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa, and Mandela’s subsequent...

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Avatar (2009) Rating: MM Review of James Cameron's uber-blockbuster and long anticipated space adventure epic, Avatar. Director: James Cameron Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi, Zoe Saldana,...

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Me & Orson Welles (2009) Rating: MMMM Review of Richard Linklater's 1930s set period piece about the great Orson Welles' theatrical triumph - his version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Director: Richard Linklater Starring:...

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Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Posted on : 01-01-2010 | By : Maz | In : 4 'M' Films, Films, Reviews

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Review of ‘geezer’ director Guy Ritchie’s adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic character (and the world’s most famous detective) the inimitable Sherlock Holmes.

Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Mark Strong, Kelly Reilly, Rachel McAdams
Running time: 128 mins

9 (2009)

Posted on : 02-11-2009 | By : Maz | In : 4 'M' Films, Films, Reviews

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Review of animated post-apocalypse noir 9, directed by Shane Acker and produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov.

Director: Shane Acker
Starring:
(voices) Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer
Running time: 79 mins

Up (2009)

Posted on : 12-10-2009 | By : Maz | In : Reviews

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Reposting of my review of the new Disney-Pixar film Up, which I saw in June at Glastonbury Festival in the Pilton Palais cinema tent.

Director: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Starring: (voices) Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai
Running time: 96mins

(500) Days of Summer (2009)

Posted on : 16-09-2009 | By : Maz | In : 4 'M' Films, Films, Reviews

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(500) Days of SummerReview of sunny, seasonal romantic-comedy, (500) Days of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (‘3rd Rock From The Sun’) and Zooey Deschanel.

Director: Marc Webb
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Clark Gregg
Running time: 95 mins

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Posted on : 23-07-2009 | By : Maz | In : 3 'M' Films, Films, Reviews

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Review of the latest film of the Harry Potter franchise, sixth film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which sees Harry and Dumbledore unite to search into Voldemort’s past in an effort to discover secrets that will lead them to destroy him.

Director: David Yates
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Running time: 153 mins

‘Gavin and Stacey’ (Series 1&2, 2007/2008)

Posted on : 19-06-2009 | By : Maz | In : 5 'M' Films, Reviews, Television

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Review of British television show ‘Gavin and Stacey’ first published in a January 2009 issue of Spark*, the newspaper of Reading University Students’ Union.