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Out on DVD | Broken Embraces – Pedro’s camera adores luminous Penélope

Pedro Almodóvar lush romantic melodrama Broken Embraces doesn’t find the director at the very top of his game – it’s just a little too self-indulgent and self-referential to match such triumphs as Talk to Her and Volver – but even … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

District 9 Illegal aliens… A bureaucrat’s attempts to relocate a stranded alien species from a refugee camp in Johannesburg go awry in this Peter (Lord of the Rings) Jackson produced sci-fi. If you can see this, then you might need … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

The Final Destination End is nigh… This fourth instalment of the horror movie franchise follows a group of friends who cheat death by escaping a race track disaster. But Death soon sets out to collect those who evaded their end! … Continue reading

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The Best view | Broken Embraces – Penélope Cruz lights up Pedro Almodóvar’s lush romantic melodrama

Pedro Almodóvar reunites with favourite leading lady Penélope Cruz for the first time since their triumph with 2006’s tragic-comic melodrama Volver. Broken Embraces, their new movie, doesn’t scale its predecessor’s heights but still contains much to delight fans of both … Continue reading

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