Tag Archives: Rachel Weisz

DVD review | Dream House – Daniel Craig & Rachel Weisz’s suburban idyll turns creepy

Disowned by director Jim Sheridan and snubbed by stars Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, psychological thriller Dream House is clearly something of a wreck, yet watching the film provides glimpses of the better film the project might have been had … Continue reading

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55th BFI London Film Festival – Opening night film 360 sends globetrotting lovers in a whirl

The 55th BFI London Film Festival kicks off tonight with 360, Fernando Meirelles’ globetrotting 21st-century take on Arthur Schnitzler’s classic play La Ronde. City of God director Meirelles has teamed up with Frost/Nixon writer Peter Morgan and a stellar cast … Continue reading

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55th BFI London Film Festival – 10 films we can’t wait to see & tips on how to get tickets for the rest

This year’s BFI London Film Festival kicks off in three weeks’ time and, as usual, there’s a staggering lineup of films and special events to choose from, including over 200 features and 110 shorts, 13 world premieres, 18 international premieres … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | Agora – Secular saint falls victim to zealots in stirring historical epic

Religious fanaticism: as big a threat to civilisation as global warming. Think I’m exaggerating? Watch Alejandro Amenábar’s thought-provoking historical epic Agora and you may reconsider. Set in the ancient world, Amenábar’s film bristles with chilling parallels to the present day. … Continue reading

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News Hound | 15 May 2009

Movie Talk sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – so you don’t get your head stuck inside the wrong bin… Madeleine Stowe’s directorial debut Unbound Captives will be a must-see period … Continue reading

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The Best view | The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor on DVD

The terrible events in Mumbai last week were a grim action movie playing in real time on our TV screens. I’m not sure how comfortable I’d feel just now watching a tale of derring-do set in Asia involving guns and … Continue reading

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The Best View – The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The makers of the wildly lucrative Mummy franchise are flogging a dead corpse. After 1999’s cheesy Indiana Jones knock-off The Mummy, 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns, and two Scorpion King spin-offs, they’ve clearly exhausted the possibilities of digging up any … Continue reading

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