DIGGER: SHOVELLING ON THE SHOWMANSHIP

A throwback to Birdman and a homage to Dr. Strangelove, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu returns with his eco satire DIGGER, starring Tom Cruise in the title role.

Like Birdman, DIGGER is a narrative within a narrative and …

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THE MISANTHROPE: NATIONAL THEATRE FILM SERIES

Sandra Oh plays the title role in this very contemporary re-imagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy, THE MISANTHROPE, written by Martin Crimp.

Oh is Alice, a brilliant and successful novelist who despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But …

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HEART OF THE BEAST

The lead in the new survival drama HEART OF THE BEAST possesses rugged, movie star good looks, does almost all his own stunts, and delivers an understated, deeply moving performance. Oh, Brad Pitt is also in the movie. Sure he’s  …

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SHAUN THE SHEEP : THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM

Releasing in time for the school holidays, this latest Aardman claymation centres around the clumsy Farmer’s tentative romance with the local Vet on the eve of Halloween. In the Aardman tradition, the actors use intonation to imply dialogue; directors Steve

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BROKEN ENGLISH: REMAINING FAITHFULL

Is remembering the same as not forgetting?

This question is at the core of Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard’s BROKEN ENGLISH, a brilliant, bold documentary portrait of the sensational singer, songwriter and icon: Marianne Faithfull.

The film unfolds within …

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THE WEIGHT: THEFT WITH HEFT

Eugene, Oregon. 1933. The Depression has not been kind to widower and single parent Samuel, a crack mechanic and World War I veteran. Out of work and evicted from his dwellings, he gets in a punch up with the cops …

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