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27 Nov 2008

Four Christmases (12A) 88min ••• Another year, another Christmas comedy starring Vince Vaughn. This time he’s teamed up with Reese Witherspoon for a likeably silly comedy about divorced parents and the pressure of yuletide family gatherings. It’s…

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16 Oct 2008

Incendiary (15) 99min •• Very ordinary adaptation of Chris Cleave’s novel (released two days before the 2005 London bombings) about the effects of a suicide terrorist attack on a London football stadium on one woman’s life. Michelle Williams turns in…

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14 Aug 2008

Star Wars: Clone Wars (PG) 98min •• Emperor Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous are poised to rule the galaxy. The universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi Knights led by Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi along with brand-new heroes like…

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28 Feb 2008

The Accidental Husband (12A) 90min ••• Talk radio host Emma Lloyd (Uma Thurman) advises one of her listeners to dump her fireman fiancé days before their wedding. Jilted ex Patrick (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) decides to get his revenge on the radio host and…

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30 Oct 2008

The Midnight Meat Train, Pride and Glory, The Midnight Meat Train

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2 Oct 2008

Drona (12A) 125min ••• Indiana Jones-style Bollywood adventure based on a mythological Indian text about one man’s journey through a mystical cosmos. Some good special effects, great locations and a compelling central performance from Abishek Bachchan…

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8 May 2008

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (4AD) This was recorded in a remote cabin in the wilds of Wisconsin and it sounds like it. A gloriously minimal and spectral solo debut from Justin Vernon. Jack Marchment - Corydon and Manjrekar (Benbecula) Inspired…

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24 Apr 2008

Pathology (18) 94min •• When new intern Ted (Milo Ventimiglia) stumbles across a very nasty little secret at a university hospital in Philadelphia, he knows he has to act. The trouble is that the future of his career revolves around him turning a blind…

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14 Feb 2008

Jumper (12A) 88min ••• Mildly interesting adaptation of Steven Gould’s hit sci-fi books about people called ‘jumpers’ who can transport themselves through time and space. Doug Liman (Mr and Mrs Smith, Swingers) directs with his usual admirable energy.

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27 Mar 2007

Tony Visconti The Autobiography: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy (HarperCollins) Here’s a cat who lived his and a few others’ nine lives, having produced and played on some of the greatest rock’n’roll records in history and lived to tell the tale.

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16 Oct 2008

Grace Jones - Hurricane (Wall of Sound) She’s been a bitchy Bond girl, Andy Warhol’s muse and a terrifyingly cool 70s disco diva. She’s back after a 20 year pause, with an album worked on by Brian Eno and Sly & Robbie. The Cure - 4:13 Dream…

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21 Aug 2008

Babylon AD (12A) 90min •• Post-apocalyptic thriller starring Vin Diesel as Russian mercenary Toorop who is escorting a very special woman (Michelle Yeoh) to China. This woman carries inside her the possibility of a spiritual future for all mankind.

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14 Aug 2008

King Khan and The Shrines - The Supreme Genius of King Khan and The Shrines (VICE Records) VICE records continue to expand their impressive repertoire with this Berlin-based psych-soul nine-piece. The ecstatic presence of front man King Khan shines…

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3 Jul 2008

Garbage Warrior (15) 88min ••• Hippie, sustainable housing architect and all round recycling guru Michael Reynolds presents his self sufficiency vision of the future in this absorbing documentary. The film follows Reynolds attempt to make his dream of…

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5 Jun 2008

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (15) 102min ••• The hapless dope smoking duo get into a spot of bother when they try and smuggle a bong onto an aircraft. Mistaken for bomb wielding terrorists they soon find themselves in the infamous military…

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22 May 2008

Cassandra’s Dream (12A) 108min •• Cockney brothers Ian (Ewan McGregor) and Terry (Colin Farrell) find themselves in serious financial difficulty. Their solution is kill a man for money but the repercussions of the act soon overcome their close…

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24 Apr 2008

The Ossians - The MacPherson Tapes (45b) Akin to Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, this long lost Edinburgh quartet ‘coulda been contenders’ had they not ended up imploding in a hail of rock’n’roll misfortune. This is the recently uncovered album that…

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10 Apr 2008

Leatherheads (PG) 113min •• Directed by and starring George Clooney, Leatherheads is a wannabe Preston Sturges-style romantic comedy set against the backdrop of the burgeoning American football league in 1925. Dodge Connolly (Clooney) is a cocky but…

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27 Mar 2008

The Hottie and the Nottie (12A) 90min • Paris Hilton stars as a hot babe who performs a makeover on her plain friend June (Christine Lakin) so she can get some dates in the excruciatingly unfunny romantic comedy. General release from Fri 28 Mar .

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27 Mar 2008

Clinic - Do It! ( Domino ) It’s nice to think that the cash made by Arctic Monkeys records goes into something positive for the world like Clinic albums. More slightly erratic, vibrating genius from a band who evoke the spirit of The Residents and Soft…

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13 Mar 2008

Grand Archives - The Grand Archives (Sub Pop) The debut album for this band of sunshiny Seattle-ites who celebrate the non-ironic joys of The Beach Boys, Bee Gees and the Mamas and the Papas and come out somewhere between Belle and Sebastian and The…

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28 Feb 2008

Amp Live and Radiohead - Rainy Dayz (No label) In the spirit of free enterprise, US rap producer Amp Live took it upon himself to rework the finer points of Radiohead’s In Rainbows. After much wrangling and various cease and desists the two parties…

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14 Feb 2008

Janet Jackson - Discipline (Mercury) The youngest of the Jackson brood is back with über-slick R&B pop. She’s already stated she’s covering no new ground, which will save us expecting some kind of jazz metal style reinvention then, eh? Pete and the…

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18 Oct 2007

• The Dark is Rising (12A) 98min • Boring Lord of The Rings-style action adventure based on Susan Cooper’s award- winning book series, The Seeker: The Dark is Rising, about the travails of a young man who realises he is the last of a group of warriors…

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20 Sep 2007

The Sound of Music (U) 174min ••• This restored print re-release of the popular sugar-coated family musical is a must for fans but hardly essential viewing for everyone else. Selected release from Wed 26 Sep. Across the Universe (15) 133min •••…