Donald Sutherland

The Hunger Games

Adaptation that successfully transcends its teen-fiction origins, with excellent cast and direction

(12A) 142min A dystopian thriller with cross-generational appeal, The Hunger Games is an adaptation of the first novel in Suzanne Collins’ trilogy. From writer and director Gary Ross (Pleasantville) and co-written by Collins herself, it’s set in…

Horrible Bosses

Seth Gordon's comedy rides high with the titular bosses, but is let down by their minions

(15) 97min The blunt title of Seth Gordon’s star-packed comedy might lack finesse but it is certainly accurate: Horrible Bosses features three utterly repulsive Los Angeles-based line managers as its villains. Dr Julia Harris (Jennifer Aniston) is…

The Eagle

Kevin Macdonald's historical drama/war movie, starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell

Following on from State of Play, Kevin Macdonald has created a new adaptation of Rosemary Sutcliff’s children’s adventure The Eagle of the Ninth, which was also the subject of a fondly remembered BBC TV series. After his success with The Last King of…

Astro Boy

(PG) 93min A popular manga in Japan since 1952, and a cult TV show in the US since the early 1980s, Astro Boy makes a bid for worldwide domination in this flashy but flatly realised animation from director David Flushed Away Bowers. Freddie…

Fool's Gold

ADVENTURE/ROMANCE (12A) 112min All that glitters is not gold is indeed the case with this witless, plodding rom-com romp that reunites How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days pretty pair Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson as estranged husband and…

Donald Sutherland's son devotion

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Donald Sutherland wrote to his son Kiefer "every other day" when the '24' star was in jail. The 'Dirty Sexy Money' actor spoke to Kiefer - who was incarcerated last December for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) and violating probation…