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Opinion: why a Sex and the City prequel sounds the death knell for Carrie Bradshaw and co

Why Sex and the City prequel sounds death knell for Carrie and co

Self-confessed fan bears the bad news of a prequel to the series

3 Feb 2012

List writer, and self-confessed Sex and the City fan, Lauren Mayberry bears the bad news of a prequel to the series The TV phenomenon that was Sex and the City was pronounced dead about halfway through film one, roughly at the part where Carrie’s…

The Art of Getting By

The Art of Getting By

(3 stars)22 Aug 2011

(12A) 83min ‘110 billion humans have walked the planet since the dawn of time, and none of them have made it.’ So begins schoolboy George Zinavoy’s narration in this melancholic teen comedy with heavy echoes of Cameron Crowe’s Say Anything. George…

Scream 4

Scream 4

Fun, clever and thrilling revitalisation of Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson's horror franchise

(3 stars)26 Apr 2011

Back in 1996 horror was in the doldrums, the glory days and box-office clout of Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween were a thing of the past. Big budgets and horror were distant relatives. Then along came Scream. From the tense…

It's Kind of a Funny Story

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Impressive exploration of mental health doesn’t compromise its indie values

(4 stars)23 Dec 2010

(12A) 101min Having impressed with Half Nelson and Sugar, indie stalwarts Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden complete a commendable hat trick with It’s Kind Of A Funny Story. Based on the novel by Ned Vizzini, the film follows suicidal 16-year-old Craig…

4.3.2.1

4.3.2.1

(3 stars)28 May 2010

(15) 116min The shadow of Quentin Tarantino looms large over Noel ‘Adulthood’ Clarke’s ambitious second film, in which four girls (Emma Roberts, Tamsin Egerton, Ophelia Lovibond and Shanika Warren-Markland) have the weekend from hell. Clarke and his…

Also Released - Film

Also Released - Film

5 Feb 2009

He’s Just Not That Into You (12A) 129min ••• Romantic comedy based on the self-help book of the same name by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. The film follows the lovelorn misadventures of several individuals in their 20s and 30s. Ben Affleck, Jennifer…

Wild Child

Wild Child

(1 star)14 Aug 2008

ROMANCE/COMEDY (12A) 98min ‘What is this, Hogwarts?’ exclaims bratty Californian kid Poppy (Emma Roberts, niece of Julia) on her arrival at a genteel girls boarding school in England, ruled over by tough-but-fair headmistress (Natasha Richardson).

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