Ian McShane

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Not as bad as the second two, but still not a touch on the first

18 May 2011

(12A) tbc mins The fourth instalment of the supernatural swashbuckler originally based on a Disney fairground ride gets underway with a new storyline that throws overboard the sprawling plot of the previous two bloated sequels. It also ditches many…

Case 39

2 Mar 2010

The current vogue for demonic children flicks doesn’t excuse the unwarranted release of Christian Antibodies Alvart’s long-shelved horror film, in which Renee Zellweger plays Emily Jenkins, a social worker who adopts a malevolent girl with the ability…

44 Inch Chest

15 Jan 2010

How many hard men does it take to catch a cuckold? Five, it would seem, and they all seem to resemble Britain’s best character actors. Step forward Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson and Stephen Dillane. When car-dealing old lag Colin…

44 Inch Chest

5 Jan 2010

(18) 94min Ray Winstone reteams with Sexy Beast screenwriters for gritty crime film. Also stars British favorites John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson, and Ian McShane. General release from Fri 15 Jan.

Coraline

30 Apr 2009

(PG) 100min ANIMATION/FANTASY Although The Nightmare Before Christmas reflected the gothic imagination of Tim Burton, much of the charm was down to the directorial skills of Henry Selick, whose latest film Coraline places him alongside Nick Park as a…

Kung Fu Panda

3 Jul 2008

COMEDY/ANIMATION (PG) 91min In the words of Carl Douglas’ 1974 disco hit: ‘Everybody is kung fu fighting.’ Everybody, that is, apart from overweight panda Po (voiced by Jack Black). He dreams about joining his heroes, the Fierce Five, in butt-kicking…