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Hairspray

INSPIRED by the 1988 John Waters film and the smash hit 2002 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Hairspray tells the story of Tracy Turnblad who lives with her parents Wilbur (Christopher Walken) and Edna (John Travolta) above the Har-De-Har Hut joke shop run by her doting father.Read

Hunting for film funding

A teenage film writer has got film industry movers and shakers on Tyneside talking – all he needs now is money to get his project off the ground. Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR has the detailsRead

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

WIDELY considered the weakest book in the seven-part odyssey of boy wizard Harry Potter, it seems somewhat fitting that the film version of The Order of the Phoenix is, in some respects, the least satisfying instalment too.Read

Moliere

POSSESSING the same irresistible blend of comedy and romance as Shakespeare In Love, Moliere is an exuberant and delectable romp concocting an imaginary collision between the 17th Century French playwright and his work.Read

Die Hard 4.0

It takes a 52-year-old, shaven-headed action man with an attitude and a full arsenal of one-liners to whip the summer blockbuster season into shape.Read

Shrek the Third

When King Harold, the beloved ruler of Far Far Away, dies the realm cries out for a new ruler. The king and his wife Queen Lillian intend Shrek (Myers) and Princess Fiona (Diaz) to rule.Read

The Flying Scotsman

Dark undercurrents course through The Flying Scotsman, the remarkable true story of Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree, who built a bicycle using scrap metal and parts from a washing machine.Read

Hostel: Part ll

After a protracted prologue to dispatch Paxton, the sole survivor of the original Hostel, the sequel introduces Beth (German), Whitney (Phillips) and Lorna (Matarazzo), three Americans who are sampling the delights of Rome.Read

Paul has parable with teeth

It is a childhood experience most of us can relate to. Lying back in a huge chair, mouth gaping and eyes wide as a dentist prods and scrapes around our teeth. It certainly made a lasting impression on Paul, who has based his first short film Rory's Teeth on boyhood trips to the dentist.Read

La Vie En Rose (La Mome)

Director Olivier Dahan pays tribute to the enduring legacy of Edith Piaf with this biopic, charting the iconic singer's life almost from birth to the grave.Read

Lucky You

Plot: This is a meandering romantic drama set in the high-stakes world of Las Vegas where lives are changed on the turn of a card or spin of a roulette wheel.Read

Captivity

Plot: Beautiful and pampered fashion model Jennifer (Cuthbert) is one of the most recognisable faces in America.Read

Water

For many years, Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta has challenged the conventions of the Hindu faith - and specifically the role that women play in Indian society.Read

Overcoming her demons

At first glance you'd assume actress Drew Barrymore had been dealt a lucky hand of cards. She's beautiful, rich, famous and has the pick of some of the best movie roles around.Read

A scene from the film The Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer

It could be the end of the world as we know it. Forget global warming, the threat of war or disease. An all-powerful, cosmic entity called Galactus - "the destroyer of worlds" - is heading for Earth, intent on sucking the very life out of the planet.Read

Grow Your Own

Unfolding over the course of one year, Richard Laxton's film actually began life as a documentary about a Liverpool psychotherapist, who had pioneered a scheme to help traumatised asylum seekers integrate into British life by giving them their own plot of land.Read