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A scene from the film Goodbye Bafana

Goodbye Bafana

Goodbye Bafana relives Nelson Mandela's 27 years behind bars through the eyes of white Afrikaner James Gregory, the prison guard whose memoirs of the same name reveal an intense bond between these two men from opposite ends of the political and social spectrum. Read

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Spider-Man 3

The parting words of Mary Jane to her beau Peter Parker - "Go get 'em tiger!" - at the conclusion of Spider-Man 2 set the scene nicely for this next chapter, in which the geeky photographer prepares to propose to his sweetheart. Read

A scene from Goya's Ghost

Goya's Ghost

The film opens in 1792 with Spain under the yoke of the Inquisition, a medieval agency of the Catholic Church established some 500 years earlier to combat heresy. Read

A scene from Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia

While younger cinema-goers will be swinging into screenings of Spider-Man 3 this weekend, savvier audiences will be immersed in an even richer fantasy world, brought vividly to life. Read

A scene from the Upside of Anger

The Upside of Anger

"Anger has turned my mother into a very sad and bitter woman. If she wasn't my mother, I'd slap her. I really would." Read

Jamie hits heights in new role

Life as an actor can be a dangerous business, as Jamie Bell discovered during his latest film. Read

A scene from the film Breed

The Breed

They say every dog has its day, but this mangy mongrel of a horror thriller is an exception. Read

A scene from the film Next

Next

Ever since he was a boy, Cris Johnson has been 'cursed' with the ability to glimpse a few minutes into the future, and to alter his behaviour accordingly. The only person who knows his secret is old friend Irv. Read

A scene from the film The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil

The searing heat and choking humidity of 20s Shanghai provide a suitably steamy and exotic backdrop to John Curran's handsome period romance, adapted by Ron Nyswaner from W Somerset Maugham's novel. Read

A scene from Reno 911!: Miami

Reno 911!: Miami

Now in its fifth season on American TV, Reno 911! is a spoof of the popular reality series Cops, bringing a touch of soap opera to the action-packed adventures of a group of law enforcers. Read

A scene from the film Straightheads

Straightheads

Taking its title from a term used by gang members for people not involved in a crime, Straightheads is a brutal and unsettling revenge thriller that sinks to the same unnecessarily violent depths as its characters. Read

A scene from the film Fracture

Fracture

Brilliant engineer Ted Crawford learns that his beautiful, younger wife is having an affair. Read

A scene from the film Alpha Dog

Alpha Dog

A real-life incident inspired this hard-hitting portrait of life for a group of Californian teenagers whose determination to seize the American dream ends in tragedy. Read

A scene from the film, The Reaping

The Reaping

In this spooky thriller, a scientific investigator sets out to disprove claims that a small Louisiana town has fallen victim to the 10 Biblical plagues. Read

A scene from the film Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me

Writer-director Mike Binder becomes one of the first American filmmakers to tackle the emotionally raw subject of the aftermath of the 9/11 atrocities in Reign Over Me. Read

Justin plays the Alpha male

Justin Timberlake is in Newcastle at the end of the month. From today, though, he can be seen in cinemas in new film Alpha Dog. Read

And for my Next investigation

No, it's not the clothing retailer, it's a new thriller starring Julianne Moore and Nicolas Cage. Julianne talks to Robin Walker about Next. Read

Set at film's centre is a source of civic pride

Built in a period of brutal modernism, Newcastle Civic Centre avoided inhumanity with an elegance of design which still wins fans today. Read

A scene from The Curse of the Golden Flower

Curse of the Golden Flower

The seeds of a conflict are planted when the Emperor (Yun Fat) and his middle son, Prince Jai, return from war to the Imperial Palace to honour their ancestors as part of the Chong Yang Festival. Read

A scene from Perfect Stranger

Perfect Stranger

Ace investigative newspaper reporter Rowena Price (Berry) is about to hit the front page with her latest scoop, exposing the gay affair of married Senator Sachs under the headline SACHS-UAL HARASSMENT. Read

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