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Great reviews, features, interviews and more. en-gb Sunday Sun http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/08/17/not-content-with-the-two-hugely-popular-trilogies-george-lucas-serves-up-yet-another-chapter-in-the-star-wars-saga-with-this-animated-adventure-79310-21546103/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/08/17/not-content-with-the-two-hugely-popular-trilogies-george-lucas-serves-up-yet-another-chapter-in-the-star-wars-saga-with-this-animated-adventure-79310-21546103/ Filling in the gaps between Attack Of The Clones and Revenge Of The Sith, the film seems little more than a glossy teaser for a forthcoming television series. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/08/17/comedy-is-probably-the-wrong-word-to-describe-this-latest-adam-sandler-vehicle-79310-21546104/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/08/17/comedy-is-probably-the-wrong-word-to-describe-this-latest-adam-sandler-vehicle-79310-21546104/ Despite the brains behind the script — Sandler, plus Robert Smigel and Jud Apatow — the story of an Israeli agent who dreams of becoming a hairdresser is a witless, puerile piece. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/08/17/wild-child-79310-21546105/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/08/17/wild-child-79310-21546105/ DROP the square peg of a fashion-obsessed US teen girl into the round hole of a stuffy English boarding school and you have the classic ingredients for a culture clash comedy. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/07/27/angus-thongs-and-perfect-snogging-79310-21411140/ Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/07/27/angus-thongs-and-perfect-snogging-79310-21411140/ DIRECTOR: Gurinder Chadha. CAST: Georgia Groome, Eleanor Tomlinson, Georgia Henshaw, Manjeeven Grewal, Sean Bourke, Aaron Johnson, Kimberley Nixon, Alan Davies, Karen Taylor, Steve Jones. RUNNING TIME: 100 mins. RATING: 12A. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/07/13/mamma-mia-79310-21331469/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/07/13/mamma-mia-79310-21331469/ DUST off your dancing shoes and flares . . . Mamma Mia’s melodies and all-star cast are sure to put a spring in your step. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/07/13/the-forbidden-kingdom-79310-21331470/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/07/13/the-forbidden-kingdom-79310-21331470/ DAZZLING and gravity-defying action is the name of the game in Rob Minkoff’s adventure, which sees martial arts titans Jet Li and Jackie Chan share the screen for the first time. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/07/13/journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth-79310-21331471/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/07/13/journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth-79310-21331471/ THIS 21st-century makeover of Jules Verne’s 19th-century novel Journey To The Centre Of The Earth is unquestionably an ultra-modern creature. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/07/06/hancock-79310-21268173/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/07/06/hancock-79310-21268173/ DON’T mistake this superhero movie for an amusing kids’ flick it has crude humour and dark moments. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/07/06/kung-fu-panda-79310-21268174/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/07/06/kung-fu-panda-79310-21268174/ HOW can a high-kicking panda fail to delight audiences young and old? In some hands, it just might, but this film has enough skillful plot moves and masterful comic touches. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/29/edge-of-love-79310-21167548/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/29/edge-of-love-79310-21167548/ WRITER-DIRECTOR John Maybury adopts a similar approach here to his extraordinary Francis Bacon biopic Love Is The Devil, observing — in this case — the creative genius of Dylan Thomas from a distance. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/15/the-incredible-hulk-79310-21075221/ Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/15/the-incredible-hulk-79310-21075221/ FIVE years after we sighed with disappointment at Ang Lee’s movie about the green giant, director Louis Leterrier has repeated the same mistakes. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/15/the-happening-79310-21075222/ Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/15/the-happening-79310-21075222/ HAVING lapped up all the trailers for this movie with relish, you can’t come close to understanding how gutted I was to find out that all the hype was nothing but hot air. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/15/priceless-hors-de-prix-79310-21075223/ Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/15/priceless-hors-de-prix-79310-21075223/ CONSIDERING the top-notch performances and relentlessly feel-good tone on display here, it’s difficult to see why Salvadori’s film has taken the best part of 18 months to make its way across the Channel. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/08/gone-baby-gone-79310-21038834/ Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/08/gone-baby-gone-79310-21038834/ DELAYED to spare the family of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann any further pain, Gone Baby Gone makes its mainstream debut some six months late. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/08/superhero-movie-79310-21038835/ Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/08/superhero-movie-79310-21038835/ DIRECTOR Craig Mazin could be forgiven for thinking that the time was right for a superhero spoof, with Iron Man just released and a Hulk remake on the way. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/08/prom-night-79310-21038836/ Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/08/prom-night-79310-21038836/ NOTICEABLY absent from this latest teen slasher flick are the full-on blood and guts scenes that are this genre’s hallmark. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/01/welcome-home-roscoe-jenkins-79310-21003719/ Sat, 31 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/01/welcome-home-roscoe-jenkins-79310-21003719/ WELCOME Home Roscoe Jenkins centres around a dysfunctional southern US clan in this culture clash comedy. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/01/california-dreamin-endless-nesfarsit-79310-21003720/ Sat, 31 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/06/01/california-dreamin-endless-nesfarsit-79310-21003720/ THE final cut of California Dreamin’ (Endless) (Nesfarsit) was completed in honour of director Cristian Nemescu, who died shortly after beginning this project. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/05/25/cassandra-s-dream-79310-20969816/ Sat, 24 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/05/25/cassandra-s-dream-79310-20969816/ WOODY ALLEN used to make great films, but he seems to have lost his touch somewhat, particularly in his three films shot in England. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/05/25/caramel-79310-20969817/ Sat, 24 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/whats-on-newcastle-north-east/cinema-film-reviews/2008/05/25/caramel-79310-20969817/ DIRECTED, written by and starring Nadine Labaki, Caramel is a deliciously sweet melodrama revolving around a Beirut beauty salon called Si Belle, which provides a focal point for the gossiping local women as they search for love and fulfilment.