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Being Elmo review

Who doesn’t love Elmo, the scraggly red Muppet with the round orange nose and the big, trusting eyes, the squeaky voice and the lion-sized heart? Never mind kids – which of us adults wouldn’t benefit from one of Elmo’s love-filled hugs? Constance Marks’ suitably warm-hearted documentary introduces viewers to the …

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New images for The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises has debuted a clutch of new images in the latest Entertainment Weekly , including new looks at key players Bane, Catwoman and Batman himself. The latest shots show Bane on another terrorist rampage, Catwoman in her slinky new suit and Batman in what looks like a …

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Marvel releases new Captain America 2 details

With The Avengers hitting cinemas in just a matter of weeks, Marvel has been careful not to let the ball drop by announcing some new details concerning Captain America 2 . First and foremost is the fact that the film has a new release date, with Steve Rogers’ next adventure …

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Three new On The Road character posters revealed

On The Road , the Jack Kerouac adaptation that once felt like it would never get made, is hitting cinemas later this year, and three new character posters have been revealed over at the film’s Facebook page. The new ones come in addition to the Viggo Mortensen and Tom Sturridge …

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Sam Worthington talks Wrath Of The Titans: Video Interview

Wrath Of The Titans is unleashed in cinemas this week, and to stoke your interest with got a video interview with stars Sam Worthington and Toby Kebbell and director Jonthan Liebesman. Wrath catches up with Perseus some years after the events of Clash Of The Titans ; he’s now a …

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New trailer for The Dictator: watch now

The Dictator has released a new trailer online, in which Sacha Baron Cohen’s General Aladeen is stripped of his beard and forced to live among ordinary, run of the mill Americans. The new footage gives a much clearer impression of how the film’s plot will play out, with John C …

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Ridley Scott talks Prometheus 3D

[brightcove]1518899591001[/brightcove] Total Film (opens in new tab) sat down with Sir Ridley Scott recently to talk about his long-awaited return to the Alien universe, Prometheus . And while we’re incredibly keen to see just how much Prometheus ties into the Alien mythology, there’s another aspect to the film that’s making …

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Le Havre review

Unfolding in the titular Normandy port, Aki Kaurismäki’s ( Lights In The Dusk ) latest is another of the Finnish director’s deadpan fairytales. Elderly artist-turned-shoeshine merchant Marcel (André Wilms) is already coping with an ailing wife (Kati Outinen) when he comes across an African stowaway child (Blondin Miguel), who risks …

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50 Greatest Character Actors

Fred Ward That Guy From: Southern Comfort (1981), The Right Stuff (1983), Tremors (1990), The Player (1992), Short Cuts (1993), Road Trip (2000), Sweet Home Alabama (2002) Why They’re Great: A grizzled, old-school charmer, Ward’s appeal is best encapsulated by his game performance in Tremors : wry, knowing and tough …

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