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Welcome to our 850th weekly edition
MIDNIGHT CHILDREN:
Hot from Sydney Film Festival: Salman Rushdie’s Midnight Children:
now on iTunes, Google Play & Sony Ent; DVD & Blu-ray from July 31. "Our interest rises and falls like a boat on the waves," says Louise. "A lesson in the ‘human geography’ of India and its blood-born sisters Pakistan and Bangladesh," says Andrew.  REVIEWS
THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER
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Movie reviews:
WORLD WAR Z
(US, 2013) Dir: Marc Forster. Stars Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Eric West, James Badge Dale. “Brad Pitt, zombies and an all-out assault of chaos, stunts, 3D special effects and a surprisingly good script all resonate in this hero’s journey with scale, style and bite,” says Louise. “Part disaster movie, part sci-fi and part zombie movie – none of the parts being particularly satisfying but at least the sc-fi element is interesting,” says Andrew.
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COMPETITIONS
LINCOLN DVD
Win one of 10 DVD copies of Academy Award winning director Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, starring Daniel Day Lewis in his Academy Award winning role as America’s 16th President and Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones, courtesy 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Out now on Blu-ray, DVD and DigitalHD.
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Movie reviews:
DESPICABLE ME 2
(US, 2013) Dir: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud. Voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Ken Jeong, Steve Coogan, Russell Brand. “The kiddies at my preview squealed with delight, but the adults weren’t bored either, with hoots and laughs all the way. The screenplay is pitch perfect and the animation seamless, dynamic and utterly convincing,” says Andrew. “..an ultra smart screenplay that first and foremost establishes character, throws in a simple plot that has scale and then has great fun with the premise, flinging equal serves of humour and heart,” says Louise.
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Coming Soon!
UPCOMING FILMS
[Coming soon, What’s in a Name, stars Patrick Bruel, Valérie Benguigui, Charles Berling. "A little joke becomes the catalyst for the unravelling of relationships in this jocular French comedy in which egos, political beliefs, sexual orientations and trusts are thrust like daggers," says Louise. "No less compelling and engaging than a bruising and bloody 15 round heavy weight fight, What’s In A Name (nominated for the Best Film Cesar) is a comedy but only if you like blood sports," says Andrew.]
JUNE RELEASE SCHEDULE
  
(From left) Before Midnight, The Lone Ranger, Behind the Candelabra
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NEW TRAILERS:
Preview trailers of many films on your own screen.
The Wolf of Wall Street, stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConnaughey;
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, stars Steve Coogan;
Man of Steel, stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon;
Red Obsession, documentary narrated by Russell Crowe;
Before Midnight, stars Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy;
World War Z, stars Brad Pitt;
Behind the Candelabra, stars Michael Douglas, Matt Damon;
Captain Phillips, stars Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener;
After Earth, stars Will Smith, Jaden Smith;
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NEW DVDS
AMOUR - Stars Jean-Louis Trintignan, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert. “The two central performances are faultless and the love that Anne and Georges have for each other is expressed in a myriad of ways,” says Louise.
PARANORMAN - Voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Casey Affleck, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse. “Chris Butler’s screenplay skates across the edgy ice of adult-family material to deliver plenty of fun, freaks and frights for all,” says Andrew.
SAFE HAVEN - Stars Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders. “While none of the elements of this ... chick-flick are remarkable in themselves, in the gifted hands of director Lasse Hallström, there is definitely magic at work,” says Louise.
HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS - Stars Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Peter Stormare, Famke Janssen. “A sorry witches’ brew of tedium that burns all too slowly, despite its brisk 88 minute running time, there’s no trail of enticement (or even breadcrumbs) to lead us into the forest,” says Louise.
  
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