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Movie reviews:
THE ARTIST
(France, 2011) Dir: Michel Hazanavicius. Stars Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell. “It’s easy to be captivated by this unique, universal piece that above all makes us care for its characters as we journey through a maze of emotions,” says Louise. “Everything about The Artist is unique, from its beautiful black and white images as it pays tribute to the silent movies of the 1920s to the casting choices and the resolution,” says Andrew. (Best Film, Golden Globes & Nominee Oscars)
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UNIQUE, ROMANTIC, BITTER-SWEET – the making of The Artist. FEATURE
  
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NEWS & BOX OFFICE
BOX OFFICE: - Week, Jan 26 - Feb 1: A Few Best Men added $0.6 M to its opening weekend take in the last three days of the week for a $2.5 M total week in third slot after Underworld (opening) and The Descendants (in its 3rd week). The top 11 films in the top 20 took over $1 M for the week with J. Edgar at No 11 with $1.01 M. Also opened: Weekend (MA, Rialto) $54,379 on 6. NEWS: - Gossip free zone.....
Persian Film Fest for Sydney;
Black & White & Sex favoured at Rotterdam;
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COMPETITION
BUCK
Win one of 25 double inseason passes to see the documentary Buck, Audience Award winner at Sundance Film Festival 2011 and nominated for Best Documentary at the 2012 Academy Awards. Only at the Movies February 16.
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NEW TRAILERS:
Preview trailers of many films on your own screen.
Carnage, stars Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz;
The Vow, stars Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum;
The Amazing Spiderman, stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone;
Thirst, stars Victoria Haralabidou, Myles Pollard;
Shame, stars Michael Fassbender
A Few Best Men, stars Rebel Wilson, Xavier Samuel, Olivia Newton-John;
 TRAILERS
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DVDS THIS WEEK
CRAZY STUPID LOVE - Stars Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone. "Soulmates, one-night-stands, unrequited love and game changers are the ingredients of this delectable romantic comedy that cooks up a pretty and powerful head of steam," says Louise. "With a spider’s web of relationships, Crazy, Stupid Love throws a whole lot of emotional pain into the mix to bake a cake of instantly recognisable joys and misadventures in pursuit of loving bliss. ," says Andrew.
LIFE IN A DAY - Documentary. “If you have ever sat in a train as it sped through suburbs and caught glimpses of houses, backyards, apartment blocks, parks, fields, forests and lakes, cows, horses and goats, along valleys overlooked by mountains … then you have some idea of how Life in a Day looks like. Some of it is intriguing and you wish the train could stop, some of it is banal, some of it is beautiful and some it is dull. Yes, there is a cumulative effect of so many snapshots of life on earth, but it isn’t meaningful so much as jumbled,” says Andrew.
  
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ROUNDERS & CASINO
ROUNDERS
Rounders is arguably the most popular poker movie made so far. An excellent performance by Matt Damon and a clear focus on the game of Texas Holdem led to a rise in Poker sites' popularity. Since then, online poker seems to have exploded into a game played by millions worldwide.
CASINO
Starring Robert de Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci and James Woods, Casino is available on DVD, Itunes and Video. A lengthy movie with a star studded cast and engaging plot about the running of a Casino by a group linked to the Mob. It's often cited as one of the all-time best movies, up there with The Godfather and Goodfellas.
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