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Doubt, stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep;
The Wrestler, stars Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei;
TRAILERS

THE ENGLISH SURGEON – Documentary featuring Dr Henry Marsh and Dr Igor Petrovich. “This multi-award winning doco is a riveting insight into something that goes on every day within reach of us all, but out of sight and mind,” says Andrew.

GETTING GOTTI – stars Lorraine Bracco, Anthony John Denison, Ellen Burstyn. “Lorraine Bracco tears up the screen in a feisty performance as Diane Giacalone, the New York Assistant Attorney who gets on the case of the Mafia thug, John Gotti,” says Andrew.

HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY – stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Luke Goss. “.. a spectacularly vibrant, varied, detailed, freakish, magical, surreal and exciting universe,” says Andrew.

KEATING THE MUSICAL

SON OF A LION – stars Niaz Khan Shinwari, Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad, Agha Jaan. “..a great example of the power of a good story well executed,” says Andrew.

SWEETIE – stars Genevieve Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos. “..a helter skelter ride through the offbeat life of a suburban Australian family whose youngest daughter is ‘abnormal’,” says Andrew.

SALUTE – documentary. ‘This wonderful humanitarian story - especially relevant on the eve of the Beijing Olympics - deserves to be told and it's a bit of a surprise it hasn't been told before, while Peter Norman was still alive,’ says Andrew.

TINKER BELL – animated; ‘With a sprinkle of fairy dust, Tinker Bell bursts onto our DVD screens in an enchanting, colourful animated adventure that the whole family will love,’ says Louise.

THE LITTLE MERMAID: ARIEL’S BEGINNING – animated; ‘It’s a beautifully told, charming story with lyrical songs and fabulous dance routines. Children of any age will adore this bright, funny and happy story that reinforces the joy of laughter and music,’ says Louise.

THE MUMMY: THE TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR – stars Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah; ‘The film is a never-ending barrage of visual effects - some of them extraordinary, admittedly - but so relentless and uninvolving under Rob Cohen's direction that by the end, even the most amazing stunt becomes a bit of a yawn,’ says Louise.

TAKEN – stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen; ‘Taken delivers non-stop action with Liam Neeson in devastating form as the former security agent who turns Paris upside down as he searches for his abducted daughter,’ says Louise.

SOULKEEPER – stars Iain Glenn, Emilia Fox; ‘In many ways the Jung/Spielrein affair is an extraordinary story, not only as an illicit romance but as one that is linked to Jung’s first attempt at using Freud’s psychoanalytical methods to help a patient,’ says Andrew.

SPEED RACER – stars Emil Hirsch, Christina Ricci; ‘The look of the film is mind-boggling. Scenes slide into each other with the smooth transition of a racing car effortlessly changing lanes,’ says Louise.

WRONG BET – stars Jean-Claude Van Damme; ‘Accompanied by an occasionally jazzy score, the film has a solid dramatic base on which to build the Jean-Claude Van Damme action,’ says Andrew.

MARIA’S LOVERS – stars Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, Robert Mitchum; ‘A sensitive and subtle film about love, lust and emotional scars, the title is perhaps misleading. The film explores the quandary that two lovers face when sexual inadequacy causes a void in their relationship,’ says Louise.

NIGHT FOLLOWING DAY – stars Marlon Brando, Richard Boone; ‘Just two films and four years prior to his late career, Oscar winning signature role as Don Corleone in The Godfather (1972), Marlon Brando - in blond mode - plays a much smaller time crim: a chauffeur come kidnapper. It's a terrific role, a sympathetic baddie who has certain standards,’ says Andrew.

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS – stars Seth Rogan, James Franco; ‘Filled with expletives and dumbed down crass humour, the strength of Pineapple Express lies in the sweetly naive central characters played by Rogen and James Franco, whose bond is cemented by the weed they smoke,’ says Louise.

WITLESS PROTECTION – stars Larry the Cable Guy; ‘Witless, lowbrow fun is the signature of this so-so comedy with Larry the Cable Guy in fine fat form as a country bumpkin deputy sheriff with delusions of grander than smalltown cop,’ says Andrew.

THE INNOCENTS – stars Deborah Kerr; ‘This classy English mystery is adorned by a wonderful Deborah Kerr as the governess driven to extremes by a strange, haunted mansion and strange, haunted children,’ says Andrew.

MAKE IT HAPPEN – stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Tessa Thompson; ‘We know the trajectory, it's a question of how brightly the rocket burns and how interested we are in the astronauts aboard this dance missile from small town Indiana to Chicago Big Time Dance School,’ says Andrew.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

YES MAN - To win double passes to Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, courtesy Roadshow, we asked ‘What positive, beneficial or helpful New Year’s resolution could you keep (or have kept) for an entire year?’ Katrina Tomaszek (WA) says: ‘Eat more greens - I`ve been sticking two sticks of celery in my Bloody Marys instead of just one!’

Every Australian film we have ever reviewed (film / video release), or have reported from the set, or featured in any way, is listed here, going back to films made even before the launch of Urban Cinefile, such as The Piano, Romper Stomper, Muriel’s Wedding, The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert and dozens more. Over 350 films. AUSTRALIAN FILMS

[Pic. George Miller’s Happy Feet, with the voices of Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman; George Miller interview; Zareh Nalbandian; Released December 26, 2006]