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Odeon backs down over Alice boycott
Friday, 26 February 2010
Odeon, Britain's biggest cinema chain, has performed a last-minute U-turn on its decision to boycott the lavish new 3D version of Alice in Wonderland by announcing it will screen the film nationwide after all.
Hollywood stars, royalty at 'Alice in Wonderland' premiere
Friday, 26 February 2010
Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway joined British royalty on Thursday for the London world premiere of Tim Burton's 3D fantasy adventure movie "Alice in Wonderland".
Odeon agrees Alice in Wonderland screening deal
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Odeon announced today that it has reached a deal with Disney to show Tim Burton's 3D fantasy adventure Alice In Wonderland in cinemas.
Odeon, Disney agree deal over 'Alice In Wonderland'
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Cinema chain Odeon said Thursday it would screen Tim Burton's new movie "Alice In Wonderland" in Britain, Ireland and Italy after resolving a row with Disney, hours before the world premiere.
Film news recap: Damon as Bobby Kennedy, Maguire as Bobby Fischer, Rourke as Conan’s dad
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Deals are in the works with actors and directors on film projects about Bobby Kennedy and Bobby Fischer. Plus a tough choice for Mickey Rourke.
'Cop Out' set to overtake 'The Crazies'
Thursday, 25 February 2010
This weekend's blockbuster movies pit comedy against horror. Cop Out packs star power with the box office draw of Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan from television's popular 30 Rock show. Die-hard Kevin Smith fans think the director copped out and has "gone Hollywood" by taking on material that's not his usual quirky humorous style, but the mainstream appeal is bound to attract audiences.
Malice in Wonderland: Burton's film has become pawn in bitter battle between studios and cinemas
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
With its red carpet, parking for limousines and baying fans behind crowd barriers, the Odeon Leicester Square has long been the venue of choice for film executives wanting to bring the full glitz of a Hollywood premiere to Britain.
Jane Campion alleges sexual harassment at film festival
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
The international film festival in Delhi was supposed to highlight the talents of female directors from around the world.
Weekend US film releases: Bruce Willis in cop comedy by director Kevin Smith
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
At movie theaters in the US the weekend of February 26, cult director Kevin Smith's latest is a cop picture starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, while a horror movie seeks to rock viewers literally and a romance features Twilight favorite Kristen Stewart.
Film trailer: Bruce Willis in police comedy 'Cop Out'
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
This cop comedy finds Bruce Willis partnering with comic actor Tracy Morgan (30 Rock, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and G-Force), about tracking down a stolen baseball card from a memorabilia-obsessed thief. It's his only hope in paying for his daughter's wedding.
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FIVE BEST FILMS
Crazy Heart, 15
Jeff Bridges will fully deserve the best actor Oscar for his portrait of an alcoholic and carousing former country-and-western star, aware that life won’t be offering him too many more chances at redemption.
Nationwide
A Single Man, 12a
Colin Firth gives a moving central performance in Tom Ford’s directorial debut, as an English professor domiciled in Los Angeles in 1962 who is mourning the recent death of his lover in a car accident.
Nationwide
Capitalism: a Love Story, 12
Michael Moore’s latest documentary is powerfully direct, with the director marvellously indignant and confrontational in his attacks on the capitalist system.
Nationwide
Micmacs, 12
A lowly relance 1\]video-store worker collaborates with a gang of misfits on a convoluted plan to exact revenge on an arms manufacturers in the ‘Am�lie’ director’s crazy Gallic ride.
The Unloved, NC
Samantha Morton’s semi-autobiographical directorial debut is a raw but at the same time heart-breakingly tender and stylish piece of work, which views the children’s care system through the eyes of a withdrawn 11-year-old girl
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