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Pain and gain for bodybuilding kidnappers What happens when a group of bodybuilders bungle an attempted kidnapping? ‘Pain and Gain’ by director Michael Bay stars Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Mackie, Ed… 23/04/2013
Tom Cruise is last man on Earth in Oblivion While US rapper 50 Cent visited Berlin for the premiere of his film All Things Fall Apart, Tom Cruise was in Argentina for the screening of his sci- fi… 29/03/2013
“Yo Joe”, the G.I.s are back on the big screen The G.I. Joes are back in the cinema, in GI Joe Retaliation, starring Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson. It is an action packed adventure that sees them not… 26/03/2013
Olympus Has Fallen – baddies in the White House In Olympus Has Fallen, a thriller about a terrorist attack on the White House, Gerard Butler plays a disgraced former guard who finds himself trapped inside… 21/03/2013
From Stunt Rider to Bank Robber, via Family Man Ryan Gosling returns to our screens this month in Derek Cianfrance’s new movie, ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’. Starring alongside his real-life lover, Eva… 21/03/2013
How broken is ‘Broken City’? Mark Wahlberg stars in cop drama ‘Broken City’. He says he was attracted to the film because of the complicated plot and the lead role’s flawed character… 01/03/2013
A Good Day to Die Hard Bruce Willis is back as John McClane in A Good Day to Die Hard, the fifth installment of the franchise. He travels to Russia to help his estranged son but… 05/02/2013
Sly is back in ‘Bullet to the head’ Sylvester Stallone goes back to his action movie roots in ‘Bullet to the Head’. He plays a hitman who teams up with a young Washington DC detective in a… 31/01/2013
J-Lo shows she’s still got it in ‘Parker’ J-Lo is back on the silver screen in Taylor Hackford’s thriller ‘Parker’. The Oscar-winning director has tackled a number of genres over the past four… 30/01/2013
Bollywood takes the sequel road with ‘Race 2’ Bollywood superstar Saif Ali Khan is back as Ranveer Singh in ‘Race 2’, the follow-up to the 2008 hit ‘Race’ which went on to become the fourth biggest… 25/01/2013
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Hansel and Gretel grow up with a thing about witches and as adults dedicate themselves to tracking them down wherever they hide. So far, so Twilight. And… 24/01/2013
Flight takes off New drama Flight, directed by Robert Zemeckis, has been premiered in London. The star, Denzel Washington, was on the red carpet saying that he enjoyed using a… 22/01/2013
Arnie is back in “The Last Stand” Mr Governor, Mr Terminator, Mr Universe, Mr Schwarzenegger is back on the silver screen in the “The Last Stand.” Arnie plays a retired police officer… 17/01/2013
Gangster Squad rides again Gangster Squad, directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, and Ryan Gosling, is an all-action shoot-fest awash with casual death, snappy… 09/01/2013
James Bond: The billion dollar spyThe 23rd James Bond adventure, ‘Skyfall’, has reached the symbolic threshold of one billion dollars in revenue worldwide. The film, directed by Sam Mendes –… 03/01/2013
Deadfall: Bana and Wilde star as sibling gangsters Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde star in thriller Deadfall, as brother and sister Addison and Liza, who split up after a casino heist goes horribly wrong. The… 20/12/2012
Tarantino unchains Django Quentin Tarantino’s latest film Django Unchained is a Western-style tale of revenge starring Jamie Foxx as a slave-turned-bounty hunter, Oscar winner… 19/12/2012
Tom Cruise defends ‘Jack Reacher’ role Tom Cruise has defended his latest movie role – that of Jack Reacher – after some fans were critical as the character in the books is nearly two metres tall… 14/12/2012
Pena and Gyllenhaal star in End of Watch End of Watch, the gritty police drama starring Michael Pena and Jake Gyllenhaal as a pair of detectuives working in one of the toughest neighbourhoods in Los… 27/11/2012
Cloud Atlas explodes onto screens worldwide The cast of Cloud Atlas reads something like a Hollywood Who’s Who, headed up by Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and Susan Saranden. The film itself is an epic… 31/10/2012
‘Skyfall’ thrills with new depth In latest Bond movie ‘Skyfall’ James is battered and bruised and left for dead, a man with questions; hunted by his own side, and as always, magnificently… 26/10/2012
Walken stars as dog-napper in Seven Psychopaths Martin McDonagh’s comedy Seven Psychopaths stars Colin Farrell as an alcoholic Irish screenwriter and Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell as his two… 04/10/2012
Bond celebrates golden anniversary on silver screen It is 50 years since Ian Fleming’s secret agent James Bond appeared in the first 007 movie, Dr No. In 1962, few cinema-goers had heard of Sean Connery, the… 03/10/2012
Neeson is back with Taken 2 Liam Neeson returns as a violently over-protective family man in ‘Taken 2’. The original ‘Taken’ became a surprise hit taking over 100m euros at the box… 02/10/2012
Karl Urban on challenge of playing Dredd Comic book lawman Judge Dredd is back on the silver screen after Sylvester Stallone’s much panned 1995 film, in Dredd 3D, directed by Pete Travis and starring… 17/09/2012
Milla Jovovich back in Resident Evil: Retribution Milla Jovovich returns as Alice in Resident Evil: Retribution – the fifth in the franchise. Continuing her fight against the Umbrella Corporation and the… 14/09/2012
‘Stalingrad’ 3D IMAX movie all set to go Russia’s first big-budget 3D film in IMAX format has wrapped up shooting in a small village outside St Petersburg. The World War II Battle of Stalingrad… 03/08/2012
Revamp for sci-fi film ‘Total Recall’ Over 20 years after Arnold Schwarzenegger’s blockbuster “Total Recall,” actor Colin Farrell steps into the muscleman’s big shoes in a reboot. Kate… 02/08/2012
‘Red lights’ leaves some critics turned off Sigourney Weaver and Cillian Murphy play professional “ghostbusting” sceptics in new flick Red Lights. Directed by Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Cortés the… 20/07/2012
The Dark Knight Rises: Christopher Nolan’s last stand The last instalment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ is out this month in cinemas throughout Europe. The climactic third film… 13/07/2012
‘The Imposter’ – a chilling family tale The film ‘The Imposter’ tells the unlikely but true story of how one Frenchman convinced a Texas family he was their son who had gone missing three years… 11/07/2012
Flourishing Thai film industry braces for new epic Leonardo di Caprio, Roger Moore and Ewan McGregor have one thing in common – they have all starred in movies filmed in Thailand. But not only do foreign… 03/07/2012
Travolta and Hayek star in Oliver Stone’s Savages Oliver Stone’s Savages premiered this week and the star-studded cast were on the red carpet for the screening of the drug war drama. John Travolta plays a… 28/06/2012
The Amazing Spider-Man drops in at Tokyo premiere Spidey made a dramatic entrance at the world premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man in Tokyo. The superhero – this time played by American English actor Andrew… 14/06/2012
Avengers movie breaks box office record Hollywood’s summer movie season has started with a bang. Marvel’s ‘The Avengers Assemble’ smashed the record for the biggest US opening weekend by taking… 08/05/2012
Prometheus premature Ridley Scott has released a 10 minute clip of his latest film, Prometheus, raising the question of whether or not it is a prequel to Alien. Michael Fassbender… 07/05/2012
Jason Statham plays it Safe ‘Safe’ stars British actor Jason Statham of ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ fame playing an ex cage fighter/former black ops supercop. With his life… 04/05/2012
Marvel superheros hit silver screen in Avengers The Avengers is tipped as one of the summer’s biggest box office draws. When villain Loki threatens the world, Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) of peacekeeping… 23/04/2012
Rihanna onboard Peter Berg’s Battleship Peter Berg’s sci-fi fantasy Battleship, based on the classic naval combat board game by Hasbro, goes on general release this month. It stars Liam Neeson… 05/04/2012
Wrath Of The Titans opens in Europe Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes are back in Wrath Of The Titans, a sequel to the 2010 film Clash Of The Titans. Ten years after his defeat of… 27/03/2012
The Hunger Games buzz The Hunger Games is the latest book adaption to be filmed for the lucrative young teens market and seems all set to break records at the box office. Advance… 14/03/2012
George Lucas’ Red Tails prepares for take-off The latest George Lucas production focuses on a group of African American pilots during World War II facing facing segregation and racism while serving in… 18/01/2012
Soderbergh goes Tarantino with “Haywire” Director Steven Soderbergh does not like to be labelled, and the oscar-winning maker of “Traffic,” the “Ocean’s” franchise and lately “Contagion” steps into… 17/01/2012
French thriller Dans la Tourmente on general release Dans la Tourmente – In Torment – is a French thriller which explores many of the social issues – cutbacks, poverty, brutal job outsourcing – facing France… 11/01/2012
Oscar buzz for Fiennes’ contemporary Coriolanus Shakespeare’s tragedy Coriolanus has been given a contemporary look by British actor Ralph Fiennes, in what is his directorial debut. He co-stars, alongside… 06/01/2012
The photographer, the nude model and pots and pots of paint Peruvian painter Piero Pereira has an unusual way of working; he covers his model in paint and then puts the music on. 05/01/2012
Eastwood uncovers enigmatic Hoover J. Edgar Hoover was at the helm of America’s law enforcement for almost 50 years. As the FBI’s first director he was both feared and admired. But behind… 02/01/2012
New freedoms revealed at Marrakech Film Festival The Marrakech Film Festival is an important event for the Moroccan cinema industry, which nowadays produces around 25 films a year. The government now… 09/12/2011
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows The new Sherlock Holmes movie is an action-packed thriller – which is no surprise as it is directed by Guy Ritchie, best known for excessively violent… 08/12/2011
With “Hugo” Martin Scorsese goes 3D Martin Scorsese’s new film Hugo, is in 3D. It is about an orphan boy called Hugo Cabret is a boy who has ended up as an orphan living secretly in a Paris… 24/11/2011
Doha celebrates successful festival The Doha-Tribeca film festival ends this weekend and the third edition has been a great occasion to see some of the best of what’s new in world cinema, like… 28/10/2011
Levy directs robot action flick Real Steel Australian actor Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Kenton in Real Steel, an out of work boxer – out of work because his sport has been taken over by 900 kilo robots. 13/10/2011
All for one: Three Musketeers fight in 3D The Three Musketeers are back on the big screen – this time in 3D – in a swashbuckling adventure based on Alexandre Dumas’ historical novel. 06/10/2011
Gosling says “Drive” is the film he always wanted to make Nicholas Winding Refn, the Danish director of Drive says he wanted his latest film to feel like a Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale. But his leading man, Ryan… 26/09/2011
Abduction likely to capture teen fans’ imagination The pitch for new movie Abduction reads like a recipe for teen success, with hearthrob actor Taylor Lautner playing a young man who discovers a photo of… 19/09/2011
Conan flops at US Box Office The highly anticipated action flick “Conan the Barbarian” is on its way to becoming one of this summers box office flops. Released in August, the film’s… 30/08/2011
The Devil’s Double: Iraq’s dark heart The Devil’s Double is a new film about Iraq. But instead of dealing with the American invasion like so many other recent films, it deals with Baghdad in its… 05/08/2011
Seventh Apes movie morals in action Cute chimp, willing to evolve, seeks scientific breakthrough. Result: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” Frieda Pinto and James Franco star in the story of how… 02/08/2011
Cowboys & Aliens, 1873 sci-fi Cowboys battle no-good extraterrestrials in 1873. “Cowboys & Aliens”, first a comic book, stars Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde. Jon Favreau… 28/07/2011
Superhero “Captain America” film released The latest potential box-office smash to hit the screens has had its premiere in Los Angeles. Chris Evans takes stars in “Captain America” Directed by Joe… 22/07/2011
Peter Chan does martial arts in ‘Wu Xia’ The latest movie from Hong Kong director Peter Chan takes him into the world of martial arts action. The film ‘Wu Xia’ revolves around a simple man who… 20/07/2011
Spanish drama heads for Hollywood remake Riding high on its success at home, award-winning Spanish drama “Cell 211” is about to inspire a Hollywood remake. The story of a young prison guard who… 14/07/2011
Final Potter film premieres in London Thousands of fans flocked to London’s Trafalgar Square, desperate to catch a glimpse of the stars of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – the final… 08/07/2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon opens in Moscow The third installment of the Transformers saga has just premiered at the Moscow film festival. 24/06/2011
Green Lantern hits silver screen Another superhero hits the silverscreen in “Green Lantern”, an adaptation of the comic book character of the same name. Ryan Reynolds stars as Hal Jordan… 16/06/2011
Super 8 harks back to Spielberg’s ET “Super 8” may not be by Steven Spielberg, but director JJ Abrams – of “Lost” fame – wanted it to feel like his icon’s early work nonetheless. 10/06/2011
X-Men: First Class goes back to beginning Set in the 1960s at the height of the Cold War, the prequel to the X-Men series, ‘X-Men: First Class’ is about to go on worldwide general release. 27/05/2011
Pirates 4 premieres at Cannes The latest installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this week. 10/05/2011
Winstone gets tough in ‘Tracker’ ‘Tracker’ is set in 1903 against the backdrop of New Zealand’s remote and rugged South Island. British actor Ray Winstone plays a Boer War veteran who is… 29/04/2011
Hammer time for Branagh The latest comic-book superhero to take to the silver screen is Thor – the hammer-wielding Norse god of thunder and lightning who is exiled to Earth. The… 25/04/2011
POTC: Porn as you’ve (probably) never seen it before"Pick of the Clicks looks at the most clicked story of the week on our website and how it is being treated elsewhere on the net. This week: 3D porn Adult… 22/04/2011
Detective Dee dominates HK Film Awards ‘Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame’ has swept the floor at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards, taking six prizes, including Best Director and… 20/04/2011
Young actress wows as teenage assassin The young Irish actress Saoirse Ronan gives a gritty performance as a teenage assassin in the action thriller Hanna. She stars alongside Hollywood… 07/04/2011
Director Duncan Jones’ latest sci fi expedition In his new film “Source Code” director Duncan Jones, steps out of his father David Bowie’s shadow, to cast an ensemble of A-list talent for the sci-fi… 06/04/2011
Sucker Punch fails to stun the critics Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch is about a group of young women trying to escape from a psychiatric hospital via a series of elaborate fantasies involving Nazi… 29/03/2011
Drive Angry: action movie from hell Drive Angry is an over-the-top horror movie that brings together satan, action and a 1969 Dodge Charger. Nicolas Cage plays a dead ne’er-do-well who escapes… 03/03/2011
The Fighter wins two Golden Globes Mark Wahlberg plays welterweight boxer Irish Mickey Ward in The Fighter, a tale of fighting and family. Ward wants to follow in the footsteps of his older… 18/01/2011
Shakespeare’s Tempest hits cinemas From the director of “Frida” and “Across the Universe” comes “The Tempest” which is out now. Julie Taymor has recruited the talents of an A-list cast… 12/01/2011
‘Skyfall’ opens in LondonThe 23rd official Bond movie has just been released, and ‘Skyfall’ is, in the 50th year of the franchise, one of the best-ever – if the critics are to be… 23/10/2012
Turkish traders angry with Bond movie-makersHollywood has come to Istanbul. Actor Daniel Craig has been in the city to film scenes for the latest James Bond film, ‘Skyfall.’ The plot of the 23rd movie… 30/04/2012
Season of the WitchNicholas Cage, Ron Perlman and Claire Foy star in “Season of the Witch” a supernatural action adventure yarn. The film is set in Europe but the entire… 06/01/2011
Weir’s latest tells tall escape taleSet in 1940 “The Way Back” is an epic story of survival against the odds directed by Peter Weir. The story revolves around a small group of prisoners who… 04/01/2011
“London Boulevard”Mitch, played by Colin Farrell, has just got out of jail. He lands a job as a handyman-cum-bodyguard for a reclusive film star, played by Keira Knightly… 02/12/2010
Washington and Pine “Unstoppable” box office successUS director Tony Scott has paired up with Denzel Washington once again for his latest film “Unstoppable”. Co-starring up-and-coming talent Chris Pine, it… 22/11/2010
‘RED’ alert for retired spiesBased on a cult comic book series of the same name, RED is the story of a retired CIA agent who realises his ex-employer has hired an assassin to kill him and… 15/10/2010
New US thrillers to soon hit screens in Europe“Hell is others” goes the saying – and there is nothing more true in M. Night Shyamalan’s latest production, “Devil”, in which a group of people stuck in an… 17/09/2010
Affleck’s The Town shows at VeniceBen Affleck’s latest film The Town has just premiered out of competition at Venice. Jeremy Renner of the Hurt Locker, Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall star in the… 09/09/2010
“Takers”: turning bad guys goodWhen are the bad guys really the good guys? In this post financial crisis world of ours, robbing banks helps and that’s what the band of merry men do in… 31/08/2010
Sly’s take on ‘Dogs of War’Sylvester Stallone has assembled a who’s who of action heroes – including Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren, Jason Statham and Jet Li – for “The Expendables.”… 06/08/2010
The Sorcerer’s ApprenticeNicholas Cage has joined the race to replace Harry Potter with a tale about – guess what? Yup, a teenage wizard. The film has the usual stellar cast, … 09/07/2010
The last AirbenderThe Last Airbender is the latest CGI-powered avatar yarn to hit the silver screen. Action-packed with glorious scenery, breath-taking SFXs and lots of wham… 08/07/2010
Karate Kid remake gets new punchThe modern remake of the Karate Kid chronicles the life of a youngster who moves to China with his family and outwits the neighbourhood bullies by learning… 23/06/2010
Knight and DayTom Cruise and Cameron Diaz re-unite in this non-stop spy-action-comedy-action-slightly-romantic-action… er adventure. Critics have been on the sniffy side… 22/06/2010
Robin Hood goes back to basicsRidley Scott’s contribution to this summer’s blockbuster season is Robin Hood, which was shown out of competition as a curtain raiser at the Cannes Film… 13/05/2010
Prince of Persia, The Sands of TimeGiving the Leicester Square Odeon the cold shoulder, summer blockbuster “Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time” was premiered at the Westfield shopping centre… 10/05/2010
Travolta back on the big screenJohn Travolta returns to the big screen in action movie From Paris With Love, by French film maker Pierre Morel, from a story by Luc Besson. 09/02/2010
Gamer on screensWritten and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, Gamer is an action-packed thriller starring Gerard Butler. Loud explosions, plenty of special… 16/09/2009
12 Rounds hits the screenDirector Renny Harlin’s new film “12 Rounds” stars wrestler John Cena. The film is a feast of boom bang-a-bang action, special effects and stunts, loosely… 02/06/2009
