http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/ Herald Series /cinema/ en-gb Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:47:26 +0100 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:47:26 +0100 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/resources/images/649328/?type=rsslogo http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/ http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4481492.Bruno__Fired_Up__and_Soul_Power/?ref=rss Lightning doesn’t strike twice for Sacha Baron Cohen with Bruno, his eagerly-awaited follow-up to the smash hit Borat – Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Casting off the ill-fitting suit and moustache of his fictitious reporter, Cohen dresses to distress in figure-hugging hot pants and crop-tops as the eponymous fashionista from Klagenfurt, Austria. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:00:09 +0100 862047f91c8d8ea57ed36dfdef3c2065 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4469183.Ice_Age_3__Dawn_of_the_Dinosaurs__U__94_mins_/?ref=rss Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for more than 100 million years, but the third instalment of the computer-animated Ice Age series will struggle to reign at the UK box office for more than two weeks. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:20:17 +0100 c94722d9765285d49b0fb25749336ba1 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4469178.Public_Enemies__15__139_mins_/?ref=rss Perfectionist director Michael Mann doffs his fedora to Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger in Public Enemies (15, 139 mins). This beautifully-crafted biopic surveys a volatile period in America’s history when a group of hoodlums ran rings around J Edgar Hoover and his fledgling Federal Bureau of Investigation. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:19:25 +0100 45cb0daa27f31b5902f5ecdbd4a79819 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4458438.Year_One__My_Sister_s_Keeper_and_Blood__The_Last_Vampire/?ref=rss What do you call a comedy without a single laugh? The answer is Year One, Harold Ramis’s ramshackle road movie through the Paleolithic era headlined by Jack Black and Michael Cera, two of the most gifted comic actors of their generations. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:45:06 +0100 4c11b1db018d1d66c65aa405694272b6 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4443739.Transformers__Revenge_of_the_Fallen/?ref=rss The robots in disguise continue their age-old feud in the eagerly-awaited sequel to one of the biggest box office hits of 2007. Director Michael Bay (Armageddon, Pearl Harbor) returns to the helm for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen to destroy large swathes of planet Earth in a miasma of pyrotechnics and computer-generated imagery, courtesy of the wizards at Industrial Light & Magic and Digital Domain. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:41:02 +0100 54d6ae18b3758d144955c3ca37d3062f http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4417159.Terminator_Salvation_and_Last_Chance_Harvey/?ref=rss Man battles the machines once again in an all-guns-blazing reboot of the Terminator series, which sows the seeds of a new trilogy charting John Connor’s rise to leader of the Resistance in the aftermath of Judgment Day. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:39:15 +0100 18ef272f6c2589544192343de50f84d5 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4400354.Jonas_Brothers__The_3D_Experience_and_12_Rounds/?ref=rss The Jonas Brothers — aka good Christian boys Joe, Nick and Kevin — are an impeccably-styled, multi-million-dollar global phenomenon. The siblings are pin-ups for an entire generation of excitable teenagers and the embodiment of modern family values, wearing purity rings to affirm their belief in no sex before marriage. Wed, 27 May 2009 15:46:46 +0100 ae3d285f3bd701106142fb05fce682fc http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4383114.Night_at_the_Museum_2/?ref=rss History is brought vividly to life with a dazzling array of computer-generated effects in Night at the Museum 2 (PG), a soulless exercise in digital might over emotional substance and subtlety. Thu, 21 May 2009 06:30:00 +0100 15683d893546318247cd8a5c4082de82 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4383118.Tormented/?ref=rss Tormented (15), directed by Jon Wright, is a tongue-in-cheek horror set in a British comprehensive school where a gang of abusive students gets its just desserts at the hands of a most unlikely avenger. Not a demented dinner lady, fed up with gripes about her chicken cobbler, but the spectre of a bullied boy, who skulks in classrooms, toilets and corridors, picking off his prey one at a time. Thu, 21 May 2009 07:40:00 +0100 0113669e00644c0a36ec8104bb8e2fac http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4368245.Angels___Demons/?ref=rss In various religious texts and works of art, angels and demons are regarded as the messengers to the afterlife in either Heaven or Hell. Ron Howard’s action-packed film, Angels & Demons (12A) adapted from the best-seller by Dan Brown, hovers somewhere between the two extremes, jettisoning the ponderous dialogue which blighted The Da Vinci Code in favour of a protracted game of cat and mouse around Rome. Thu, 14 May 2009 10:56:37 +0100 eb012a481a7935594804d2a2ade7db1e http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4368249.Fighting/?ref=rss Strutting down similar avenues to David Fincher’s Fight Club, albeit without that film’s biting wit and directorial pizzazz, Fighting (15) is a no-holds-barred tale of one young man’s introduction to the bare-knuckle brawl scene in present day New York City. Thu, 14 May 2009 10:57:28 +0100 f0b7f25f445084742f74e9f5d8fec34e http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4346778.Star_Trek/?ref=rss Space: the final frontier. This is the maiden voyage of a shiny, new Starship Enterprise under the captainship of director J. J. Abrams. Its mission: to revitalise a flagging yet beloved franchise, to breathe new life into iconic characters; to boldly go where so many have gone before. Wed, 06 May 2009 14:17:36 +0100 7158341258795e2ec5658d8b5e48501c http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4329500.X_Men_Origins__Wolverine/?ref=rss Hugh Jackman sharpens his retractable, adamantium claws in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a spin-off from the X-Men films, expanding the back-story of one of the franchise’s most popular characters. Screenwriters David Benioff and Skip Woods have the unenviable task of entertaining ardent fans of the comic books while forging links with the three blockbuster films. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:37:08 +0100 360918543fdd6d719d7821c5bb778961 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4311781.State_of_Play/?ref=rss Adapted from the six-part 2003 BBC mini-series created by Paul Abbott, State of Play is a timely political thriller about the tug of war between morality and sensationalist headlines. The skeletal narrative of the award-winning six-hour television programme is untouched, transplanted from the corridors of power in London to the newsrooms and boardrooms of Washington D.C. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:07:46 +0100 c5197cfc4f0ac939dcdff4f64d2d4f39 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4295286.In_the_Loop/?ref=rss ‘He did not say ‘unforeseeable’. You may have heard him say that but he did not say that. And that is a fact.” The Minister for International Development, Simon Foster MP, has dropped a right clanger. In an unthinking moment, and on national television, he has accidentally averted war in the Middle East. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:04:53 +0100 a69e33887d5c65023861b55424e14514 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4277625.Race_to_Witch_Mountain_and_17_Again/?ref=rss E.T. phones home from the Nevada desert in Andy Fickman's special effects-laden reworking of the Disney adventure Escape To Witch Mountain. Almost 30 years after the original, this slick and sprightly revamp ticks all of the boxes with ruthless efficiency, introducing a dog at the halfway point to increase the ahh factor for family audiences. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:10:41 +0100 d7ef3c9a5d5f0a6ae5c1e49ee47aba62 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4255021.Monsters_V_Aliens_and_The_Boat_That_Rocked/?ref=rss Just when it seemed that no one could challenge the computer animated might of Pixar (Ratatouille, WALL-E), directors Rob Letterman and Conrad Vernon deliver an out-of-this-world adventure which proves heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Fast-paced and peppered with cute visual gags, Monsters Vs Aliens is a blast from eye-popping start to uproarious finish, especially in cinemas projecting in jaw-dropping 3D. Admittedly, Letterman and Vernon’s picture borrows heavily from Pixar’s 2004 smash hit The Incredibles, with nods to Godzilla and countless B-movies, but there are sufficient flashes of invention and a smattering of heartfelt emotion to bring a tear to the eye. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:18:55 +0100 952369d4bcee5005e70a743a36e98bee http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4235788.The_Damned_United_and_Traitor/?ref=rss The beautiful game is full of larger than life characters – men of boundless desire, on and off the pitch, who inspire lifelong devotion from the fans. Key to any team’s success is the manager: the architect of every hard fought battle between the goal posts, who must weather the storm when players fail to perform. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:14:42 +0000 3c968b3d8623fd32c44049a4c902401a http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4216891.Lesbian_Vampire_Killers___Review/?ref=rss TWO young, hot-shot comedians fresh from a successful outing in a TV sitcom, team up for a comedy horror on the silverscreen – sound familiar? Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:42:46 +0000 aebfe0830f73678f5f34caf04af38297 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/cinema/4212936.Duplicity___Reviewed/?ref=rss Julia Roberts and Clive Owen reunite in the highly anticipated new film Duplicity, from writer/director Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton), set in the high stakes arena of corporate espionage. Words are meaningless in this comic caper because everyone is bluffing to some extent, concealing true intentions behind a compliment, or seemingly genuine smile. We don’t know who to trust – if anyone – as the intricate plot unfolds, right up to the final frame when the myriad knots untangle and the winners and losers in the elaborate scam discover their fate. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:14:14 +0000 fa1883df6e80e8092ce9a1555371b49d