http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/leisure/cinema/reviews/ Herald Series /leisure/cinema/reviews/ en-gb Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:46:35 +0000 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:46:35 +0000 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/leisure/cinema/reviews/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/resources/images/999280/?type=rsslogo http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/leisure/cinema/reviews/ http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/leisure/cinema/reviews/5066739.I_Love_You_Phillip_Morris/?ref=rss Jim Carrey delivers his best dramatic performance since Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in the improbable and utterly incredible true story I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on a novel by investigative reporter Steve McVicker, the film charts the romance of two prison inmates and their subsequent journey of self-discovery on both sides of the bars. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:17:38 +0000 1e9594f6cdad606ad15443c4f6600fa1 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/leisure/cinema/reviews/5051787.Shutter_island/?ref=rss The lunatics are taking over the asylum, or that’s what Martin Scorsese’s impeccably crafted psychological thriller Shutter Island would have us believe. But then perception and reality are completely blurred in this 1950s-set mystery, adapted by screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis from the best-seller by Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone). Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:22:06 +0000 b491f918043fe6bd22a96090be204564 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/leisure/cinema/reviews/5039643.Alice_in_Wonderland/?ref=rss Combining a unique aesthetic, conjured from his twisted imagination, with dark humour and heartfelt emotion, Tim Burton has remained a visionary in a sea of profit-driven conformity. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:41:52 +0000 b86969c7e5310b04525da14fcb17371c http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/leisure/cinema/reviews/5023460.From_Paris_With_Love_and_Leap_Year/?ref=rss Paris: the city of romantic overtures, fine cuisine, sartorial elegance, and crunching cars chases along the Avenue des Champs-Elysees. Director Pierre Morel returns to the scene of previous cinematic crimes for From Paris With Love, an explosive tour of the capital in the company of two mismatched US agents on a quest to dismantle a terrorist cell. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:40:00 +0000 39420b2a13044ee21775c6a3ac150ce0 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/leisure/cinema/reviews/5013212.The_Lovely_Bones_and_The_Last_Station/?ref=rss There is life after death in Peter Jackson’s visually stunning interpretation of The Lovely Bones, the best-seller by Alice Sebold, which proves to be one adaptation too far for the Oscar-winning director of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:42:12 +0000 c9939a35c9cbe2da0bc300eec09d0f81 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/leisure/cinema/reviews/4999800.A_Single_man/?ref=rss If the Oscars were truly awarded on merit rather than the baubles of a popularity contest then Colin Firth would be collecting a golden statuette as Best Actor in a Leading Role on March 7. However, the British star’s mesmerising portrayal of a gay professor torn apart by grief in A Single Man will inevitably be overshadowed by Jeff Bridges’ showy portrayal of an alcoholic country and western singer in Crazy Heart. Nuance and subtlety are apparently underrated, and the aching emotion conveyed in a single silent gaze will be completely overlooked by audiences and voters, who need to be instructed how to feel every step of the way. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:14:06 +0000 5bb68790334e8e3bb130abe25222165c http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/leisure/cinema/reviews/4888369.Invictus/?ref=rss On February 11, 1990, when Nelson Mandela walked free from Robben Island after more than a quarter of a century of incarceration in his eight feet by eight feet cell, he discovered a country divided by apartheid. His release lit the touchpaper on civil unrest as he worked together with President de Klerk to end apartheid and begin the difficult healing process. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:19:24 +0000 143633e14471cdf1ae18bc1419ba5716 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/leisure/cinema/reviews/4875417.Edge_of_Darkness/?ref=rss Award-winning, meaty British television dramas are providing plentiful food for thought across the pond in Hollywood. Last year, Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams headlined an accomplished distillation of the Bafta award-winning 2003 mini-series, State of Play. Now, we have more political intrigue and corporate skulduggery in Martin Campbell’s slick reduction of the 1985 BBC mini-series, Edge of Darkness. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:51:38 +0000 26778593b6fe71f84bc7aa907a8045f7 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/leisure/cinema/reviews/4861921.Brothers/?ref=rss All’s fair in love and war. In Jim Sheridan’s English language remake of Susanne Bier’s celebrated Danish drama Brodre, love is war as two siblings – polar opposites – are divided by their deep bond to the same woman. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:42:48 +0000 9c10c39248063d844912b6dcadeaa058 http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/leisure/cinema/reviews/4850603.Up_In_The_Air/?ref=rss DAMON SMITH says George Clooney is set for yet another Oscar nomination Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:11:36 +0000 23df410a4ca4d528805964e39af7d2ba