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No one will hear you scream

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Gravity (PG13) – Starring Sandra Bullock, George Clooney and Ed Harris. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón With a routine spacewalk taking place, two astronauts get detached from their shuttle, leaving them alone and only tethered to each other, spiralling away into …

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At your service The Butler (PG13) – starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey and John Cusack, directed by Lee Daniels Lee Daniels’ The Butler is the story of a White House butler who served eight American presidents. The movie is loosely …

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Third time unlucky

THE HANGOVER PART III

Hangover III (18+) – starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, directed by Todd Phillips There’s no wedding this time or wild bachelor party either, but these pals don’t need any excuse to get into trouble. Alan’s (Galifianakis) father dies …

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Swing and a miss

Man of Tai Chi (TBC) – Directed by and starring Keanu Reeves with Tiger Hu Chen and Karen Mok There is more than one battle going on in this fighting flick: a struggle for money, honour, tradition and ultimately, life. …

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Pint-sized pandemonium

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The World’s End (15+) – starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Martin Freeman, directed by Edgar Wright Completing the unofficial ‘Three Cornettos Trilogy’ (which includes Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz and so named for the brand of ice …

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Desperate measures

Prisoners (TBA) – starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Maria Bello, directed by Denis Villeneuve EVERY PARENT’S ultimate nightmare is played out in this tense thriller, as Hugh Jackman’s family man is forced to go to extremes to save his …

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Shining in the dark

Riddick (TBC) – starring Vin Diesel, Karl Urban and Katee Sackhoff, directed by David Twohy GOGGLE-HEADED interplanetary anti-hero Riddick (Diesel) is back to growl his way through his third big-screen outing, bringing the popular franchise back to its more visceral, …

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Two timing

2 Guns – starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, directed by Baltasar Kormákur (15+) Two-faced, two-timed and double crossed, this action thriller’s storyline is so convoluted you’ll need a map to figure it out – but trust us, that’s …

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Fun from the other side

R.I.P.D (PG-15) – starring Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Bacon, directed by Robert Schwentke  Film-makers continue to raid the pages of comic-books and fantasy literature for inspiration for their movies, with another three examples released this week. R.I.P.D, standing …

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The Lone Ranger (PG15)

Ambushed by an outlaw and left for dead, John Reid is rescued by the renegade Comanche, Tonto, at the insistence of a mysterious white horse, and offers to help fight for justice. Together they embark on an adventure that would …

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