Tag: 2011
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Limitless
An adaptation of Alan Glynn’s novel “The Dark Fields”, Limitless tests Bradley Cooper’s leading man credentials – and Robert De Niro’s late career choices – in a slick mystery thriller from director Neil Burger. Also starring Australia’s Abbie Cornish!
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On Tour (Alliance Française French Film Festival 2011)
Earning Mathieu Amalric best director at Cannes, On Tour paints a portrait of the other side of burlesque as it follows an American troupe doing the rounds of France.
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Battle: Los Angeles
REVIEW: The beleaguered City of Angels faces impending doom yet again as aliens take on Tinseltown, clearly tired of Hollywood showing how easy they are to defeat.
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‘Puss in Boots’ and ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’: 2011 in animation
Animation lovers of the world rejoice as Paramount sends new trailers for Puss in Boots and Kung Fu Panda 2. We also look at other forthcoming animated favourites coming this year, and by that we mean sequels and remakes.
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First Look: The Ballad of Nessie
Disney unveiled several stills from a forthcoming short, The Ballad of Nessie to screen with Winnie the Pooh later this year. We take a look at the stills, the pedigree of the forthcoming short and a brief history of Disney theatrical shorts.
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The Rite
With films about exorcism having a fairly impressive pedigree, could The Rite possibly be wrong? The power of christ has compelled Colin O’Donoghue and Sir Anthony Hopkins to star in Mikael Håfström’s latest entry to the head-spinning genre.
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Rango
Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski turns his eye to animation with this novel take on the western. Featuring the voice talents of Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin and Bill Nighy to name but a few, it may be the most original animated film to come out this year.
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The Alliance Française French Film Festival 2011 – Highlights
The Alliance Française French Film Festival, now entering its 22nd year in Australia, launches next week in Sydney before touring nationally throughout March and April. Featuring almost 50 films, this year’s selection may be one of its best to date.
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Finding Nemo (Australian Film Festival 2011)
REVIEW: One of Pixar’s most enduring animated features, it gets local love for using Sydney as a backdrop and a shark named Bruce.
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Mr. & Mrs. Incredible
Vincent Kok (Shaolin Soccer), delivers another satirical farce for the Chinese New Year season. Concerning a couple of retired superheroes in ancient China (Sandra Ng Kwan Yue and Louis Koo), it’s co-written by Kung Fu Hustle scribe Min Hun Fung!
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