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FRONT ROOM
THE BIG NEWS
It has murderous pre-teens, tons of swearing, and Nicolas Cage in a bat-suit: as director Matthew Vaughn confirms, Kick-Ass certainly isn’t your usual comic-book movie...
DVD NEWS
Even Islamic jihadists aren’t safe from Chris Morris’s scathing satirical attacks – as his hilarious new film Four Lions demonstrates...
HI-DEF NEWS
Out on Blu-ray this month: angels bring the smackdown in cheesy apocalyptic actioner Legion, Disney classic Beauty And The Beast gets a scrub up and the grumpy doctor returns for House Season 6.
NEWS INTERVIEWS
ON THE COUCH
There are more strings to Rupert Grint’s bow than ‘hapless ginger wizard’, as the ex-Ron Weasley puts on an Ulster accent for drug-fuelled teen drama Cherrybomb, so he does.
EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT
The cheapo giant creature/’80s pop starlet feature bandwagon rolls on with Mega Piranha, starring Tiffany. Underwater action-star Paul Logan gives us the inside scoop...
FEATURES
PLANET TERROR
After 15 years, Robert Rodriguez is finally getting the chance to bring his vision for Arnie’s meat-grinding jungle franchise to the big screen, with Predators. Yes, the dreadlocked alien mofos are back – PLUS: Review investigates the making of the stonking 1987 Arnie original.
WE ALL GO A LITTLE MAD...
As Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho gets a buffed-up 50th anniversary Blu-ray release, Review takes a look at the making of a movie that set the template for the slasher horror... Eeek! Eeek! Eeek! Eeek!
MAKING A CULT CLASSIC
Richard Kelly’s career hasn’t lived up to his searing 2001 debut, time-travel oddity Donnie Darko. As the film comes to Blu-ray, Review goes back in time to investigate the making of a modern classic.
THE PAY BACK
Jude Law’s career has hit the big time once more with Sherlock Holmes and Review talks to him about his next project, dystopian sci-fi thriller Repo Men.
MOVIE MART
Review caught up with Martin Scorsese to chat about psychological thriller Shutter Island, and got a crash course in Marty’s favourite noir thrillers into the bargain...
SELECT
It’s the best reviews section there is, bar none.
NEW FILM
Our round-up of the latest cinematic jewels to head to home entertainment includes Swedish thriller The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Matt Damon at war in Green Zone, Michael Cera’s rebellious comedy Youth In Revolt, plus Clash Of The Titans and The Crazies on Blu-ray.
RETRO
Including that Blu-ray release for Psycho (see our features list above), as well as BD discs for The Leopard and The African Queen. PLUS: Ken Loach’s lost’ film Black Jack, and original versions of recently-remade flicks The Karate Kid and Wild Target.
TELEVISION
Including Ashes To Ashes: Series 3 - as Gene Hunt fires up the Quattro one final time and goes out with a bang. PLUS: the first two parts of German epic Heimat, sci-fi action-comedy with Warehouse 13 (our new guilty pleasure) and manga mayhem in Soul Eater: Part 1.
MUSIC
Including prog rock legends Rush in Beyond The Lighted Stage, chat and performance from The Moody Blues at the Isle Of Wight and the birth of hip-hop with The Last Poets: Made In Amerikkka.
