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Pointless sequel is the true crime

9:40am Saturday 28th February 2009

THE razor-sharp intellects of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple would struggle to unravel The Curious Case Of The Completely Pointless Sequel.

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One B.I.G. letdown

9:30am Saturday 21st February 2009

NOTORIOUS (15) IN THE the early hours of March 9, 1997, Christopher “Biggie” Wallace – aka rapper The Notorious B.I.G. – left a Los Angeles club with his entourage, bound for their hotel.

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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (12A)

10:24am Saturday 7th February 2009

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (12A) PETER Sollett’s romantic comedy harnesses the magic of falling giddily in love when you least expect it.

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FROST/NIXON (15)

6:13pm Wednesday 28th January 2009

A WEEK is a very long time in politics.

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Seven Pounds (12A)

4:10pm Wednesday 21st January 2009

WILL Smith's perplexing new film - a meditation on life and death which reunites him with director Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit Of Happyness) and conceals a hush-hush final reel revelation - is a monumental tease.

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Benicio Del Toro talks about his Che Guevara double bill

6:42pm Monday 12th January 2009

BENICIO Del Toro is appearing in a double bill of films about the life of Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara, with the first instalment Che: The Argentine on general release. The actor must be one of the most modest actors in Hollywood.

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The Tale of Despereaux review

12:25pm Friday 19th December 2008

DIRECTOR Sam Fell (Flushed Away) returns to the rodent underworld with first-time co-director Robert Stevenhagen for this visually colourful yet emotionally hollow fable based on the award-winning book by Kate DiCamillo.

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Australia (12A)

12:00pm Friday 19th December 2008

THE stinging critical attacks on Australia, Baz Luhrmann’s first film in seven years, have emphasised what a polarising director the amazing Aussie is.

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Twilight (12A)

10:18am Friday 19th December 2008

THE association of vampires with sex is, let’s face it, nothing new.

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