Movies out this week include:

Akira The Blue Trail Bridget Jones's Diary Colours of Time Departures Endless Cookie Fight Club Itch! Mirrors No.3 The North Rebuilding Rose Of Nevada Strictly Ballroom The Wizard Of The Kremlin

Latest reviews:

Tony Odyssey The North Rose Of Nevada Heat The Illusion Of A Quiet Night Walud Ben-Hur Itch! Camp Tulips Departures Marama PH-1 The Cramps: A Period Piece Trauma Or, Monsters All Grace Frankie, Maniac Woman Bugboy Tirrenica The Stranger

Latest DVD reviews:

Ben-Hur Cruel Tale Of Bushido Fear In The Night The Devil's Hand Zen And Sword

Eye For Film >> DVDs Out Now

Be Kind Rewind
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After accidentally wiping all the tapes in the video store where they work, two enterprising clerks decide to re-shoot the films themselves.
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She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
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Western starring John Wayne as a Calvary captain out to stop an impending Indian attack.
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In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
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Fantasy sees a man go on a quest to rescue his family.
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Intimate Enemies
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A young army lieutenant volunteers for frontline duty in Algeria in 1959, and soon learns the realities of France’s “dirty war”.
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Rambo
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Rambo is called out of retirement to rescue kidnapped Christian aid workers from the Burmese jungle.
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Penelope
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A young heiress is disfigured by a curse which only true love can lift.
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Ghost Game
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Controversial Thai horror, pushing reality TV to its limit.
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The Boss Of It All
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An IT company trying to sell up hires an actor to pose as its president.
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Paris Lockdown
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Murder and misogyny in the underbelly of the French capital.
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Prison Break: Season 3
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Plenty of cons, lots more pros.
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News

Writing hidden messages Arnaud Desplechin on guilt, melodrama, feeling haunted, and Two Pianos

Clever crafting with Idiots Chris Barfoot on his six-camera set up and three-day shoot of his debut feature

'You get in the car, you go somewhere, you have an experience' Cole Webley and John Magaro on poignant road trip Omaha

Open to magic Pete Ohs on growing as a filmmaker and making Erupcja

Catching a wave Mark Jenkin on time travel, the cinema experience, and Rose Of Nevada

Stray cats Bruno Martín and Santiago Taboada on the grime and the glory of Luger

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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest from the spring events:


Cannes 16 titles added to line-up


Cannes Critics' Week selection of first and second features announced


Cannes Directors' Fortnight selection


Cannes Payal Kapadia heads Critics' Week jury