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

When Evil Calls
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Clowning around with people's wishes.
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Major Dundee
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A divided troop on the trail of violent Apaches.
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The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
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Hitchcock-style suspense drama about a provincial man caught up in a dangerous intrigue.
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The Edge Of Heaven
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A young man of Turkish descent travels to the old country to look for the missing daughter of his father's girlfriend.
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Extraordinary Rendition
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An insight into the life of a man who is kidnapped and subjected to extraordinary rendition.
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Sands Of Iwo Jima
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A tough US Marines sergeant trains a squad of new recruits and leads them into battle, culminating in the fierce fighting at Iwo Jima.
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Smithereens
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A punky girl dreams of celebrity in Eighties New York.
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Alone With Her
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An LA nobody moves from voyeurism to stalking.
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Love Sick
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Two young women struggle to balance true love with responsibility.
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The Banquet
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The action of Shakespeare's Hamlet is transported to 10th century China.
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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