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

For Whom The Bell Tolls
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An American mercenary fights fascism in the early days of the Spanish Civil War.
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The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea
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A troubled young boy becomes jealous when his widowed mother falls in love with an American seaman.
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The Backwoods
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A British couple's Spanish holiday turns to horror after a disturbing discovery on a hunting trip.
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I Am Legend
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In the aftermath of a devastating plague, the last man left must fight off those who are no longer human like him.
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Bandit Queen
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True story of a woman who led a gang of outlaws in northern India.
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Wristcutters: A Love Story
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A young man kills himself and awakens in a land where everything is "just a little bit worse".
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Destry Rides Again
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Pacifist lawman in the Wild West meets feisty chanteuse in The Last Chance Saloon.
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Paranoid Park
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A young skateboarder finds himself in trouble following the death of a security guard.
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Mala Noche
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Moody and atmospheric picture about unrequited love on skid row.
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In The Valley Of Elah
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A former soldier investigates the disappearance of his son, who has just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq.
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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