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Cannes 2013 - Sorrentino’s La Grande Belezza and Alexander Payne's Nebraska

Cannes 2013 - Sorrentino’s La Grande Belezza and Alexander Payne's Nebraska

Alexander Ballinger on 25th May / comments

MovieMail’s man on the Croisette, Alexander Ballinger reports on the latest brace of memorable movies jostling for the coveted Pal...

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Announcing Film Club #7 - Barry Lyndon

Announcing Film Club #7 - Barry Lyndon

James Oliver on 24th May / comments

This time we turn to one of cinema's true masterpieces. It's not as well known as it should be but remains many people's favourite...

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Point Blank - 1960s neo-noir starring Lee Marvin, £11.99 on DVD. Limited Stocks

Point Blank - 1960s neo-noir starring Lee Marvin, £11.99 on DVD. Limited Stocks

Alexander Ballinger on 23rd May

With its powerhouse performance from Lee Marvin as a man relentlessly seeking retribution in a modernist LA, Point Blank holds its own against Antonioni and Roeg, writes Alexander Ballinger.

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Cannes News and Notes 25th May

Cannes News and Notes 25th May

Laurence Boyce on 25th May / comments

As the world waits for Spielberg et al to name the official awards, a raft of other accolades have been announced

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Cría Cuervos - Saura's landmark film of Spanish cinema, £13.99 on DVD+Blu-ray

Cría Cuervos - Saura's landmark film of Spanish cinema, £13.99 on DVD+Blu-ray

David Parkinson on 25th May

The wonderful child actress Ana Torrent (Spirit of the Beehive) stars as the orphaned daughter of a Francoist bigwig in Saura's 1976 film. It's a masterpiece, writes Mike Bartlett.

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Bank Holiday Stock Clearance Sale: Huge Reductions

Bank Holiday Stock Clearance Sale: Huge Reductions

24th May

Rummage through our Bank Holiday Stock Clearance Sale where you’ll find huge reductions on over 150 DVDs and Blu-rays – while stocks last and for this weekend only! From the great to the good to the curiosities, you'll find a range of diverse films an...

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Grave of the Fireflies: Film of the Week

Grave of the Fireflies: Film of the Week

Mike McCahill on 24th May / comments

Two early triumphs from Japanese animators Studio Ghibli return to UK cinemas this weekend. Mike McCahill hails 1988’s Grave of the Fireflies, a tale of two siblings dodging WW2 bombs that forms one of the cinema's most powerful anti-War statements.

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New documentary about Richard Linklater and James Benning in production

New documentary about Richard Linklater and James Benning in production

Laurence Boyce on 24th May

Film following two visionaries of American cinema looking for funds on Kickstarter.

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Something in the Air: memoirs of a student revolutionary

Something in the Air: memoirs of a student revolutionary

Mike McCahill on 24th May / comments

Olivier Assayas follows up his mighty Carlos the Jackal biopic with a more intimate account of his own experiences as a teenager in the wake of May ’68. Mike McCahill admires a seductive coming together of the personal and political.

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Phantom Lady - classic film noir from Robert Siodmak, £8.99 on DVD

Phantom Lady - classic film noir from Robert Siodmak, £8.99 on DVD

Rick Burin on 24th May

Siodmak's first excursion into noir is an atmospheric nerve-shredder that, at its best, matches other shadow-drenched fare from the same year such as Double Indemnity, writes Rick Burin.

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Aurora - perhaps the definitive feature of the Romanian New Wave, £11.99 on DVD

Aurora - perhaps the definitive feature of the Romanian New Wave, £11.99 on DVD

Mike McCahill on 24th May

This study of a man driven to extremes from Cristi Puiu (The Death of Mr Lazarescu) tells a tale of compellingly ordinary madness. It's perversely fascinating viewing, writes Mike McCahill.

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Cannes 2013 - Soderbergh's Behind The Candelabra and the Coen's Inside Llewyn Davis

Cannes 2013 - Soderbergh's Behind The Candelabra and the Coen's Inside Llewyn Davis

Alexander Ballinger on 23rd May / comments

MovieMail’s man on the Croisette, Alexander Ballinger reports on the two latest front runners for the coveted Palme d’Or award.

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The Hangover Part III: the final drops?

The Hangover Part III: the final drops?

Mike McCahill on 23rd May / comments

Having recovered from the exertions of Bangkok in Part II, the Wolf Pack return to Vegas for what we’re promised will be the final instalment in the wildly successful comedy franchise. Please, let it be so, implores Mike McCahill.

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