Out this week (05/06/09)

You might say it'll be a quiet weekend with only 6 new titles to choose from. Unless you were crazy enough to forget that one of those is the fourth entry from a massively popular franchise. So no prizes for guessing what film will be top of the box office. My recommendation is a different kettle of fish though, so it's Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson finding love when they least expect it in Last Chance Harvey.



Anything for Her

Happily married (French) couple are rudely interrupted by the Gendarme who arrest Mrs. (Diane Kruger) on a murder charge. Naturaly hubby wants to prove her innocent, but to what lengths will he go, and how well does he really know her in this taught thriller.

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The Hide

Independent British film about a twitcher who bumps into a stanger whilst spotting some rare coastal birds. Turns out the stranger isn't quite as innocent and lost as he first seems.

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Last Chance Harvey

Harvey - see what they did there - Shine (Hoffman) is having a really bad time, losing his job, finding out his daughter wants her Step-Father to walk her down the aisle, finding a new hobby in excessive drinking. Until he bumps into British statistician, Emma Thompson, and sparks fly. Interestingly this is one of the only films I know of where Toronto has stood in for London whilst filming.

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Sugar

Not my recommendation - it's complicated - but the film I intend to watch at some point over the weekend. True life story about a Dominican baseball player who struggles to fit in the minor leagues.

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Summer Scars

More strangers lurking in the British countryside. This time he's befriending a group of skiving schoolkids in the local woods. He's no good kids - run away before he... Oh, too late.

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Terminator: Salvation

Without James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger may have walked away from Skynet, but the John Connor story continues to rumble on. Christian Bale repeats his Batman schtick, Sam Worthington lets us see he means business as a leading man, McG directs to within an inch of his life. British critics have been a lot kinder than the US ones.

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