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Guy Ritchie’s ‘In The Grey’ is all plan and no personality
The legendary director’s latest thriller boasts a strong cast and explosive finale but lacks the colourful characters and charm that defined his best work
Cannes 2015: Jacques Audiard’s Dheepan surprise winner of Palme d’Or
Tale of former Tamil Tiger takes top award at 68th Cannes film festival.
Movie of the week: The all-consuming rage in ‘Prisoners’
Hugh Jackman finally gets a movie to sink his claws into. In "Prisoners", he plays Keller Dover, the archetypal patriarch.
Source Code: Time well travelled
If the technology in <i>Source Code</i> is anything to go by, you, too, could be possessed by Jake Gyllenhaal in the near future.
Half-blood Prince
AMERICAN MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <em>Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time</em>, starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
Hollywood hunts star to play first man on the moon
It was one small step for man, but could be one giant leap in the career of an actor. Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, is to be the subject of a Hollywood biopic. The…
Actor Heath Ledger mourned at private funeral
Family and friends of actor Heath Ledger bade farewell at a private service in his Australian home town of Perth on Saturday, with the media kept away and Ledger’s father…
Star of Brokeback Mountain found dead
Heath Ledger, the Australian actor nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for his depiction of a brooding gay cowboy, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday. He was 28. He…
Signs of the Zodiac
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: David Fincher returns to the serial-killer idea with Zodiac, which opens this week, writes Shaun de Waal