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DVD review: White Lion 2010-08-23 08:12:01
Gauteng's "lion whisperer", Kevin Richardson, is a man whose love for these regal cats knows no bounds.
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DVD review: Shutter Island 2010-08-21 06:00:01
This gothic drama begins with US Marshall Teddy Daniels and his partner, Chuck Aule, arriving at a fortress-like asylum for the criminally insane on an island off the coast of Boston.
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DVD review: White Lion 2010-08-13 08:14:01
The amazing part about this film is not the story, but how it was made.
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DVD review: Departures 2010-08-13 06:00:01
When Daigo Kobayashi lets go of his career as a Tokyo-based cellist, he moves back to his mother's house in Yamagata to find a new career.
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New DVD releases - August 06, 2010 2010-08-06 06:00:01
New DVD releases - August 06, 2010
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DVD review: Bright Star 2010-08-06 06:00:01
Whether considered on the cinematographic level or just in terms of scripting, Bright Star is beautifully framed like a poem, an ode to obsession and repression, romance poetry style.
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DVD review: Motherhood 2010-08-06 06:00:01
While rumour has it Quentin Tarantino is working on a third Kill Bill film, we're being subjected to lukewarm Thurman films like Motherhood.
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DVD review: The Accidental Husband 2010-08-06 06:00:01
In case the point goes amiss - this rom-com is as fraught with banality as Lindsay Lohan's ongoing battle with the law.
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DVD review: Let The Game Begin 2010-08-06 06:00:01
This story is centred on doctor-turned- entrepreneur Mark Tripp Stout, and how he plays a mental game with his gold-digging wife.
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DVD review: Henry Lee Lucas 2010-07-15 11:30:01
It is hard to reconcile the hunky, clean-shaven image we have of Italian Calvin Klein model Antonio Sabato jr with his scruffy look this movie.
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DVD review: Moment Of Truth 2010-07-15 11:28:01
Seasoned actors do not a hit make, which is tiresomely evident in Moment of Truth.
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DVD review: 7 Things To Do Before I'm 30 2010-07-15 06:00:01
Do you remember how exasperating Ally McBeal was in the popular TV series? Well, Lori Madison (Amber Benson) surpasses her airheaded love shenanigans.
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DVD review: Rokkk 2010-07-12 12:00:01
Given Bollywood's penchant for lifting story ideas from Hollywood, one can't help wondering if writer-director Rajesh Ranshinge was partially inspired by The Grudge franchise, which itself was born out of a successful Japanese horror, when crafting Rokkk.
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DVD review: True Blood The Complete Second Season 2010-07-08 09:46:01
Fans of Charlaine Harris's books are less vociferous than those of sparkly vampires, and not quite as sticky about how the book characters are different from the tv ones.
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DVD review: Law & Order: UK Series One 2010-07-08 06:00:01
While the UK also uses Roman Dutch law as well as a jury system, there are subtle differences to that of the US legal system.
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DVD review: Paathshaala 2010-06-28 12:00:01
While director Milind Ukey tackles a lesser-explored theme in Paathshaala, the script lacks substance.
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DVD review: Addicted To Life: The Reg Park Story 2010-06-17 11:38:01
An intriguing autobiography of a man who made a living out a hobby he loved.
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DVD review: A Perfect Getaway 2010-06-17 11:37:01
Depending on how you look at A Perfect Getaway, this movie could be anything from a nauseating romance to a farcical comedy to the psychological thriller it was intended to be.
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DVD review: Heaven On Earth 2010-06-17 06:00:01
This story takes you into the heart of another culture, the way they lead their lives and what is expected, in this instance specifically from the women.
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DVD review: My Name Is Khan 2010-06-14 12:00:01
The last time best friends Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan teamed up was for the romantic drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.
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DVD review: Right Yaaa Wrong 2010-05-31 12:00:01
When it comes to thrillers, director-duo Abbas-Mustan are regarded as the authorities.
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[TRAILER] DVD review: Passchendaele 2010-05-20 06:00:01
It doesn't come close to The English Patient, but this war love story is poignant enough to survive the critics.
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[TRAILER] DVD review: Pandorum 2010-05-20 07:10:01
Christian Alvart's nimble direction is augmented by the accomplished performance of his cast.
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[TRAILER] DVD review: Where The Wild Things Are 2010-05-20 07:09:01
If you grew up with the book and get the work of director Spike Jonze, this will appeal.
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DVD review: Seven Years In Tibet 2010-05-13 07:42:01
Brad Pitt fans who didn't watch this when it was released back in 1997 can rejoice, because this re-release gives us a chance for "something new".
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DVD review: Sex & Lies In Sin City 2010-05-13 07:42:01
This celluloid adaptation of Jeff German's Murder in Sin City novel delves into Ted Binion's wild lifestyle where the women flowed as freely as the money into his famous Horseshoe Casino.
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DVD review: Sherlock Holmes 2010-05-13 06:00:01
Robert Downey Jr turns Sherlock Holmes into a man of action as well as intellect in Guy Ritchie's Boy's Own deluxe ode to one of literature's greatest detectives.
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[TRAILER] DVD review: The Nutty Professor 2010-05-06 07:50:01
After checking this out the only reason why anyone over 10 will watch it is if they're babysitting some toddler.
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[TRAILER] DVD review: Planet 51 2010-05-06 07:48:01
The detailed 1950s theme is greatly embellished with Maya Software and the animation team has managed to create an animation classic.
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[TRAILERS] DVD review: Dumbo & Barbie In A Mermaid's Tale 2010-05-06 06:00:01
Ten years from now, kids in their teens who watched both films as little sprogs will watch Dumbo and think "oh... cute", but wonder what they ever saw in Barbie.
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