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Heartlands Film Review: A Triumph Of Simplicity Over Flash

Author — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:37:36 +0000

Director: Damien O’Carroll. Cast: Michael Sheen, Mark Addy and Celia Imrie. Heartlands is a charming film about a man who sets out on a journey to win back his wife, but ends up finding himself instead. The story centres around Colin played superbly by Michael Sheen. Colin is a gentle soul, too nice and kind [...]

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Inception Film Review: Dreams, Thoughts And Self-Destruction

Author — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:28:26 +0000

Director: Christopher Nolan. Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Marion Cottilard, Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy and Michael Caine. Imagine a world in which you create your own reality. You do this by exploring the creative power of your mind as you live in your creation. Enter a universe in which people have the technology to share [...]

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What The Bleep Do We Know Film Review: A Movie With A Lot On Its Mind

Author — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:21:40 +0000

Directors: William Arntz, Betsy Chasse and Mark Vicente. Cast: Marlee Martin, Elaine Hendrix and John Ross Bowie. Back in 2004 a small, low-key film barely raised a ripple of interest upon its release. Despite having a paltry budget, What The Bleep Do We Know? grossed over ten million in the American Box Office. Although this figure [...]

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Children Of Men Film Review: A Movie With Deep Pathos And Heart

Author — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:40:00 +0000

Director: Alfonso Cuaron. Cast: Clive Owen, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Michael Cane and Julianne Moore. A superbly acted piece of cinema, Children Of Men is breath-takingly poignant and full of unforgettable moments. It also is a unique opportunity to witness how important hope is to the human race. Children Of Men is set in a world in [...]

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Kickass Film Review: Too Many Films Rolled Carelessly Into One

Author — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:31:43 +0000

Director: Matthew Vaughn. Cast: Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage and Chloe Moretz. Kickass is a film that initially seems inspired but upon closer viewing, it, like a lot of things in life, falls flat on its face by not knowing what it is. Realism and and the cartoon comic book genre are two distinct aesthetics and [...]

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Metropolitan Film Review: The Imperfectly Perfect Film

Author — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:08:50 +0000

Director: Whit Stillman. Cast: Christopher Eigeman, Edward Clements and Carolyn Farina. 20 years ago, a small, low-budget film barely made a splash in the endlessly moving ocean of cinematic releases. Although critically praised by those fortunate enough to view it at the time, Metropolitan has continued to remain at an odiously low level of obscurity. [...]

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Belleville Rendezvous Film Review: A Clever And Deliciously Animated Movie

Author — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:36:49 +0000

Director: Sylvain Chomet Voices: Beatrice Bonifassi, Lina Boudreau, and Michele Caucheteux Music by Benoit Charest with lyrics by Sylvain Chomet. ‘Belleville Rendezvous’ is a delightful tour de force, brimming over with astonishing creativity and refreshing story-telling. This clever little gem, tells the story of Madame Souza and her lonely grandson Champion ‘Belleville Rendezvous’, is a [...]

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Up In The Air Film Review: Witty Modern Life Caught On Film

Author — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:09:55 +0000

Director: Jason Reitman. Cast: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrik. Up In The Air is certainly not typical of Hollywood produce. Smart, quirky and slightly odd adequately describes this wonderfully eccentric film. ‘Clooney manages the tricky task of preventing the film from being a drag on the viewer.’ George Clooney may never be the [...]

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Aardvarks: Supreme Hunters And Nature’s Digging Machines

Author — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:58:37 +0000

Aardvarks are strange in appearance. Their faces have one of the most peculiar shapes found in the animal kingdom. Culturally, we pay them no heed and prefer to focus our attentions on either exotic or domestic animals. Because of this the aardvark rarely gets a look in. Yet, it is a remarkable animal in many [...]

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Proximity Wingsuit Flying: The Ultimate Adrenaline Junky Thrill

Author — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:55:48 +0000

Have you ever dreamt of being Superman? Of soaring through the skies with nothing between you and the ground except thin air? Have you ever wished to move your body faster than you ever thought imaginable? To flash past rocks and fly under bridges? It is the ultimate adrenaline rush for thrillseekers. It isn’t parachute [...]

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Greatest Female Singers: Yellow Magpie’s Top Ten

Author — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:31:26 +0000

Down through the years, female singers have entertained and enthralled us. A good performer can bring an audience on a journey through powerful emotions. One minute they can make the heart soar the next make it break. That is the gift of a good performer, and strangely it is not always the best singers who can [...]

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Funniest Parking Videos: How To Not Park

Author — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:00:07 +0000

Here are some interesting and very funny videos to brighten up your day. At times, we all have certain difficulties trying to park our cars. However, some people find parking a lot tougher than others! If someone tries to steal your space sometimes you can fight back wisely! Although sometimes we don’t know when to [...]

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Julian Beever: The Incredibly Talented Street Artist Of Perspective

Author — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:04:34 +0000

Vicktor Shklovsky once wrote that the purpose of art was to make the familiar, unfamiliar. Julian Beever certainly achieves this with his dazzling street art paintings. To make paintings appear photo-realistic takes an enormous amount of skill and dedication. To make two-dimensional art appear three-dimensional takes something extraordinary. Julian Beever’s trompe l’oeil works are breathtakingly beautiful. His anamorphosis paintings [...]

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Great White Shark: Adapted Athlete

Author — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:27:39 +0000

The Great White Shark may live in more places than just the open seas. They also occupy a special place in public consciousness. Wrongly vilified as a mindless eating machine, they are anything but. Yet despite all that is known about these magnificent creatures the image created by the film Jaws is hard to shake off. But when [...]

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Great White Shark: The Reality Of Its Jaws

Author — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:51:32 +0000

Great White Sharks are the stuff of nightmares. Tooth upon tooth of razor-sharp rows of teeth, each designed to rip huge chunks of flesh from its prey. One of the most terrifying sights is that of the silhouette of a White Shark’s tail fin piercing the water’s skin as it silently stalks one of us. Fortunately for [...]

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