AVATAR’S surge

All Time Domestic Figures (07.01.01)

12. Spider-Man $373,585, 825
13. The Passion of the Christ $370,782,930
14. Avatar $367,536,685.
15. Jurassic Park $357,067,947
16. LOTR: Two Towers
$341,786,758

Oscar Picks

BEST PICTURE

Public Enemies
Up in the Air
Inglourious Basterds
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Up
A Serious Man
Broken Embraces
Funny People
In The Loop

BEST DIRECTOR

Mann (Public Enemies)
Reitman (Up in the Air)
Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
Bigelow (Hurt Locker)
Coens (A Serious Man)

BEST ACTOR

Clooney (Up in the Air)
Freeman (Invictus)
Depp
(Public Enemies)
Rockwell (
Moon)
Stuhlberg (A Serious Man)

BEST ACTRESS

Mulligan (An Education)
Cruz (Broken Embraces)
Ronan (Lovely Bones)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Capaldi (In the Loop)
Molina (An Education)
Gandolfini (In the Loop)
Tucci (Lovely Bones)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Farmiga (Up in the Air)
Weisz (Lovely Bones)
Laurent (Inglourious Basterds)

Review

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HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY

Style over substance, no doubt, but when you've got this much style who cares?

 
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MAN ON WIRE

In 1974 Philippe Petit performed a high-wire routine on a huge metal cable, set up by himself and his friends, running in between the twin towers! See everything that happened in this extraordinary documentary film.

 
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Mike finally gets to see WALL.E, and he couldn’t be happier!

There has been endless hype about this film, then endless praise from the States. And it's all justified! Please accept my addition to the love-in, complete with what I consider to be the under-appreciated aspects of genius in this superb movie.

 
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Mike hates it WHEN EVIL CALLS

A horror series designed for mobile phones transferred to a DVD movie. This can't be good...

 
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DONKEY PUNCH fails to titilate Mike

A British horror thriller that has done all the hard work to make it believable but fails to provide the killer blow.

 
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Mike spends his SUMMER HOURS deep in thought

A detailed arthouse film about the complexities of family life for a group of successful siblings. A clever and rewarding film, if you're willing to persevere...

 
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Mike revels in the Jackie Chan/Jet Li combo in THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM

They've finally gotten together and locked kung fu horns on the big screen, it's fast-paced, fun, and just a little bit silly but there's plenty of good to be found in this Hollywood - martial arts crossover for the younger market.

 
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Mike is ashamed at his enjoyment of FRONTIER(S)

A completely self-indulgent horror that pulls all of the tricks out of the bag to create a seemingly endless series of horrific killings. What fun!

 
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Mike receives an unwelcome lecture from THE VISITOR

An independent film that's received high praise from US critics, but I can't help but feel that there's a wide-scale blind spot with this one...

 
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Ray reviews the concert movie GENESIS: WHEN IN ROME!

A very old band reunites in order to collect another payday. Do you really want to give them more of your hard earned money?