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DVD Review
6 Dec 2007
Not Here To Be Loved
Very loveable: Stephane Brize's bittersweet tale of middle-age self-realisation shows a masterly control of timing and tone
DVD Review
5 Sep 2007
Nuri Bilge Ceylan – The Early Works
From early in his career, Turkish arthouse film director Nuri Bilge Ceylan showed signs of a refined humanistic and aesthetic take on cinema that has been wowing audiences worldwide. Andrew Benbow reviews Ceylan's early works, now available on a DVD package
DVD Review
19 Apr 2007
New Masters of Cinema
Short cuts: New Masters of Cinema includes a quirky selection of award-winning short films
Film Review
8 Feb 2007
Notes on a Scandal
Wrong notes: Judi Dench's performance in Notes on a Scandal "has shades of late-career Bette Davis", says Edward Lamberti
Film Review
24 Aug 2006
Nacho Libre
He's... so Nacho: Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc are not knocked down by Nacho Libre but feel it's got enough punch...
Film Review
6 Apr 2006
New York Doll
Life as a Doll: New York Doll transcends the mere rock and roll biopic and tells a story with astonishing humanity
Film Review
5 Apr 2005
NASCAR 3-D: The IMAX Experience
The IMAX format has never quite achieved mainstream appeal (mainly thanks to the enormous expense of the equipment), but this new documentary about the high-octance sport of Nascar racing is a great advert for the format. Review by Colin Odell and Michelle le Blanc
DVD Review
2 Sep 2004
Northfork (DVD)
Michael and Mark Polish's films explore strange, offbeat versions of modern America, and their new film reinevents the true story of Northfork, a typically American town on the verge of being drowned by a hydroelectic dam. Ian Haydn Smith is impressed
Film Review
18 Mar 2004
Northfork
Film Review
9 Feb 2004
Noi Albinoi
If Bjork is anything to go by, life in Iceland must be pretty weird. Dagur Kari's new film does little to dispel the idea, following the strange adventures of a teenage misfit in a rural Icelandic town. Tim Smedley finds out more
Film Review
28 Apr 2003
Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa)
This tale of German-Jewish settlers in South Africa during World War 2 drew some impressive praise during its first release, culminating with the Best Foreign Film award at this year's Oscars. Elke de Wit reckons it's got more attention than it deserves
Film Review
18 Feb 2003
Narc
The career revival for both Ray Liotta and Jason Patric starts here in this well received police procedural. 'This is the best performance from a US actor in a long old stretch', says Bob Carroll, of Liotta
