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Archives for August 2008

Review: Caligula Uncut

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Mark Kermode|13:20 PM, Thursday, 28 August 2008

Bigger and longer is no guarantee of satisfaction as the BBFC-approved pornographer's version of legendary 70s epic Caligula illustrates.



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Review: Zero: 9/11 (The Italian Job)

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Mark Kermode|11:54 AM, Tuesday, 26 August 2008

At last, after only seven years Italian conspiracy theorists join the 911 truthseekers.



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Opinion: IN AMAZING 3D

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Mark Kermode|10:35 AM, Thursday, 21 August 2008

The extra dimension every movie needs is a killer line.



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Review: War, Love, God and Madness

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Mark Kermode|11:02 AM, Tuesday, 19 August 2008

An amazing and uplifting documentary, which shows precisely how dangerous shooting in Iraq can be.



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Revue: Star Wars, The Clone Wars

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Mark Kermode|16:20 PM, Thursday, 14 August 2008

The Dodge brothers join in on a lo-tech riposte to Lucas's latest cash machine.



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Opinion: Another Gander at Turgoose

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Mark Kermode|13:49 PM, Tuesday, 12 August 2008

In Shane Meadows' new movie 'Somers Town', young Thomas Turgoose hints at how far he will go in this business.



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Opinion: The Devils Across the Deep Blue Sea

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Mark Kermode|16:29 PM, Thursday, 7 August 2008

Why won't the backers behind Ken Russell's masterpiece The Devils let us see the film in its complete form?



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Forgotten Classic: Silent Running

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Mark Kermode|16:24 PM, Tuesday, 5 August 2008

Meet Wall-E's robot ancestors: Huey, Dewey and Louie.



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Review: Gimme Shelter

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Mark Kermode|13:52 PM, Friday, 1 August 2008

The Larmer Tree festival may not have the Rolling Stones but nor does it have hell's angels on security...



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