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A scene from the film Zookeeper

Review: Zookeeper Jul 29 2011

rated PG **

A MODERN-DAY Dr Dolittle takes advice from the animals in his care to win the woman of his dreams in this surprisingly endearing comedy.Read

Still image from the film I Am Nasrine

North film-maker Tina Gharavi given cash boost Jul 26 2011

LATEST beneficiary of a unique North East investment fund is a film backed by Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley.Read

A scene from the film Cars 2

Review: Cars 2 Jul 22 2011

rated U ***

DISNEY Pixar, Hollywood’s most consistently dazzling animation studio, was always going to struggle to top the tear-jerking brilliance of Toy Story 3, the highest grossing film of 2010.Read

A scene from the film Horrible Bosses

Review: Horrible Bosses Jul 22 2011

rated 15 ***

FOR some people, work is a way to pay the mortgage, fund the children through college or save for the annual holiday.Read

A scene from the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2

Review: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Jul 15 2011

rated 12A ****

ALMOST 10 years after the cinema release of the first Harry Potter instalment, the most financially successful film franchise in history reaches its tragic and spectacular conclusion.Read

Actor David Harewood

Interview: Actor David Harewood Jul 14 2011

TAKING time out from his role in a US TV drama, actor David Harewood flew in from Carolina for two days of filming in Newcastle this week on new film The Man Inside.Read

A scene from the film Tree Of Life

Review: The Tree Of Life Jul 08 2011

rated 12A ****

IF A film-maker ever warranted the term auteur, meaning an artist of rare imagination who exercises complete control over their creative vision, it’s the mercurial Terrence Malick.Read

Review: Holy Rollers Jul 08 2011

rated 15

BASED on the true story of Jewish drug mules who smuggled ecstasy into the United States from Europe, Kevin Asch’s drama headlines Jesse Eisenberg in a very different guise to his Oscar-nominated role in The Social Network. Read

A scene from the film Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon Jul 01 2011

rated 12A ***

MEGAN Fox may have departed the Transformers franchise but director Michael Bay and the remaining cast return for an explosive third chapter and the first in 3D and IMAX 3D.Read

A scene from the film The Conspirator

Review: The Conspirator Jul 01 2011

rated 12A ***

ON APRIL 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, as part of a far-reaching conspiracy.Read

A scene from the film Larry Crowne

Review: Larry Crowne Jul 01 2011

rated 12A **

TOM Hanks and Julia Roberts are two of the most successful actors of their generation.Read

A scene from the film Bridesmaids

Review: Bridesmaids Jun 24 2011

rated 15 ****

AFTER months, if not years, of meticulous planning and agonising decisions about the tiniest details, it’s ironic that abiding memories of a wedding can often be completely out of the control of the bride and groom.Read

Tyneside Cinema

Preview: Big screen opera back for another sell-out season Jun 24 2011

OPERA on a big screen is proving a big hit with devotees of the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle.Read

Robert Redford

Interview: Hollywood legend Robert Redford Jun 23 2011

ROBERT Redford is an anomaly in the entertainment industry. Despite being one of the world’s most recognisable faces, he remains an enigmatic figure.Read

A scene from the film Green Lantern

Review: Green Lantern Jun 17 2011

rated 12A **

ON its iridescent, green surface, this special effects-heavy battle of the planets is mindless guff, but there are universal truths buried amid the hokum torn from the pages of DC Comics.Read

A scene from the film The Beaver

Review: The Beaver Jun 17 2011

rated 12A ****

THE trials of Mel Gibson, whose rants to an ex-girlfriend were caught on tape last year, seem like a curious case of life imitating art in this blackly humorous tale of a middle aged man’s emotional breakdown.Read

A scene from the film Bad Teacher

Review: Bad Teacher Jun 17 2011

rated 15 **

ONE inspirational man or woman can make a difference in the classroom.Read

A scene from the film Swinging With The Finkels

Review: Swinging with the Finkels Jun 17 2011

rated 15 *

THIS romantic comedy of modern relationship woes is like a blind date from hell.Read

A scene from the film Kung Fu Panda 2

Review: Kung Fu Panda 2 Jun 10 2011

rated PG ****

PREPARE for the return of awesomeness in this energetic martial arts comedy which kicks computer-animated butt and comes close to matching the rumbustious fun of the 2008 original.Read

A scene from the film Mother's Day

Review: Mother's Day Jun 10 2011

rated 18 **

THIS stomach-churning remake of Charles Kaufman’s low-budget 1980 trash horror plunders the darkest recesses of the human psyche, questioning our morality when faced with certain death.Read

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