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The Rock goes to an island in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. It's a sequel to Journey to the Centre of the Earth, during which he presumably got disintegrated by a combination of magma and gravity. Review by Danny O'Leary.
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A man stars as a man on a ledge in Man on a Ledge. The important question is, is the film a ledge (legend)? Review by Danny O'Leary.
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Stellan Skarsgard (Bootstrap Bill from Pirates of the Caribbean, amongst other, probably better things) opens the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival on February 2nd. Read more here!
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Friends with Benefits stars Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake, as friends with benefits. That means they have sex. Click here for the trailer! It's out on DVD on February 6th.
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Meryl Streepington portrays a gigantic woman made of an iron/titanium alloy that proceeds to destroy Britain until she is befriended by a small boy who gifts her a magical cobalt suit which frees her spirit from its iron prison. Christine Brookes reviews The Iron Lady.
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Here's a little interview with Adam Sandler about Jack and Jill! The trailer's a few inches down the page, if you haven't seen it.
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George Clooney plays a stressed dad, but he's in Hawaii, so he's probably grand. Danny O'Leary reviews comedy-drama The Descendants.
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Ralph Fiennes pulls a Baz Luhrmann with his contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare's Coriolanus. It's still set in Rome, but a modern Rome, corrupted by political infighting and civil war. Does it translate? Vinnie Harte finds out.
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Zombies are back for the fourth(?) time in Resident Evil Retribution. Did Milla Jovovich not get them all the last time? I think this one is secretly about corporate corruption. Topial! Trailer, watch it.
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Jack and Jill stars Adam Sandler and Adam Sandler and Al Pacino for some reason. We have a trailer for you to point your eyes towards, if you're so inclined. Here it is.
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The Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield is finally re-opening, after being forced to close by what many considered an unreasonable rent increase. It's screening some films for the Jameson International Film Festival, but will it stay open after? Find out here! (Actually we don't know.)
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Trust me, you don't want Jonah Hill to sit on your kids. Claire Kane reviews The Sitter.
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In the gripping new spy thriller from Academy Award®-winning director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Ocean’s Eleven), a female covert ops specialist goes rogue when she discovers that the very people she has trusted with her life have double-crossed her, putting her and everything she values in jeopardy. Haywire was filmed in Dublin, and stars Gina Carano, and Michael Fassbender, who is in ALL the films this year. It's out on January 18th, but read this review by Christine Brookes first.
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Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow Puss in Boots meow meow meow meow meow meow meow Christine Brookes meow.
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Oh god, Nicolas Cage is back. As a character that seems to be based on a Central Bank hoodie. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is out on February 17th, check out the trailer here first. If you can handle it.
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J Edgar Hoover: He invented the FBI, vacuum cleaners and the X-Factor. What can't he do? Danny O'Leary finds out.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Is it good, or is it as clichéd and unoriginal as a girl with a dragon tattoo? Seamus Dunne knows.
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Robert Downey Jr returns with his sexy body and mind as Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. There's a lot of reasons to see it. Here's some here.
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Aardman Animations return with a festive cracker of a flick. Arthur Christmas is out in 3D on the 23rd. Here's a review by Christine Brookes!
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Goon stars Sean William Scott as a man that plays hockey. It's a funny comedy that undoubtedly involves many puns on the word puck. Check out the trailer here!
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Ethan Hunt returns with another impossible mission. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is out on December 26th.
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Boobs! Daniel Craig stars in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Rooney Mara is The Girl. Will it be as exciting and gritty as the original? Check out this original featurette!
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The good guys dress in black, remember that. Men in Black III is out on May 25th! Watch the trailer now!
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Get those Cobras, you little plastic guys! Trailer.
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In Time is a futuristic dystopian thriller where time itself is a commodity, and only the rich get to live! Starring Justin Timberlake, of course. Seamus Dunne reviews.
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Tower Heist plays out the revenge fantasies of the 99%. Down with embezzling capitalist fat cats! Eddie Murphy's in it. Christine Brookes reviews.
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New Year's Eve is a convoluted web of inter-mingling stories all based around that important day where all the numbers change. It stars EVERYONE. Christine Brookes reviews.
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Las Acacias. It's minimalist. Paul Morrissey sat through it.
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Ballymun: it's not just full of drug addicts. Also there are children, who like music. Ballymun Lullaby is their story. Review by Claire Kane.
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Beware The Ides of March. That's sometime around the 15th I think, so watch out. Christine Brookes writes the words.
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We Have a Pope is a heart-warming family film about a pope that runs away from home, makes friends with a stupid puppy and a sassy cat, and eventually learns the real meaning of Christmas. Tanya Branagan for Pope!
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Moneyball is about a new innovative way to make money from baseball. And win the games too, although the name implies their real priority. Brad Pitt plays Billy Beane, and Paul Morrissey plays the guy writing this review.
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Dream House has essentially the same plot as the murder house episode of The Simpsons. I don't think it's supposed to be funny though. Christine Brookes will tell you where it's at.
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Überhaupt sich wundern, was passiert wäre, wenn die Nazis gewonnen Zweiten Weltkrieg? Wir würden alle sprechen Deutsch jetzt. Schauen Sie sich die Trailer für Resistance!
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If you like Brad Pitt, and sports movies, you probably don't exist. Go see Moneyball as a couple, but check out the trailer here first!
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You won't be ashamed to love Steve McQueen's new film. Shame is an erotic drama starring Ireland's own Michael Fassbender. Check out this review by Paul Ruttledge!
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The sparkly vampires are back in Twilight: Breaking Dawn! I miss the cool vampires from the eighties. Elaine McDonald reviews.
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CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!!! Nicolas Cage stars in Seeking Justice. Please read this before you consider seeing it. Please.
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Eddie Murphy is back, in A Thousand Words. Is he funny again? Watch the trailer here.
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The Help is the story of an American maid during the Civil Rights Movement. Christine Brookes helps us find out if it's any good.
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Anonymous again. A review this time, by Christine Brookes. I keep writing Anonymouse. Someone should make that film.
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You know the way everyone really likes Captain Morgan's these days? Go see The Rum Diary.
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The classic Sam Peckinpah thriller Straw Dogs has been remade. Check out the trailer here.
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Tanya Branagan picks the best five scary films to watch this Halloween. Read it here right now!
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New Aardman Animations film coming out in 2012. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists is out on March 28th. Check out the trailer here!
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Sensation. Is it sensational? Marina Carry goes on a voyage of discovery.
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Yet another car-driving violent action film, can Drive live up to the hype? Christine Brookes finds out.
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The Future is out soon. Will it be any good? Christine Brookes already knows.
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Some exclusive content from Roland Emmerich's new film Anonymous. Did Shakespeare exist? Find out here.
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Here's an exclusive clip of Steven Spielberg's new film The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn 3D! It's in the cinema now.
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Music by Prudence was featured in the first annual Irish Disability Film Festival. Tanya Branagan reviews.
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17 years later, The Lion King returns, with an extra dimension this time. Christine Brookes reviews The Lion King 3D.
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Articles of the week These are the most super fantastic articles of the whole entire week. The Descendants George Clooney stars as a dad dealing with his daughters on his own for the first time. Aww. Review by Danny O'Leary.
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Man on a Ledge A film about a man on a ledge. Why's he on that ledge? Danny O'Leary finds out.
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The Iron Lady
Meryl Streep portrays a gigantic woman made of an iron/titanium alloy that proceeds to destroy Britain until she is befriended by a small boy who gifts her a magical cobalt suit which frees her spirit from its iron prison.
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Fashion Predictions for 2012 2012 is well upon us now, but what will all the cool people be wearing? Elaine McDonald gives you her predictions, in Part 1 of our series.
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