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'John Wick' delivers non-stop action

Thursday, 30 October 2014, 15:53 Last update: about 11 years ago

In an intriguing cinematic twist, Keanu Reeves' Matrix stunt double Chad Stahelski becomes his co-director with David Leitch on "John Wick," a visceral revenge thriller that marks a confident,...

Chucky needn't worry about 'Annabelle'

Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 15:49 Last update: about 11 years ago

Inanimate objects are deployed to endless would-be scary effect in "Annabelle," and it's not just the supremely creepy doll that is its star. In this prequel to last year's hit "The Conjuring" - one...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Monday, 27 October 2014, 15:10 Last update: about 11 years ago

As darkness settles over New York, the people of the city need heroes - and they're about to get them in the form of the mostly unlikely quartet of crime-fighters ever to help humankind: the spunky...

The Riot Club

Monday, 27 October 2014, 15:09 Last update: about 11 years ago

Based on Laura Wade's hit play, The Riot Club tells the story of an exclusive Oxford University undergraduate dining society. As term begins the Club finds itself two members short, so President James...

Fury

Monday, 27 October 2014, 15:07 Last update: about 11 years ago

April, 1945.  As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly...

'Book of Life' celebrates death

Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 15:13 Last update: about 11 years ago

It's not surprising that a companion art book to the new animated film directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez and produced by Guillermo del Toro has already been released. Steeped in Mexican folk art and...

Pride

Monday, 20 October 2014, 16:59 Last update: about 11 years ago

Pride, directed by the Tony Award winning theatre director Matthew Warchus (Matilda: The Musical, God of Carnage), has a large ensemble cast led by Bill Nighy (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and...

The Maze Runner

Monday, 20 October 2014, 16:58 Last update: about 11 years ago

Protagonist Thomas is brought into a place known as the Glade, with no memories except of his name. He and other teenage boys call themselves Gladers, and have made a community in which each is...

Gone Girl

Monday, 20 October 2014, 16:56 Last update: about 11 years ago

From the tour de force thriller that became a bestselling must-read comes David Fincher's screen version of Gone Girl, a wild ride through our modern media culture and down into the deep, dark fault...

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