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• 1986
• US
• 137 min
• 18

• Directed by: James Cameron
• Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, Paul Reiser

Revived from a 57-year snooze in deep space, Warrant Officer Weaver is cajoled into joining a marine rescue mission to the planet that is home for the original alien beastie. Unrelentingly paced with a terrifically gutsy performance from Weaver, this nerve-shredding sequel not only matches its predecessor but cannily surpasses it. An Oscar winner for special effects.

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• 2013
• Netherlands
• E

• Cast: André Rieu

The virtuoso violinist returns again to his hometown for a huge open air concert, broadcast live via satellite.

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• 2013
• US
• 118 min
• 15

• Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
• Cast: Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Rob Lowe

Soderbergh goes for his sabbatical on a high, with this sparkling account of the relationship between flamboyant pianist Liberace (Douglas) and his much younger lover Scott Thorson (Damon). The two leads are outstanding, and with wonderful cameos from Lowe, Reynolds and Aykroyd it's a surprisingly tender and poignant film.

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• 2013
• US/Fiji
• PG

• Directed by: Stuart St Paul
• Written by: Jean Heard, Stuart St Paul
• Cast: Jon Lovitz, Craig Fairbrass, Laura Aikman

In their first feature film, ageing rockers Status Quo witness a murder while in Fiji for a gig. They flee with the evidence (naturally), and find time to provide a double-album soundtrack in the process.

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• 2004
• UK
• 90 min
• 18

• Directed by: Shane Meadows
• Written by: Shane Meadows, Paddy Considine, Paul Fraser
• Cast: Paddy Considine, Toby Kebbell, Gary Stretch

When ex-marine Richard (Considine) returns to his Midlands town to look after his young brother Anthony, he vows revenge on the abusive petty criminals who have looked after his sibling since he has been away. Welcome return to form for filmmaker Meadows after Once Upon a Time in the Midlands. This seamless, violent, sordid revenge thriller will stay in your mind long after you have watched it. Considine, yet again, is remarkable.

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• 2013
• US
• U

• Directed by: Pierre Coffin/Chris Renaud
• Cast: Al Pacino, Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove

This sequel to the 2010 film sees Al Pacino and Steve Coogan join the cast.

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• 1997
• US
• 126 min
• PG

• Directed by: Luc Besson
• Cast: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman

New York City in the 23rd Century, and cabbie Korben Dallas (Willis) picks up an unexpected passenger in the shape of Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) – an alien who holds the key to saving the world. Besson's second English language film – following the excellent Leon – is a colourful jumble of camp designs (by Jean-Paul Gaultier), self-indulgent performances and genre rip-offs which plays for laughs as genuine sci-fi ideas run dry.

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• 2013
• US/Canada
• 143 min
• 12A

• Directed by: Zack Snyder
• Cast: Henry Cavill, Russell Crowe, Amy Adams

Snyder brings Superman back to life in this reboot written by Batman beginner David S Goyer.

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• 2013

• Directed by: Nicholas Hytner
• Cast: Adrian Lester, Rory Kinnear

Shakespeare's story of jealousy, murder and the danger of ear-whisperers gets modernised and beamed live from the stage.

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• 2013
• UK

• Directed by: Stephen Daldry
• Written by: Peter Morgan
• Cast: Helen Mirren

Mirren puts on a crown once more to play at being the Queen. Broadcast live from London's West End, The Audience finds HRH taking audiences with each of the twelve Prime Ministers of her reign in a play written by The Queen screenwriter Morgan.

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• 2013
• US
• 85 min
• 15

• Directed by: James DeMonaco
• Cast: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane

In an America wracked with crime, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour window where criminal activity goes unpunished. On this one night a family face an intruder and must pull together to survive the encounter.

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• 2013
• UK

Benjamin Britten's three-act opera depicting the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex.

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• 2013

A live screening, direct from the Globe in London, of Shakespeare's play that's about either a mouse-like creature or a headstrong woman. One or the other.

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• 2013

Some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some are actors bringing you Shakespeare's 1601 comedy live from the Globe in London.

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• 2013
• UK
• 95 min

• Directed by: Baillie Walsh

Ridley Scott put on his producer hat for this everyman project, where Springsteen fans from around the globe contribute their amateur footage to create a filmic portrait of the Boss.

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• 2013
• US

• Directed by: James Mangold
• Cast: Hugh Jackman

This sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine sees the eponymous hero travel to Japan where he takes training from a samurai warrior.

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• 2013
• US/UK
• 15

• Directed by: Marc Forster
• Written by: Max Brooks (novel), Matthew Michael Carnahan (screenplay)
• Cast: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, Matthew Fox

Glasgow fills in for Philadelphia in this adaptation of Max Brooks' post-apocalyptic horror novel.

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• 2013
• UK

• Directed by: Edgar Wright
• Written by: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg
• Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Rosamund Pike, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman

Five middle-aged friends reunite to recreate a pub crawl of their youth. As the drunken night progresses they begin to realise that all is not well in their home town. The final instalment of Pegg & Wright's Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy.

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