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MY NAME IS KHAN

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And I am not a terrorist’ proclaims the hero in this highly emotional well-meaning Bollywood response to the paranoia that Asian Moslems faced in the US after 9/11.  Rivran Khan is a simple and innocent man with Asperger’s Syndrome who unnerves the immigration officials when he first arrives in San Francisco chanting his mantra.  He … Continue reading



TERRI

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Terri is a fat adolescent boy who lives with his ailing uncle in a small suburban town. He is a bit of a loner who insists on wearing pajamas to school (cos they’re comfortable) and he is teased relentlessly by the other pupils at school and totally ignored by all the teachers until one day … Continue reading



MIRAL

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Like his previous 4 movies filmmaker Julian Schnabel’s latest work is essentially biographical and whilst it is probably his weakest one to date, it is also his most controversial.  Based on Rula Jebreal’s autobiographical novel it traces the lives of four Palestinian women from the last days before the State of Israel was formed in … Continue reading



SOMEWHERE

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In this rather aimless and at times seemingly empty movie the only thing that redeems itself in Sofia Coppola’s fourth self-indulgent feature film is the Chateau Marmont.  This infamous West Hollywood Hotel has had a stud-studded clientele over its 80 years with the likes of Vivien Leigh, Greta Garbo, Montgomery Clift residing there; Judy Garland … Continue reading



MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

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In his 41st movie (and possibly one of his best) Woody Allen treats us to a wonderful homage to two of his great loves : the city of Paris, and great American cultural icons of the last century.  It’s a delightful tale of Gil, a Hollywood screenwriter who yearns to forsake his highly successful life … Continue reading



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