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13-10-2008 11:09
A battle of wits ensues and sparks soon fly. Mrs Whittaker manipulates every situation to undermine her, while Larita remains frustratingly calm and engineers sassy counter attacks.
Before long, Mrs Whittaker’s manipulation starts to work on John and Larita feels their love is in danger of slipping away.
Over the last few months Steven Soderbergh's Che, a film about Marxist revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara has been gaining support on the festival circuit, especially for Benicio Del Toro's performance.
Split into two parts, The Argentine and Guerrilla, The Argentine focuses on the Cuban revolution, from the moment Fidel Castro, Guevara and other revolutionaries landed on the Caribbean island, until they toppled the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista two years later.
The follow-up Guerrilla the film follows the latter period of Guevara's life.
Frost/Nixon is the first of a few political pictures that look set to dominate the big awards categories as the Golden Globes and Oscars move closer.
Bringing together some of the best in American and British talent the film focuses on a series of interviews that David Frost, played by Michael Sheen from The Queen, conducted with Richard Nixon, played by Frank Langella, in 1977.
The film gets it's world premiere at the festival but is already shrouded in Oscar whispers as many believe that Frank Langella may be the one to beat in the Best Actor category and Michael Sheen could scoop a Best Supporting Oscar nomination.
Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire wowed Toronto crowds taking the Cadillac People's Choice Award just a couple of weeks ago.
Slumdog Millionaire sees Boyle returns to a film of harsh reality, a formula that brought him success with Trainspotting, as he looks at the brutal way of life of growing up in India.
The film follows Jamal Malik, an eighteen year old orphan from the slums of Mumbai who is on the verge of winning Who Wants to be A Millionaire?
But when the show breaks for the night police arrest him on suspicion of cheating: how could a street kid know so much?
Desperate to prove his innocence Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local groups and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost.
Released next month Waltz with Bashir is one of the must see animations of 2008 and caused a stir when it was screened for the first time at Cannes earlier this summer.
One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs.
Every night, the same number of beasts.
The two men conclude that there’s a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties.
Ari is surprised that he can’t remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world.
He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself.
As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images.
However the biggest film in this category is the return of 007 in the highly anticipated follow-up to Casino Royale Quantum of Solace.
Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (Judi Dench) interrogate Mr White (Jesper Christensen) who reveals the organisation which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.
Forensic intelligence links an MI6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille (Olga Kurylenko), a woman who has her own vendetta.
Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organisation.
Other films in this category include:
The Brothers Bloom - starring Rachel Weisz and Adrien Brody
The Class
Genova - starring Colin Firth and Catherine Keener Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S.Thompson
Hunger - directed by Steve McQueen
The Secret of Moonacre - starring Ioan Gruffudd and Dakota Blue Richards
The other Man - starring Marian Rivera
W - Starring Josh Brolin
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - starring Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
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