http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/ Get all the latest Movies news in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Fri, 16 May 2008 05:28:16 +0100 Copyright: (C) Play-2-Win Ltd http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/_furniture/gfx/logos/femalefirst.png http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/ DreamWorks Animation kicked off the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival today with an outbreak of "Pandamonium," as Jack Black, star of DreamWorks Animation's upcoming June 6th release "Kung Fu Panda," arrived at the Carlton Hotel pier in style...emerging from a water taxi to be greeted on the pier by nearly 40 true-to-size Po-s, his on-screen persona... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Cannes+Film+Festival+Day+1-5527.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Cannes+Film+Festival+Day+1-5527.html Thu, 15 May 2008 12:14:16 +0100 Movies This week's must see movie takes a look at family friendly adventure movie The Goonies which was released in 1985 starring Sean Astin, Corey Feldman and Josh Brolin. A thrill-a-minute adventure film. When brothers Mikey (Sean Astin) and Brand (Josh Brolin) learn that greedy developers are forcing their family to move. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Must+See+Movies+The+Goonies-5526.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Must+See+Movies+The+Goonies-5526.html Thu, 15 May 2008 11:27:30 +0100 Movies Here we are at number two in our chart and just piped at the post as cinema's best hero is Batman and Darth Vader comes a close second to winning the best villain prize. Hero: Batman Batman and his alter ego Bruce Wayne began life as a comic book character before finding success at the box office. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Heroes+and+Villains2-5525.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Heroes+and+Villains2-5525.html Thu, 15 May 2008 10:52:57 +0100 Movies Robert Downey Jr is one of 2008's bissiest actor hot off the heels of Iron Man he returns to his indie film roots with coming of age drama Charlie Bartlett. Starring Anton Yelchin teenager Charlie Barlett has been expelled from another private school and finds himself at a public school. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Robert+Downey+Jr+QA-5524.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Robert+Downey+Jr+QA-5524.html Thu, 15 May 2008 09:14:48 +0100 Movies The Waiting Room, the feature debut of Academy Award-nominated writer/director Roger Goldby, is a touching British romantic comedy which explores the tangled love lives of a group of Londoners. Anne-Marie Duff stars a single mum, who is drawn into a damaging affair with her neighbour (played by Rupert Graves); and Ralf Little as a care worker, und... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/The+Waiting+Room-5523.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/The+Waiting+Room-5523.html Thu, 15 May 2008 08:51:42 +0100 Movies Public Radio investigative reporter Isaac Knott just happens to be confined to a wheel chair. In the course of doing a story about disability wanna-be's, Isaac traverses a surreal world of fetishism and transgressive eroticism that recalls the unique perspectives of Luis Bunuel and Alfred Hitchcock. In the course of Isaac's investigation, he finds ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Quid+Pro+Quo-5522.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Quid+Pro+Quo-5522.html Thu, 15 May 2008 08:47:53 +0100 Movies What do beer cans, car tyres and water bottles have in common? Not much unless you're renegade architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are tools of choice for producing thermal mass and energy-independent housing. For 30 years New Mexico-based Reynolds and his green disciples have devoted their time to advancing the art of "earthship biotec... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Garbage+Warrior-5521.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Garbage+Warrior-5521.html Thu, 15 May 2008 08:47:07 +0100 Movies Two days before Christmas in rural upstate New York, Ray Eddy’s husband has left her in an impossible situation not only is he gone, but he has gambled away all of the family’s meager savings. Ray’s single wage at the Yankee One Dollar Store can’t make the house payment, and the situation forces Ray to feed her two sons popcorn and Tang everyday. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Frozen+River-5520.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Frozen+River-5520.html Thu, 15 May 2008 08:46:21 +0100 Movies Robert Downey Jr has, over the years, has had an up and down career due to his personal problems away from the screen. However during this time he has carved a reputation as a very talented and varied actor, working mainly on low budget and off the wall projects. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Top+Robert+Downey+Jr+Performances-5519.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Top+Robert+Downey+Jr+Performances-5519.html Wed, 14 May 2008 15:07:07 +0100 Movies This week sees the release of Charlie Bartlett, the latest coming of age movie. Starring Anton Yelchin teenager Charlie Barlett has been expelled from another private school and finds himself at a public school. Struggling to fit in Charlie becomes an underground, not to mention under-aged, shrink who only listens to the private confessions of his... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/The+Coming+of+Age+Movie-5518.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/The+Coming+of+Age+Movie-5518.html Wed, 14 May 2008 12:22:50 +0100 Movies Into the top three of our countdown and today we take a look at the suave and sophisticated MI6 agent and ladies man James Bond and infamous cannibal and serial killer Hannibal Lector. Hero: James Bond Our hunt for the best cinema heroes would not be complete without the inclusion of James Bond who has become one of the most enduring action icons. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Heroes+and+Villains+3-5517.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Heroes+and+Villains+3-5517.html Wed, 14 May 2008 10:50:52 +0100 Movies Menacing and ghostly, Shutter is a clever and stylish psychological thriller that revolves around an attractive, young American couple starting out married life. They are traveling from New York to Tokyo, where Ben (Joshua Jackson), an up and coming photographer, has a prestigious fashion assignment. His wife, Jane goes along too. But the honeymoo... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Masayuki+Ochiai+QA-5516.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Masayuki+Ochiai+QA-5516.html Wed, 14 May 2008 09:31:58 +0100 Movies Part One On November 26, 1956, Fidel Castro sails to Cuba with eighty rebels. One of those rebels is Ernesto "Che" Guevara, an Argentine doctor who shares a common goal with Fidel Castro - to overthrow the corrupt dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Che proves indispensable as a fighter, and quickly grasps the art of guerrilla warfare. As he thr... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Che-5515.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Che-5515.html Wed, 14 May 2008 09:08:55 +0100 Movies A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hording the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Blindness-5514.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Blindness-5514.html Wed, 14 May 2008 09:08:16 +0100 Movies Los Angeles, 1928: On a Saturday morning in a working-class suburb, Christine said goodbye to her son, Walter, and left for work. When she came home, she discovered he had vanished. A fruitless search ensues, and months later, a boy claiming to be the nine-year-old is returned. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Changeling-5513.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Changeling-5513.html Wed, 14 May 2008 09:07:39 +0100 Movies At the center of this politically charged tale is Logan Burnhardt the ego-king of the airwaves, but his unflappable persona is put to the test when a terrorist bio-attack unleashes a plague of flesh-ripping maniacs on Los Angeles. He experiences the horror first-hand as their normally wacked-out callers bombard the station with news of this very r... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Dead+Air-5512.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Dead+Air-5512.html Wed, 14 May 2008 09:04:16 +0100 Movies The out of competition movies are screened at the Grand Théâtre Lumière and for many will be the first time screening. Best of the out of competition: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Cannes+Film+Festival+Out+of+Competition-5511.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Cannes+Film+Festival+Out+of+Competition-5511.html Tue, 13 May 2008 14:49:32 +0100 Movies This is the highlight of the festival as the twenty three pictures compete for the high profile Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) for best picture. The twenty three pictures represent a range of countries and directors, from the unknown to the established talents of Fernando Meirelles and Clint Eastwood. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Cannes+Film+Festival+In+Competition-5510.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Cannes+Film+Festival+In+Competition-5510.html Tue, 13 May 2008 14:48:49 +0100 Movies This year the Cannes Film Festival celebrates it's sixty first festival and, since it's founding in 1939, it has become one of the most famous and prestigious film events on the calendar. The festival, held in Cannes in the south of France, is one of the most high profile showcases of European movies and talent alongside the likes of Berlin and Venice. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Introducing+Cannes+2008-5509.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Introducing+Cannes+2008-5509.html Tue, 13 May 2008 14:47:04 +0100 Movies This month the blockbuster summer is in full swing with The Incredible Hulk and Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian to look forward to. Away from superheroes and knights Ben Affleck make his somewhat delayed directorial debut, M. Night Shymalan returns with The Happening and Keira Knightley stars in the Dylan Thomas drama Edge of Love. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/June+Movies-5508.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/June+Movies-5508.html Tue, 13 May 2008 11:30:33 +0100 Movies