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Law Abiding Citizen (2009) Movie

20. November 2009

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Four stars**** Finally, Gerard Butler gets to play a meaty part in a movie rather than his recent rush of mild mannered modest character parts. The good news is that this suits him and he carries it off fiercely. Let’s hope he finds more roles like this soon. Siding with the bad guy is a [...]

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2012 Movie (2009)

19. November 2009

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Four stars**** Sometimes you go to the cinema for entertainment and other times to be educated or at least to be made to think out the options and results from what you’ve seen. This movie goes for the former and doesn’t leave any room for debate or constructive criticism over whether the world will, in [...]

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This Is It (2009) Movie

10. November 2009

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Four stars**** Michael Jackson has gone up on my estimation; way up. So has Kenny Ortega. This movie explores MJ at work showing his definite recipe for success; he had a hand in everything involved in his projects. He’s a master perfectionist. Not only does he write and perform most of the songs, but he [...]

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The value of a great actor

6. November 2009

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Last July we looked at the financial value actors can bring to your movie. Get the right actor involved and your financial returns, as a producer or investor, are almost guaranteed. This year it’s the girls only turn. Forbes magazine has compiled a list of what the actor was paid verses the cost of the [...]

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