http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/ Get all the latest Movies news in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:19:07 +0100 Copyright: (C) Play-2-Win Ltd http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/_furniture/gfx/logos/femalefirst.png http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/ Brian De Palma’s 1987 gangster classic The Untouchables is this week’s must see movie that brought together some of cinema’s biggest names. Kevin Costner is idealistic federal agent Eliot Ness, whose assignment to clean up Prohibition-era Chicago leads to violence and manly questions about upholding the law. Initially powerless to stop the flow of ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/untouchables-5789.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/untouchables-5789.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:24:11 +0100 Movies In the space of nineteen years Batman has made it onto the big screen five times with four different actors in the lead role. This week Christian Bale becomes only the second actor to reprise the role as the caped crusader in the sixth film The Dark Knight. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Batman+Sidekicks+and+Villains-5787.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Batman+Sidekicks+and+Villains-5787.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:18:28 +0100 Movies In the sixty years that Batman has been a comic strip it has found success in both print form as well as a lavish and colourful television series in the sixties. But the movie versions have brought the cult character to a new audience as well as becoming a major box office success. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Batman+at+the+Box+Office-5786.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Batman+at+the+Box+Office-5786.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:14:57 +0100 Movies Cast: Fred Willard, Jeff Garlin, Ben Burtt, Sigourney Weaver, John Ratzenberger Dir: Andrew Stanton Rating: 4.5/5 After Dreamworks, Pixar’s biggest rival in the animation genre, made their claim to dominate the box office this summer with Kung Fu Panda it’s now the turn of the leaders of the pack as they introduce a new hero, Wall-E. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/WallE+Review-5785.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/WallE+Review-5785.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:08:57 +0100 Movies Cedric Klapisch is a French director who, unlike many of his European counterparts is happy remaining in his native country making French movies and promoting French talent instead of working in Hollywood. Shooting movies all over the world this week the filmmaker returns to his home city of Paris for his new film aptly named Paris. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/klapisch-5784.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/klapisch-5784.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:03:20 +0100 Movies Over the years cinema has been littered with anti-heroes including Mad Max, the Crow and Snake Plisskem all of whom lack the traditional heroic attributes and qualities that we expect in our heroes. This week sees the return of D.C. comic ultimate anti-hero in the form of Batman in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight. Despite wanting to clean up the st... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/antihero-5783.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/antihero-5783.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:01:23 +0100 Movies The seventies may have seen the birth of the blockbuster but the eighties is where they really dominated the box office with the likes of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg leading the way. The studios were now seeing the financial rewards of the big budget picture and the franchise was born as studios packaged up their movies and released them al... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/eighties-5782.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/eighties-5782.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:12:20 +0100 Movies Animation director Andrew Stanton is a major driving force behind studio Pixar working on movies such as Toy Story and Finding Nemo. This week sees the release of the latest Pixar project WALL-E, which Stanton has directed. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/stanton-5781.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/stanton-5781.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:09:50 +0100 Movies While the eighties brought us the rise of the blockbuster and cinematic icons such as E.T and Indiana Jones the decade also provided us with a new crop of acting talent collectively known as the Brat Pack. A play on the 1950s Rat Pack the group consisted of the likes of Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson and Demi Moore and they all frequently ap... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/bratpack-5780.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/bratpack-5780.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:07:13 +0100 Movies In the highly anticipated new installment of The Terminator film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington),... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/terminator-5779.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/terminator-5779.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:05:15 +0100 Movies It seems that Hollywood can't get enough of sequels creating franchises that fans can enjoy over and over again, oh and making a load of money in the process. Take this summer for example Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was the fourth Indy movie to be released, The Dark Knight is Batman's sixth big screen outing and unexpected fr... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Cinemas+Biggest+Grossing+Franchises-5778.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Cinemas+Biggest+Grossing+Franchises-5778.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:25:11 +0100 Movies This week's must see movie is 1953 romantic comedy Roman Holiday, the film that shot unknown English actress Audrey Hepburn into the spotlight. Hepburn won an Oscar for her portrayal of a modern-day princess rebelling against her royal obligations who explores Rome on her own. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Must+See+Movies+Roman+Holiday-5777.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Must+See+Movies+Roman+Holiday-5777.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:28:34 +0100 Movies Based on the legendary, hard-hitting interactive video game, "Max Payne" tells the story of a maverick cop determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murder of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Max+Payne-5776.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Max+Payne-5776.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:49:48 +0100 Movies The film is an intimate portrait of the maverick jazz vocalist Anita O’Day, a self-professed "song-stylist" and rightly known as one of the greatest jazz divas of all time. Filmmakers Robbie Cavolina and Ian McCrudden have devoted four years in order to perfectly capture O’Day’s seven decade career. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Anita+ODay+Life+of+a+Jazz+Singer-5775.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Anita+ODay+Life+of+a+Jazz+Singer-5775.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:46:10 +0100 Movies In recent years Hollywood has been flooded with remakes of Japanese horror movies such as Dark Water and The Grudge, which all seem to pale in comparison to the original counterparts. And while Japanese horror may not reach mainstream Western audiences their animation is becoming increasingly popular. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Cinema+Around+the+World+Japan-5774.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Cinema+Around+the+World+Japan-5774.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:39:37 +0100 Movies She maybe better known for her Sexy Beast actor father Ray Winstone but this week Jamie Winstone makes a claim to fame of her own with film Donkey Punch. Donkey Punch is the latest Brit horror that took Sundance Film Festival by storm earlier this year and, possibly due to it's controversial nature, looks set to shoot Jamie to stardom. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Introducing+Jamie+Winstone-5773.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Introducing+Jamie+Winstone-5773.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:29:07 +0100 Movies Dreamworks may have released their animation effort for the summer in the form of Kung Fu Panda but this weeks sees giants Pixar release Wall-E. Wall-E is just the latest in a long line of Pixar movies that have received critical acclaim as well as doing well at the box office making them the dominating studio in the animation film genre. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Welcome+to+Pixar-5772.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Welcome+to+Pixar-5772.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:54:38 +0100 Movies "God Tussi Great Ho" (God You Are Great) is a romantic comedy featuring some of Bollywood's favourite stars, Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra, loosely based on 'Bruce Almighty'. Arun Prajapati has been trying to be a successful TV anchor but success has always eluded him. He only blames God for this. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/God+Tussi+Great+Ho-5771.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/God+Tussi+Great+Ho-5771.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:36:17 +0100 Movies Though Tinker Bell might have played second fiddle to Peter Pan and Captain Hook in Disney's 1953 classic, the beloved fairy gets top billing, and a speaking role, with this animated adventure. In Tinker Bell, young audiences can journey to Pixie Hollow, the home of the fairies in Never Land. The spirited sprite is joined by a number of her magica... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Tinker+Bell-5770.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Tinker+Bell-5770.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:35:07 +0100 Movies Mr. Shi (Henry O), a retired widower from Beijing, comes to the United States to help his only daughter through a divorce. His intentions to save her marriage and help her reconstruct her life are in direct conflict with her desire to move on. When Mr. Shi persists, Yilan retreats. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/A+Thousand+Years+of+Good+Prayers-5769.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/A+Thousand+Years+of+Good+Prayers-5769.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:33:54 +0100 Movies