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Movie review: The American **
George Clooney stars as Jack, a professional assassin on the run from a crew of Swedish hit men. He flees to Rome to meet his boss, who tells him to hide out in a small, olde worlde town in Abruzzo.
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DVD review: Iron Man 2 ****
Picking up where the original movie left off, the world now knows about billionaire inventor Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) double life as armoured hero Iron Man.
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DVD review: Robin Hood ***
Forget all notions of merry men in tights robbing the rich to give to the poor — this is a dark, gritty look at Robin before he was in da hood. Russell Crowe’s flawed, angry portrayal is a million miles from the legend made famous by Errol Flynn and Kevin …
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DVD review: Prince of Persia *
Movies based on video games usually range from mediocre to terrible — Super Mario Bros, Street Fighter, Tomb Raider — and this doesn’t buck the trend. The characters are one-dimensional, the dialogue is cringeworthy, the performances are wooden despite the talented cast and the plot creaks more than a screen …
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Bermuda Docs: Last Train Home ****
Every Chinese New Year, the world’s largest human migration takes place when the country’s 130 million migrant workers return to their rural homes to visit their families.
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Movie review: SAW 3D ***
The seventh and final chapter in the scary series slashes its way out of the big screen in time for Hallowe’en. The Saw franchise is the top grossing horror franchise of all time, raking in more than $370 million since the first movie was released in 2004.
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Movie review: Waiting For Superman ****
A hard-hitting and fascinating critique of the flaws in the American public school system. The documentary, by Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth), looks at how the U.S. is one of the lowest performers in education among developed countries.
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Movie review: Conviction ***
Oscar winner Hilary Swank heads the cast in this emotional but inspirational drama, based on a true story. Swank stars as Betty Anne Waters, a single mom who puts herself through law school in order to represent her brother, who has been wrongly jailed for murder.
Hubie's Bar celebrated in Dale Butler film
When the iconic jazz bar Hubie’s closed down earlier this year, a gaping hole was left in Bermuda’s cultural landscape.
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Movie review: Unstoppable ***
A high-octane, all-action, white-knuckle thrill ride from director Tony Scott (Man On Fire, The Taking Of Pelham 123) about a runaway, unmanned freight train carrying enough toxic chemicals to wipe out a city. Unstoppable is based on a real incident in Ohio in 2001.
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Movie review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ****
This latest chapter sees Harry, Ron and Hermione on a mission to track down evil wizard Voldemort’s horcruxes. Destroying them is the only way to defeat him for good. But during their quest they also learn about the Deathly Hallows, three items that can give their owner power over death.
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Movie review: Tangled ****
Tangled follows Rapunzel, who has been locked away in a woodland tower by the witch Gothel, who needs the princess’s restorative powers to stay young. She refuses to let Rapunzel out, claiming the outside world is dangerous and bleak.
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Movie review: The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader ***
The two youngest Pevensie children, Lucy and Edmund, are pulled back to the fantastical world of Narnia along with their obnoxious little cousin Eustace. They embark on a journey across the sea with King Caspian on board royal ship The Dawn Treader.
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Movie review: Due Date ***
The latest goofball comedy from Hangover director Todd Phillips is Planes, Trains and Automobiles for the modern age. It follows highly-strung father-to-be Peter (Robert Downey Jr.), who must get to LA in five days to be at the birth of his first child.
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Movie review: Yogi Bear in 3D *
The world’s most famous picnic basket thief finally gets his own movie at the ripe age of 52. It’s Jellystone Park’s 100th anniversary but attendance is down and Mayor Brown is threatening to close and sell it to pay the city’s debts.
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