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FILM REVIEW – Kill List (Blu-ray)

By Marty Mulrooney

Kill List Blu-ray

Kill List is a low-budget British horror film directed by Ben Wheatley, starring Neil Maskell and Michael Smiley as a pair of contract killers who are drawn into a dark and deadly plot where nothing is as it seems. Kill List is being released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK by Studio Canal on the 26th December, 2011.

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FILM REVIEW – 50/50

By Adele MacGregor

5050 Poster UK

Inspired by a true story, 50/50 follows the painful journey of a 27 year old man who discovers he has a rare form of cancer, leaving him with a 50/50 chance of recovery. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer) plays Adam, a good law abiding citizen working at a Seattle radio station with his best friend Kyle (Seth Rogan, Knocked Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin), living an ordinary existence until a doctor’s appointment turns his whole life upside down. Almost overnight Adam’s life becomes consumed by the alien world of hospital appointments, chemo and therapy sessions.

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FILM REVIEW – The Three Colours Trilogy (Blu-ray)

By Marty Mulrooney

The Three Colours Trilogy (Blu-ray)

The Three Colours Trilogy is the collective title of three multi award-winning films – two made in French, one made primarily in Polish – directed by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski. Available for the first time in the UK on Blu-ray, the films – co-written by Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz – explore the French Revolutionary ideals of freedom (Bleu), equality (Blanc) and brotherhood (Rouge).

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FILM REVIEW – One Life (DVD)

By Marty Mulrooney

One Life DVD

One Life is a major feature length production from BBC Earth Films, narrated by actor Daniel Craig and directed by Michael Gunton and Martha Holmes from the BBC Natural History Unit. More than four years in the making and put together from over 10,000 hours of incredible animal footage, the film has been created for a family audience and reveals the universal bonds that connect all living creatures on our planet.

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