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degree of entertainment attained irrespective of critical worth

Australian Box Office:
1.The Descendants
2.Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
3.Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
4.The Muppets
5.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Weekend to 25th January - MPDAA


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Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2012

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25th January - Coming Soon - Weekend   New

That's not to say that Weekend should be considered a film solely concerned with 'gay issues', even if homophobia - disturbingly, but probably realistically - rears its ugly head more than once. First and foremost though, the film is a romance.


Weekend is released 26th January
Rating: Rating = 4.0
Review by Stuart Wilson - 0 Comment(s)
Hoopla Factor: Hoopla Factor = 3.5

22nd January - Coming Soon - A Few Best Men   New

As with most comedies, the best roles are the supporting ones, and in this case it's Kris Marshall who steals the show as one of the titular Best Men, Tom. Despite the fact that he's clearly too old for the role, his characterisation of a laidback yet witty stoner is the best part of the film.


A Few Best Men is released 26th January
Rating: Rating = 2.5
Review by Stuart Wilson - 0 Comment(s)
Hoopla Factor: Hoopla Factor = 2.5

Stuart's Top Ten films of 2011

Stuart has generated his always controversial list of his favourites of the 2011 Australian releases.

Feel free to comment or suggest films that were lucky to make the cut or unlucky to miss out!





18th January - Coming Soon - The Darkest Hour  

The fact that the film is set in Russia as opposed to Anytown, USA, isn't as interesting as it sounds. The opening scenes seem at pains to explain how Western modern Moscow is, and the only real issues that arise spring from the protagonists not being able to read any of the street maps. The fact that anyone important we come across is multilingual was a real missed opportunity.


The Darkest Hour is released 19th January
Rating: Rating = 2.5
Review by Stuart Wilson - 0 Comment(s)
Hoopla Factor: Hoopla Factor = 3.0

 

18th January - Coming Soon - Journey 2: The Mysterious Island  

Supposedly Brendan Fraser couldn't commit to the sequel because of scheduling issues, but one has to wonder if maybe he didn't take one look at the script and think his time was better spent elsewhere.


Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is released 19th January
Rating: Rating = 1.0
Review by Stuart Wilson - 0 Comment(s)
Hoopla Factor: Hoopla Factor = 2.0


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