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The Way I See It

The shipyard painter, political activist and razor-sharp cartoonist Bob Starrett has just written a new book The Way I See It on his eventful life and times. Below we reprint one of his stories and review an essential read

La Boheme

ENO's production of La Boheme is a triumph,

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Bullet To The Head (15)

Thursday 31 January 2013

I felt like I had a bullet in the brain after watching Walter Hill's attempt to revive the flagging career of Sly Stallone in this buddy-buddy bad man movie that fails to live up to its comic book inspiration conjured by French writer Matz.

Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away (PG)

Thursday 31 January 2013

This is a love story in which a young girl, looking to change her life, falls in love with a young acrobat and immerses herself in his world.

Bullhead (15)

Thursday 31 January 2013

Director Michael R Roskam's debut film, a driven tale of revenge, redemption and loss of innocence, is set against the backdrop of the workings of the Belgian mafia.

Do Elephants Pray?

Thursday 31 January 2013

Do Elephants Pray? tells the tale of advertising executive Callum (Jonnie Hurn) who, forced to sell his soul to the devil by promoting the unsellable, goes AWOL as he searches for the meaning of life.

The King Of Pigs (TBC)

Thursday 24 January 2013

THIS shocking take on teen violence tells the story of Kyung-min, a businessman on the edge of bankruptcy.

Last Stand (15)

Thursday 24 January 2013

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in his first leading role since Terminator 3.

Zero Dark Thirty (15)

Thursday 24 January 2013

Following up her tribute to the troops in The Hurt Locker, Katherine Bigelow has turned her attention to fictionalising the hunt for Osama bin Laden and his summary execution.

Lincoln (12A)

Thursday 24 January 2013

Is it just a coincidence that the director's film about Lincoln hits the screen in the week of Obama's presidential inauguration

The Sessions (15)

Thursday 17 January 2013

Sex and the disabled is a minefield of a subject to tackle on screen and it is certainly a very difficult sell.

V/H/S (18)

Thursday 17 January 2013

Set against a background of college kids' urban culture, this omnibus feature by six young directors is trashy and bland low-budget horror.