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Written by Alien Variety   

Smells Like Mojitos and Salsa


Director: Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
Main Cast: Eman Xor Oña, Limara Meneses, Mario Guerra

In the cool of the evening when everything is getting kind of groovy... this enchanting animated love story will fall in to rhythm and blow you away. With a soulful soundtrack featuring a plethora of jazz heroes and Javier Mariscal's exotic and humourous animations, Chico & Rita is both a musical journey and a romance that will likely win the hearts of lovers everywhere.

Released on DVD and blu-ray: 9th May 2011
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Attack The Block PDF Print E-mail
Written by Matt Strachan   

Smells like shark- and Shaun-infested waters.


Director: Joe Cornish
Main Cast: Jodie Whittaker, Luke Treadaway, Nick Frost

For all the talk of attack, Joe Cornish plays pretty safe surrounded by the familiar faces of his favourite films. Attack the Block is very funny and authentically British, but fails to scare or succeed at a sci-fi level. A fan-boy’s damp dream that’s undoubtedly watchable, at its most optimistic the film will prove a solid stomping ground for greater things to come, for Joe Cornish and British cinema in general.

Released in Cinemas: 13th May 2011
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Lovely, Still PDF Print E-mail
Written by Coco Banjo   

Smells like old bittersweet eggnog


Director: Nicholas Fackler
Main Cast: Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Banks, Adam Scott

Lovely, Still is a small affair with some great actors. It’s unusual in that the main characters of this love story are a couple who have had free bus passes for quite some time. But the way their love develops with all its little hiccups and misunderstandings and excitement could be played at any age. Martin Landau is outstanding showing his years of experience in front of the camera and Ellen Burstyn is radiant in every scene.

Out on DVD 9th May 2011
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Balibo PDF Print E-mail
Written by Alien Variety   

Smells like smouldering film reels

Director: Robert Connolly
Main Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Oscar Isaac 
 
Balibo is much more of a docudrama than a thriller; it won't have you at the edge of your seat through excitement but through emotional attachment and the style of filming is particularly reminiscent of classics like The Killing Fields and The Motorcycle Diaries. It's an emotionally charged, inspiring film, and despite working on a low budget, what it lacks in production it makes up for in heart and integrity.

Released on DVD: 25th April 2011
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