cinema

Christian Bale and Sam Worthington in Terminator: Salvation Our weekly round-up of cinema reviews. The much-maligned McG may have hoped that helming Terminator: Salvation would earn him a smidgen of respect. It hasn’t. A “£2.50 fairground ride” is how the Times (2 stars) rates the …

Fancy a free film? We’ve got 2 pairs of tickets to a preview screening of new Spanish puzzle movie, Fermat’s Room, at the Odeon Covent Garden this Thursday night. The film isn’t on general release till Friday so consider yourself special if you win. The …

Ben Stiller and Amy Adams in Night at the Museum 2 / image copyright 20th Century Fox Our weekly round-up of film reviews Holy crap. Do you have any idea how many films are released this week? We’ll tell you: 12. Twelve. And in the …

A four-day fest of flicks from the Far East, the Terracotta Film Festival lights up the Prince Charles cinema this week. Running from Thursday to Sunday, the organisers have packed in thirteen of the finest new Asian films. Highlights are Dream, by Kim Ki-Duk (director …

A campaign to save a former cinema has launched in Hither Green. The Art Deco Park Cinema building on Hither Green Lane was used as a nursery until two years ago; developers wanted to convert the building into flats but now plan to raze the …

Image / muckster Fans of the Australian star’s oeuvre can breathe a sigh of relief: she’s withdrawn from Allen’s new project, which is to begin filming in London imminently. Explaining her reasons for leaving, Kidman cited her wish to spend more time with her daughter; …

By mlazopoulou via the Londonist Flickrpool We were moist with anticipation over the 52nd London Film Festival so we’ll be investing in a pack of Tena Lady for this year as the LFF just secured Lottery funding to make it bigger and better than ever. …

The crew of the Enterprise wonder what’s happened to Spock / image from Paramount Pictures Our weekly round-up of film reviews You’ll have to forgive some fanboy/girl squealing this week, cos Star Trek‘s back! And wow, is it back. “J. J. Abrams’s thriller Star Trek …

To SE1 last night, as the ribbon on the brand-new Bermondsey Square development was cut. The old medieval square, formerly a clunic abbey, has been overhauled entirely and now boasts your standard modern mix of cutting-edge restaurants, luxury flats, bars, a pricey hotel and, ticking …

Visiting the UK for the first time, the IBFF begins this week at the Barbican, featuring a judiciously selected assortment of films Buddhist in either story or spirit. Over 40 film, representing a dozen nations, are promised, with 20 making their UK debut. The organisers …