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Why 'Ice Age 3' is really for adults

Why 'Ice Age 3' is really for adults

Tom Huddleston takes a look at a selection of films which bring adult problems to a pre-teen audience

 

Public Enemies
Rated 3 star(s)

Michael Mann’s DV take on the Dillinger saga

Public Enemies

Ice Age 3
Rated 3 star(s)

The 'Ice Age' franchise goes 3D

Ice Age 3

Am I Black Enough For You
Rated 3 star(s)

Decent doc on the career of vocalist Billy Paul

Am I Black Enough For You

Red Mist
Rated 2 star(s)

The director of ‘Shrooms’ returns

Red Mist

Embodiment Of Evil
Rated 2 star(s)

Bizarre and grisly S&M horror from Brazil

Embodiment Of Evil

Strawberry and Chocolate
Rated 3 star(s)

Cuba's 'first gay film' has lost much of its bite

Strawberry and Chocolate
 

Still running

Year One

Year One

Jack Black and Michael Cera are on autopilot in this Bible-era bellyflop from director Harold Ramis

Sunshine Cleaning

Better-than-average US indie with Amy Adams and Emily Blunt making for a striking pair of leads

My Sister's Keeper

Nick Cassavetes directs this screen version of Jodi Picoult's bestseller with Cameron Diaz

Blood: The Last Vampire

Live action remake of 2000's absorbing Manga cartoon jettisons much of the original's bite

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

Michael Bay goes for sensory pummeling over logic, drama and nuance with this explosive, FX-heavy sequel

The Hangover

Broad US comedy about fratboy high jinx in Vegas which has been a huge financial success

Drag Me To Hell

Director Sam Raimi has returned to his gungy roots with this nifty, gory old school horror

Night at the Museum 2

Better than predicted family comedy sequel with Ben Stiller heading up the huge comic cast


Critics' choice

Shirin

Shirin

The latest cinematic experiment from Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami

Katyn

Polish veteran Andrzej Wajda tackles an event close to his – and his country’s – heart in this rousing drama

Telstar

An extraordinary piece of British pop history brought to life by Nick Moran

North by Northwest

Fifty years on, and Hitchcock’s sleek, wry, paranoid thriller still manages to press all the right buttons

Looking For Eric

Loach's latest is a real crowd-please with heart and soul in great abundance. And Cantona is fantastic

Sugar

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck knock it out of the park with this impressive follow-up to their 2007 indie hit ‘Half Nelson'

Sleep Furiously

A brilliant, bittersweet debut documentary from director Gideon Koppel (one to watch, and then some)

Synecdoche, New York

It's a thrilling, tragic and insane meta-meta-meta movie from Charlie Kaufman


News & Features

Has Michael Mann lost it?

Has Michael Mann lost it?

Adam Lee Davies mourns the passing of a major Hollywood talent as Michael Mann's 'Public Enemies' sees the great director running on empty

The Informant: trailer preview

Steven Soderbergh is at it again, this time with a corporate caper starring Matt Damon. View the trailer here...

Edinburgh Film Festival 2009: round-up

Trevor Johnston spends ten days in the Scottish capital with a brief to watch as many films as possible

An open letter to Peter Morgan

Tom Huddleston penned an open letter to Peter Morgan offering some friendly dos and don’ts for the new Bond movie

An interview with the directors of Ice Age 3

Carlos Saldanha and Mike Thurmeier talk to Time Out about 3D, Looney Tunes and the animation business

The Box: trailer preview

Richard Kelly returns after the mammoth misfire that was 'Southland Tales' with a pared down horror thriller, 'The Box'. We preview the new trailer...

Why I'd rather watch films than go to Glastonbury

With a heaving summer of music festivals ahead, David Jenkins reveals why he won't be leaving his flat for any of them

'2012': trailer preview

The trailer for Roland Emmerich's forthcoming '2012' looks utterly insane. Check it out here...



Classic Film Club

Classic Film Club: 'The Palm Beach Story' (1942)

Classic Film Club: 'The Palm Beach Story' (1942)

Each week Tom Huddleston watches a classic film he's never seen before. This week: Preston Sturges's 'The Palm Beach Story'


Ten spot

Cinema's craziest car chases

Cinema's craziest car chases

With the release of petrol-head actioner 'Fast & Furious', Time Out look back over some of cinema's craziest car chases

Bad dog movies

The crazy mutt in 'Marley and Me' got Time Out thinking about some other bad dog movies...

Footlight follies - films ripe to be made into musicals

Time Out offers some suggestions for films that that could be given the Broadway treatment


London cinemas

The essential guide to filmgoing in London

The essential guide to filmgoing in London

Hate popcorn? Like to drink wine in the cinema? Need Bollywood? Love short films? We present Time Out’s essential guide to London filmgoing





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Tómas Gutiérez Alea

On the eve of the Barbican's 'Cine Cuba' event, Tom Huddleston looks back at Alea's extraordinary life

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Latest features

Is this Summer 2009's best film?

Is this Summer 2009's best film?

The French filmmaker Claire Denis speaks to Dave Calhoun about her new film, '35 Shots of Rum', a tender portrait of a father-daughter relationship in Paris

What are the ‘Arrested Development’ alumni up to now?

What are the ‘Arrested Development’ alumni up to now?

Time Out takes a look at where Michael Cera and his 'Arrested Development' co-stars are now

Outdoor film screenings in London 2009

Outdoor film screenings in London 2009

Derek Adams offers a guide to the best places to see films outside in London this summer.

50 essential sci-fi films

50 essential sci-fi films

With 'Star Trek' making serious waves, we thought it would be a perfect time to select 50 must-see sci-fi films




Profile

Nicolas Cage: a life in film

Nicolas Cage: a life in film

To celebrate the release of his latest movie, 'Knowing', Time Out takes a look at the enduring box office appeal of Nicolas Cage


Set visit

On set with Eric Cantona in 'Looking for Eric'

On set with Eric Cantona in 'Looking for Eric'

Dave Calhoun travelled to Manchester to watch Loach coax words of wisdom from the philosophising footballer, Eric Cantona





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