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James Marsh on ‘Man on Wire’

James Marsh on ‘Man on Wire’

British director James Marsh tells David Jenkins the amazing story of ‘Man on Wire’

 

The Dark Knight
Rated 4 star(s)

Dark is right in this superior comic book sequel

The Dark Knight

Angus, Thongs and Perfect...
Rated 3 star(s)

Sweet and funny teen flick from Gurinder Chada

Angus, Thongs and Perfect...

Paris
Rated 3 star(s)

Sweeping, soapy drama with Romain Duris

Paris

Baby Mama
Rated 2 star(s)

SNL stalwart Tina Fey hits the big screen

Baby Mama

Before the Rains
Rated 3 star(s)

Solid if unmemorable slice of culture-clash melodrama

Before the Rains

Lou Reed's Berlin
Rated 3 star(s)

Reed revisits Berlin

Lou Reed's Berlin
 

Still running

WALL-E

WALL-E

Pixar do silent comedy and globalisation in this masterly robo-romance

Mamma Mia!

Meryl Streep shines in the ABBA-based chick flick it's OK to like

Meet Dave

Eddie Murphy returns in this lacklustre sci-fi inflected comedy

Kung Fu Panda

Jack Black voices a high-kicking panda in this animated guilty pleasure

Hancock

Will Smith plays the action superhero as drunken bum in this action comedy let down by an awful second half

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Undemanding family fare in this epic, effects-heavy fantasy sequel

Sex and the City

Sex and the City finally hits the big screen, and it's really rather good


Critics' choice

Standard Operating Procedure

Standard Operating Procedure

Errol Morris takes his camera to Abu Ghraib to investigate serious war crimes and the nature of photgraphy

CSNY/Deja Vu

Neil Young and longtime partners-in-protest Crosby, Stills & Nash out on the road before 2006’s midterm elections

Ikiru

Kurosawa's sublime meditation on death, charity and personal fulfillment heads up a season of Japanese Gems at BFI Southbank

Summer Hours

Pleasingly rambling, star-studded French drama from Olivier Assayas

Savage Grace

Dark drama of inter-family relations with Julianne Moore on sparking form

My Winnipeg

Delightful 'docu-fantasia' from the ever resourceful Guy Maddin


Features

A holiday guide to movie dystopias

A holiday guide to movie dystopias

To celebrate the release of Pixar’s ‘Wall-E’, Time Out offers a tour guide of the best future worlds in film

Olivier Assayas on 'Summer Hours’

French director Olivier Assayas talks to Wally Hammond about his new French family drama, 'Summer Hours'

Neil Young on ‘CSNY/Déjà Vu’

Tom Huddleston asks musician Neil Young about how his filmmaking alter-ego likes to shake things up

Ben Burtt: interview

Very few film technicians dominate their field like Ben Burtt, the genius behind ‘Star Wars’ and now the voice of ‘Wall-E’.

Olly Blackburn meets Nic Roeg

The director of 'Performance', 'Don't Look Now' and 'Puffball' talks to upcoming helmer Olly Blackburn.

A Farewell To Tartan Films

To mourn the loss of the great Tartan Films, Time Out remembers a few of the best films to emerge from their impressive canon



Festival watch

New public film festivals

New public film festivals

Can’t blag an invite to Cannes? No matter, says David Jenkins, you can discover fantastic movies at smaller, more relaxed film festivals


William Castle

Horror maestro William Castle at the BFI

Horror maestro William Castle at the BFI

As BFI Southbank previews a new doc on ’50s low-budget horror maestro William Castle, Cath Clarke salutes this pioneer of cheesy thrills


Standard Operating Procedure

Errol Morris: Interview

Errol Morris: Interview

Widely regarded as the father of modern documentary film, US director Errol Morris talks to Time Out






Free screening

El Baño del Papa: screening

El Baño del Papa: screening

Click here for your chance to win free tickets to a 'Time Out Opening Nights' screening of Latin American charmer, 'El Baño del Papa'

Man on Wire: screening

Man on Wire: screening

Click here for your chance to win free tickets to a 'Time Out Opening Nights' screening of gripping doc, 'Man on Wire'

Eddie Murphy's crimes against cinema

Eddie Murphy's crimes against cinema

We all remember the comic highs of 'Beverly Hills Cop' and 'Bowfinger', but Eddie Murphy has been in a fair few stinkers as well. Time Out to presents a handy rundown of his ten darkest cinematic hours...




DVD

What happened to Abel Ferrara?

What happened to Abel Ferrara?

David Jenkins wonders what happened to American director Abel Ferrara as his 1989 film ‘King of New York’ is re-released on DVD in August


Competition

There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

To celebrate the DVD and Blu-ray release of 'There Will Be Blood' on July 7 2008, Time Out has teamed up with Miramax Home Entertainment to give away a fantastic 32” Hitachi LCD HDTV