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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)

Britmovie — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:47:50 +0000

“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” follows a group of British retirees who decide to “outsource” their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past.

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Acts of Godfrey (2012)

Britmovie — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:32:49 +0000

Acts Of Godfrey is a truly original new British film from writer/director Johnny Daukes which began as a poem, progressed into a story and then a full-length screenplay, making it the first feature film written entirely in verse. Described as a modern twist on Shakespeare, Acts Of Godfrey mixes humour with revenge, betrayal, love and magic. The result is a sharp and witty black comedy full of clever word play.

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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)

Britmovie — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:07:50 +0000

A visionary sheik has a big dream — to bring salmon fishing to the desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative to turn his dream into reality, an extraordinary feat that will require the involvement of Britain’s leading fisheries expert who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable. That is, until the Prime Minister’s overzealous press secretary latches on for its potential as a ‘good will’ story. Now, this unlikely team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible.

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Jack The Giant Killer (2012)

Britmovie — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:52:56 +0000

Jack the Giant Killer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend�and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

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The Iron Lady (2012)

Britmovie — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:41:28 +0000

THE IRON LADY tells the compelling story of Margaret Thatcher, a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. The story concerns power and the price that is paid for power, and is a surprising and intimate portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman.

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How to Stop Being A Loser (2011)

Britmovie — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:36:11 +0000

The film is a comedy about James (Simon Philips), a chap who is useless with women but finds his luck changes under the tutorage of pick up artist and womanising guru, Ampersand (Craig Conway). But as James learns the dark art of seduction from his mentor he begins to wonder if Ampersand is all he appears to be and questions what would truly make him happy in life. Hilarious chaos ensues in this deliciously warm and silly London comedy in the tradition of Four Weddings & a Funeral and Bridget Jones.

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We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

Britmovie — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:36:25 +0000

We Need To Talk About Kevin is an emotional thriller, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar) and starring Tilda Swinton.

Eva (Swinton) puts her ambitions and career aside to give birth to Kevin (Ezra Miller). The relationship between mother and son is difficult from the very first years. When Kevin is 15, he does something irrational and unforgivable in the eyes of the entire community. Eva grapples with her own feelings of grief and responsibility. Did she ever love her son? And how much of what Kevin did was her fault?

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Wuthering Heights (2011)

Britmovie — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:14:17 +0000

Wuthering Heights is Academy Award�-winning writer-director Andrea Arnold’s third feature following the BAFTA� award winning, Fish Tank and Cannes Jury Prize winning Red Road. Based on the novel by Emily Bront� and adapted for the screen by Andrea Arnold and Olivia Hetreed, Wuthering Heights stars newcomer James Howson as �Heathcliff� and Kaya Scodelario (Skins) as �Cathy� alongside Steve Evets (�Joseph�), Oliver Milburn (�Mr Linton�), and Nicola Burley (�Isabella Linton�) and introducing Shannon Beer and Solomon Glave playing the young �Cathy� and �Heathcliff�. Arnold is joined by several long-time creative collaborators: Director of Photography, Robbie Ryan BS; Editor, Nicolas Chaudeurge; and Production Designer, Helen Scott.

A Yorkshire hill farmer on a visit to Liverpool finds a homeless boy on the streets. He takes him home to live as part of his family on the isolated Yorkshire moors where the boy forges an obsessive relationship with the farmer�s daughter.

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The Intruders (2011)

Britmovie — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:41:29 +0000

A horror/thriller centered on the origin of the monsters that are born in childhood and are passed on by the family. In Spain, a mother tries to protect her son from a faceless stranger, while in Britain, a young girl has terrifying dreams of a demon who becomes a real danger to her and her family.

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Albatross (2011)

Britmovie — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:59:22 +0000

Seventeen year old force-of-nature EMELIA (newcomer Jessica Brown Findlay) starts a new job at The Cliff House, a small hotel on the South Coast of England, run by the dysfunctional Fischer family. BETH FISCHER (Felicity Jones), also seventeen, is cramming for her exams in a desperate bid to escape to University. Dad JONATHAN (Sebastian Koch) is an author. Once the bright young thing of the literary establishment, he is now suffering interminable writer�s block. Wife JOA (Julia Ormond) runs the hotel Jonathan bought with earnings from his first book. She resents it, him, and everyone around her as she gave up her �promising career as an actress� for this. Her only hope is 6-year-old daughter POSY (Katie Overd) who is showing great promise as a performer herself.

Emelia has been brought up by her grandparents but has a strained relationship with her GRANDPA (Peter Vaughan). She is an aspiring writer; believing she is following in the footsteps of her great-grandfather Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle. Jonathan sees promise in Emelia and begins to tutor her, but their relationship quickly crosses the pupil-teacher line and they embark on a love affair. At the same time, Emelia and Beth strike up a surprise friendship: Emelia�s free-spirit helps Beth learn to let her hair down and Emelia is inspired by Beth�s determination and focus.

Secrets are revealed and relationships implode as the threads of the story collide and unravel. Can Emelia get rid of the Albatross that hangs round her neck and rewrite herself?