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Brilliant. Finally a movie I can unequivocally recommend you make every effort to see. This movie was such a great surprise; I’d been expecting to hate it given everything I’d read and seen about it. A great ensemble cast, there isn’t a performance out of place. The tone ranges from great sadness to outrageously laugh out loud humour. A wonderfully satisfying put down of beauty pagents. Definitely not for the kiddies or the overly sensitive.

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Sensual overload. If you have a thing for film noir this is the movie for you. Gorgeously filmed, it reeked 40s L.A. Visually stunning but, oh my god, absolutely stark raving bonkers in terms of plot and storylines. By the end, who knew what was going on, I certainly didn’t and I’m not sure Brian De Palma did either.

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Pure popcorn. Yeah, it goes on too long and one might describe it as An Officer and a Gentleman Light but it was a good date movie and met all our expectations. Kevin Costner was great, stoically handsome and with an appropriately aged partner! Ashton Kutcher was Ashton Kutcher and pleasantly handsome. There were some great special effect action sequences that once again reminded us of what an appalling dangerous place the sea can be. Scared me silly in places.

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Another autumn, another Classic Film Festival! This was the 8th year that we have organised this festival and it continues to go from strength to strength. Here’s this year’s line up.

Rosemary’s Baby The work of a young Polanski based on the novel by Ira Levin. Once a psychological scarefest, time and changing mores have affected how this movie is read. Surprisingly there were a lot more laughs than I’d been expecting.

White Christmas This was the big surprise for me. I only had dim memories of this movie. I’m pretty sure I saw this on tv when I was young. This film was hugely enjoyable, lots of humour, dancing and songs I recognised though anachronistic in places and clearly of it’s time. The opening, set in 1944 war torn Europe, was quite poignant.

Hud Stark and dark and a young dynamic Paul Newman. What more could you ask for? How about Patricia Neal firing on all cylinders?

To Catch a Thief This was the worst print of the four shown. We suspect it was from the original release back in 1955 and you could really see the wear and tear of a long and busy life. All the usual Hitchcock elements were here and we went along for a great ride. The age difference between Grant and Kelly was a little disturbing. Sadly, movie makers are still casting older men in romantic relationships with young women. Clearly the actress playing Kelly’s mum would have made a more appropriate relationship for Mr. Grant.

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