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The Informant showing at Harbour Lights

12:07pm Friday 1st January 2010

DIRECTED by Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brokovich, Ocean’s Eleven) and starring Matt Damon (the Bourne trilogy), The Informant is based on the true story of the highest-ranking corporate whistleblower in American history.

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Gran Torino (15)

2:32pm Friday 27th February 2009

IN what reportedly will be his final appearance in front of a camera, Clint Eastwood delivers a tour-de-force performance as a xenophobic war veteran in this timely, humanist drama.

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The International (15)

2:23pm Friday 27th February 2009

Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) uncovers evidence of serious infringements within one of the world's most powerful banks and resolves to bring the institution's boardroom to justice.

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The Pink Panther 2 (PG)

12:26pm Friday 13th February 2009

THE razor-sharp intellects of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple would struggle to unravel The Curious Case Of The Completely Pointless Sequel.

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Hotel for Dogs (U)

12:24pm Friday 13th February 2009

While The Pink Panther 2 leaves us caterwauling for mercy this week, Hotel For Dogs turns out to be a decidedly finer pedigree of comedy, a family-oriented tale of two enterprising orphans, whose enduring love for their four-legged friends sparks a magical adventure.

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Revolutionary Road (15)

12:40pm Friday 30th January 2009

WRAP up warm with a thick, winter coat and scarf when you watch Revolutionary Road. Sam Mendes’s beautifully crafted adaptation of the novel by Richard Yates chills to the bone with its unflinching portrait of scenes from a disintegrating marriage.

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NICK & NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST (12A)

12:38pm Friday 30th January 2009

Set in New York City over the course of one manic night, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist is a warm hug of a film that leaves you feeling wonderfully contented. Nick (Michael Cera) is the bass guitarist and the only straight member of a queercore band called The Jerk Offs. He is still madly in love with his self-obsessed ex, Tris (Alexis Dziena), spending hours creating mix CDs which she just throws in the bin... where sassy, rich girl Norah (Kat Dennings) picks them up. Sparks fly when Nick and Norah finally meet, which only serves to reignite Tris’s interest.

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The Wrestler (15)

3:04pm Friday 16th January 2009

AFTER years of largely forgettable supporting roles, Mickey Rourke makes a spectacular comeback in the title role of Darren Aronofsky’s hard-hitting drama.

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The Reader (15)

11:11am Friday 2nd January 2009

THE COLLECTIVE guilt of Germany’s ‘second generation’, struggling to come to terms with their parents’ role in the Holocaust, underscores every elegant frame of The Reader.

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The sisterhood of traveling pants (12A)

11:08am Friday 2nd January 2009

Aimed at teenage girls, this is a sequal to the popular movie that charted the upheavals and roller-coaster romantic travails of four friends, united by the discovery of a pair of jeans, which magically fitted them all. The original cast, including Ugly Betty star America Ferrara, all feature, but sadly the magic just isn't the same. Despite the flimsy material at their disposal, the four leads give an impressive performance.