This Is It

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09/02/2010 | Nikki Baughan

Mind games
It's 1954, and on an isolated island off the coast of Boston lies the notorious Ashecliffe psychiatric hospital. Housing some of the century's most dangerous criminals, it is normally completely off-limits to outsiders but, when one of the patients mysteriously vanish [ ... ]

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TheatricalThe Road (2009)
10/01/2010 | Nikki Baughan

Long day's journey... The works of novelist Cormac McCarthy are proving to be something of a gold-mine for modern filmmakers. Back in 2000, actor-turned-director Billy Bob Thornton took on McCarthy's Western All the Pretty Horses, and in 2007 the Coen Brothers found Oscar glory [ ... ]

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Written by Nikki Baughan Friday, 30 October 2009 21:27

Interview

As Michael Jackson film This Is It opens to mammoth international box office, we talk to director Kenny Ortega and his creative team.

You can also read a deeply personal review of the film from our LA correspondant Sheila Roberts, herself a huge Michael fan, plus look at clips and video interviews.

Read Interview with This Is It Director Kenny Ortega

Read Interview with This Is It Choreographer and Producer Travis Payne

Read Interview with This Is It Musical Director Michael Bearden

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Shutter Island

Mind games

It's 1954, and on an isolated island off the coast of Boston lies the notorious Ashecliffe psychiatric hospital. When one of the patients mysteriously vanishes, Detective Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) arrive to solve the disappearance. Coming up against a secretive and tight-lipped staff, headed by Dr Cawley (Ben Kingsley), Teddy finds his investigation hampered at every turn. When he finally discovers what's been happening in the heavily-guarded lighthouse, Teddy thinks he's well on the way to cracking the case. But, as he begins having powerful dreams about his time spent liberating German concentration camps during WWII, and vivid hallucinations of his dead wife (Michelle Williams), can Teddy leave Shutter Island before it claims his sanity?

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An Education

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