Film Diary 2003 December

Friday 5th December

Brother Bear
Disney's latest cartoon features Joaquin Phoenix and - yikes! - Phil Collins songs. Maybe we'll find out what bears really do in the woods.
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S.W.A.T.
Big-screen adaptation of the 70s TV series, with Samuel L Jackson and Colin Farrell.
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Thirteen
Hard-hitting US teen drama, starring Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood, and Nikki Reed (who also co-wrote it, at the age of 13).
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Timeline
Adaptation of Michael Crichton's time-travelling yarn, with Paul Walker.
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Wilbur (Wants To Kill Himself)
Danish director Lone Scherfig makes her first English-speaking movie with this black comedy/drama, set in a Glasgow bookshop.
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Friday 12th December

Dead End
Ah, it must be nearly Christmas - here's a seasonally grisly horror pic with Ray Wise.
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Dracula: Pages From A Virgin's Diary
Calm down, calm down, it's an arty ballet pic from Canadian auteur Guy Maddin.
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Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Follow-up pic to Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet.
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The Fighting Temptations
Gospel choir-set comedy starring Cuba Gooding Jr and Beyoncé Knowles.
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Touching The Void
Documentary charting the amazing true story of mountaineer Joe Simpson, who cheated death at 21,000ft.
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Friday 19th December

Freaky Friday
Jamie Lee Curtis stars in this acclaimed (no, really!) remake of the 1976 Disney pic.
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Good Boy!
Matthew Broderick stars in this canine comedy for kids.
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The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
The final part of Peter Jackson's epic JRR Tolkien adaptation. (Opens Wed 17th December)
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Friday 26th December

Cold Mountain
Anthony Minghella assembles an all-star cast for this American Civil War drama. Jude Law and Nicole Kidman take the leads. (Opens nationwide 2nd January 2004.)
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Out Of Time
Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes, Sanaa Lathan, and Dean Cain (!) star in Carl Franklin's cop thriller.
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Peter Pan
Jeremy Sumpter takes the title role in PJ Hogan's live-action adaptation of the JM Barrie classic. Jason Isaacs provides the ham as Captain Hook.
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Triggermen
Two words of warning: Neil Morrissey.
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All film dates are subject to change       Last updated 31st December 2003
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