Film Diary 2004 November

Friday 5th November

A Home At The End Of The World
Colin Farrell gets sensitive (no, really), in this Irish drama.
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Bad Santa
Billy Bob Thornton stars in this foul-mouthed, mean-spirited anti-Christmas movie, directed by Terry 'Ghost World' Zwigoff.
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Birth
Nicole Kidman and Cameron Bright star in this mystery drama by Jonathan Glazer, the man behind Sexy Beast.
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The Grudge
US remake of the Japanese horror pic about a supernatural curse, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Bill Pullman.
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Friday 12th November

Anacondas: The Hunt For the Blood Orchid
B-movie nonsense with an appropriately B-movie cast. Mind you, the original spawned the movie career of J-Lo.
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Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason
Renée Zellweger returns for seconds (plus ça change...) in this sequel to the 2001 Brit hit. Colin Firth and Hugh Grant also star; Beeban Kidron directs.
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Shaolin Soccer
Hit Hong Kong flick, about a team that decides to combine football and martial arts - a bit like Wimbledon in the 80s.
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Toolbox Murders
Tobe Hooper's remake of the 70s video nasty, about a serial killer with a particularly unhealthy DIY fetish.
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Friday 19th November

After The Sunset
Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, and Woody Harrelson star in this 'one-last-heist' movie, directed by Brett Ratner.
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Being Julia
Annette Bening takes the title role in this theatrical comedy/drama co-starring Jeremy Irons.
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The Incredibles
Pixar's latest animation is about a family of undercover superheroes, forced out of hiding to save the world. The cast includes Holly Hunter and Samuel L Jackson.
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The Manchurian Candidate
Denzel Washington stars in this remake of the 1962 classic, alongside Liev Schreiber and Meryl Streep (in the Angela Lansbury role). Jonathan Demme directs proceedings.
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Friday 26th November

Beyond The Sea
Kevin Spacey directs himself in this biopic of 50s crooner Bobby Darin.
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Enduring Love
Rhys Ifans, Daniel Craig, and Samantha Morton star in this adaptation of the acclaimed Ian McEwan novel.
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I Heart Huckabees
David O Russell's long-awaited follow-up to Three Kings is an "existential comedy" starring Jason Schwartzman, Dustin Hoffman, and Mark Wahlberg.
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My House In Umbria
Adaptation of the William Trevor novel, starring Maggie Smith, Chris Cooper, and, er, Ronnie Barker.
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The Forgotten
Julianne Moore stars in this thriller as a grieving mother who has to prove her dead son really did exist.
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All film dates are subject to change       Last updated 26th November 2004
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