Film Diary 2003 November

Friday 7th November

Miranda
Christina Ricci and John Simm star in this long-delayed British romantic comedy/drama.
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My Life Without Me
Sarah Polley stars as a young mom dying from cancer in this American indie drama (what gave it away?).
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The Matrix Revolutions
Final part of the Wachowskis' sci-fi trilogy (following on from May's Reloaded).
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Friday 14th November

Elf
Jon Favreau directs this comedy about a man (Will Ferrell) banished from the elf community in the North Pole. (Opens nationwide 28th November.)
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Octane
Mediocre thriller/horror pic about a mother (Madeleine Stowe) going to extremes to recover her kidnapped daughter (Mischa Barton).
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The Medallion
Jackie Chan and Lee Evans (?) star in this (alleged) actioner formerly titled Highbinders.
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The Mother
Anne Reid and Daniel Craig star in this critically acclaimed Brit drama, directed by Roger Michell and penned by Hanif Kureishi.
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The Singing Detective
Robert Downey Jr stars in this remake of Dennis Potter's 80s TV classic.
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Friday 21st November

Aileen: Life And Death Of A Serial Killer
Documentarist Nick Broomfield revists the subject of his 1992 film "Aileen Wuornos: The Selling Of A Serial Killer".
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Love Actually
Richard Curtis' latest romantic comedy, with Hugh Grant (of course!) and Colin Firth. Curtis himself directs the series of interweaving love stories.
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Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
Having taken on the rest of the world, Russell Crowe now battles the elements - in Peter Weir's nautical adventure pic set during the Napoleonic Wars. (Opens nationwide 28th November)
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Steal
Stephen Dorff stars in this extreme sports heist movie. Which bit of that sentence puts you off the most?
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Taking Sides
Stellan Skarsgård plays legendary conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler in this historical drama by István Szabó.
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Friday 28th November

American Cousins
Shirley Henderson and Danny Nucci star in this Brit comedy/drama/thriller, about two American mafiosi attempting to hide out in Glasgow.
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Intermission
Colin Farrell stars in this low-budget Irish drama.
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Spun
Jason Schwartzman, John Leguizamo, and Brittany Murphy star in this druggy comedy-drama.
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The Shape Of Things
Rachel Weisz, Paul Rudd, and Gretchen Mol star in Neil LaBute's latest drama, based on his own play.
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All film dates are subject to change       Last updated 30th November 2003
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