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Five of the Best...Films
1. Tulpan
Remarkable romantic comedy set among a nomadic tribe in Kazakhstan.
2. An Education
Nick Hornby's sensitive adaptation of journlaist Lynn Barber's excellent memoir of her first boyfriend.
3. The White Ribbon
Michael Hameke's Palme d'Or winner at Cannes is set in a German village just before the start of the First World War.
4. 2012
Roland Emmerich's thrilling apocalypse movie with John Cusack as the hero.
5. Fantastic Mr Fox
Wes Anderson’s take on Roald Dahl is full of quirky magic — with a sly George Clooney voicing Mr Fox.

Critics' Choice

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Andrew O'Hagan

quoteNew Moon is nothing if not an international advertisement for the hungry virtues of virginity and young people can’t get enough of itquote

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Henry Hitchings

quoteA smart, prickly and rewarding view of sexual and emotional confusionquote

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David Sexton

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Reader reviews

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Adam, Harrow

quoteToo long and drawn out but very entertaining with excellent special effectsquote

2012 Theatre

Rob, London

quoteThis is a peculiar play and does not work for me. Some of it is very funny but there are real flawsquote

The Habit Of Art Music

Bernard, London

quoteAlex has a strong powerful voice and was faultless, she is far better now than she was on the X-Factorquote

Alexandra Burke

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Free Jimmy

Cert: 15

Evening Standard rating Derek Malcolm's rating
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Dir: Christopher Nielsen. Cast: Woody Harrelson, Kyle MacLachlan, Jim Broadbent, Simon Pegg, Phil Daniels, Samantha Morton, Emilia Fox


Description: Computer-animated adventure from Norway revolving around a heroin addicted elephant called Jimmy, who is the star attraction at a circus owned by villainous Russian ringmaster Stromowski. Animal activists led by Marius intend to set Jimmy free, so the pachyderm no longer has to suffer the humiliation of performing. Unbeknownst to Marius and his radicals, the elephant is carrying a large shipment of drugs, concealed beneath its hide, and both the Lapp Mafia and American opportunist Roy Arnie plan to kill Jimmy to get their greedy mitts on the illegal wares.

Country: NOR/UK. 2006. 85mins

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