Written by Dee Pilgrim
Published on 07 Jul 2010
Once upon a time Martin Scorsese made fabulous movies like Raging Bull and Taxi Driver, now he’s switched genres to make a psychological thriller and he’s lost his fabulousness in the process.
Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane and set in the 1950s, Shutter Island focuses on the efforts of two federal marshals, Teddy (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck (Mark Ruffalo), who are trying to track down a missing psychiatric patient (Emily Mortimer) from an apparently secure facility.
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Written by Mike Shaw
Published on 15 Jun 2010
The Fantasticks is the most curious production hosted in a major London theatre for some time.
Almost unheard of here, in the States it is the theatrical equivalent of a favourite old jumper. The show, with book and lyrics by Tom Jones (no, not that one) and music by Harvey Schmidt opened off Broadway in 1960 and ran for 42 years, before reopening in New York in 2006, where it is still going strong.
The story is a familiar one: two buffoonish fathers trick their children into falling in love by building a wall between their gardens and stage a mock rivalry, safe in the knowledge that their offspring will do the utmost to defy their parents. But of course, we know what they say about best laid plans, and it’s upon this point that the show pivots.
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Written by Mike Shaw
Published on 10 Jun 2010
It’s slowly crept onto people’s lists of favourite shows, and now season three of the hilarious US sitcom How I Met Your Your Mother is available to buy in the UK.
Lily and Marshall are settling into married life, and the series boasts guest appearances from a whole host of stars, including Britney Spears, Mandy Moore and Heidi Klum.
Click the DVD cover for an exclusive How I Met Your Mother clip.
Even more exciting than an exclusive clip, however, is our competition to give away five copies of the new series on DVD.
To win, just answer this simple question:
Which actress plays newsreader Robin Scherbatsky?
To enter, send your answers to competitions@the-void.co.uk by noon on June 11, 2010.
Good luck!
Written by Dee Pilgrim
Published on 05 May 2010
You certainly get more booms and bangs for your bucks with Iron Man 2.
However, like so many follow-on films it suffers from sequelitis – everything has to be bigger, brassier and louder than the first film, but in the process the plot gets rather overlooked.
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Written by Dee Pilgrim
Published on 02 May 2010
From intellectual and aesthetic to bloody and brutal – the second historical movie this week is all about gore and rage and ravening heathens.
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